RECENT
Ballet Black @ Royal Opera
House
February 29th - March 7th 2012
Mark created a new piece for Jonathan Goddard's new work for Ballet Black. More info here.
CHROMA's 15th Birthday Party @ King's Place
Feburary 20th 2012
The wonderful CHROMA celebrated 15 years of contemporary music-making with a concert at King's Place. They performed Mark's trio the root of the wind, more info here.
Rambert Dance Company perform Prélude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
February 15th-17th 2012, Aberdeen
Mark has made a new orchestration of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for Rambert's UK tour.
the soul candle - Jeremy Huw Williams performs at the Sound Festival, Aberdeen
November 3rd 2011
Mark's setting of poetry by Gwyneth Lewis the soul candle will be given its Scottish premiere by Jeremy Huw Williams at the Sound Festival in Aberdeen. Further information here.
CHROMA perform the root of the wind at the Royal Academy of Music, London
October 30th 2011
Mark's work for clarinet, accordion and viola commissioned by Kettle's Yard, Cambridge will be performed alongside new works by Philip Cashian and Dai Fujikura. Further information here.
Lines written a few miles below - Mark's first piece for Rambert Dance Company
October 11-12th 2011
Mark collaborated with Rambert dancer and choreographer Malgorzata Dzierzon to create a new work for Rambert's Season of New Choreography. Visit Rambert's website for further details.
lyra - Mark's first BBC NOW commission for cello and orchestra
September 8th 2011
Mark's new cello concerto lyra was premiered by Southbank Artist-in-Residence Olly Coates and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Jean-Michael Lavoie. Further information here.
Aldeburgh Young Musicians - Physical Sound residential
July 24th-31st 2011
Mark worked with choreographer Darren Ellis, folk duo The Askew Sisters, clarinettist Stuart King, Aldeburgh Young Musicians and DanceEast Academy exploring the sometimes mysterious and always exhilarating collaborative processes involved in creating new music and dance work from scratch. Exploring the shared language of music and dance in the creation of ideas in time and space, as well the points of departure, AYM composers and DEA choreographers created a group of new works in collaboration with their fellow performers and dancers. The project led to a performance of works-in-progress at the end of the residential course (Peter Pears Recital Room) and culminated in a performance at the Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich (Sunday 31 July).
Chamber works featured at King's Lynn Festival
July 18th 2011
Mark discusses his work with King's Lynn Festival Director Ambrose Miller as part of the Contemporary Consort's 11th annual concert. The programme will include two works by Mark - airs no oceans keep for piano trio and the yew's black fingers wag for clarinet and string trio. Following the concert there will be an opportunity to meet Mark and the musicians at a post-concert reception.
work in progress-Berlin perform the radiant dark in Leipzig
June 22nd 2011
Berlin-based ensemble, work in progress, performed Mark's recent chamber piece the radiant dark at Butterfahrt in Leipzig.
Mark has been announced as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' new Resident Composer
June 2011
Mark has been appointed Resident Composer at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales from June 2011. Mark will be writing several new works for the orchestra and developing new projects in collaboration with the outreach department. Mark's first project is a new cello concerto entitled lyra which he is currently composing for the cellist Olly Coates.
Mark appointed Music Fellow at Rambert Dance Company
June 2011
Funded by generous grants from the PRS for Music Foundation, the Coln Trust, the Golsoncott Foundation and the Idlewild Trust, Mark has been appointed Rambert Dance Company's Music Fellow. Watch this space for further news of Mark's residency with the Company.
Composer-in-Residence at Visby International Centre for Composers, Sweden
May 2011
For the whole of May 2011 Mark was in residence at the VICC in Gotland, Sweden. He used the residency to work on his new BBC commission.
TRANSIT perform fractus duo
May 28th 2011
New York based ensemble TRANSIT perform fractus duo at the TENRI Cultural Institute, New York, on 28th May alongside new works by fellow Camberwell chums Chris Mayo and Charlie Piper
February 29th - March 7th 2012
Mark created a new piece for Jonathan Goddard's new work for Ballet Black. More info here.
CHROMA's 15th Birthday Party @ King's Place
Feburary 20th 2012
The wonderful CHROMA celebrated 15 years of contemporary music-making with a concert at King's Place. They performed Mark's trio the root of the wind, more info here.
Rambert Dance Company perform Prélude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
February 15th-17th 2012, Aberdeen
Mark has made a new orchestration of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for Rambert's UK tour.
the soul candle - Jeremy Huw Williams performs at the Sound Festival, Aberdeen
November 3rd 2011
Mark's setting of poetry by Gwyneth Lewis the soul candle will be given its Scottish premiere by Jeremy Huw Williams at the Sound Festival in Aberdeen. Further information here.
CHROMA perform the root of the wind at the Royal Academy of Music, London
October 30th 2011
Mark's work for clarinet, accordion and viola commissioned by Kettle's Yard, Cambridge will be performed alongside new works by Philip Cashian and Dai Fujikura. Further information here.
Lines written a few miles below - Mark's first piece for Rambert Dance Company
October 11-12th 2011
Mark collaborated with Rambert dancer and choreographer Malgorzata Dzierzon to create a new work for Rambert's Season of New Choreography. Visit Rambert's website for further details.
lyra - Mark's first BBC NOW commission for cello and orchestra
September 8th 2011
Mark's new cello concerto lyra was premiered by Southbank Artist-in-Residence Olly Coates and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Jean-Michael Lavoie. Further information here.
Aldeburgh Young Musicians - Physical Sound residential
July 24th-31st 2011
Mark worked with choreographer Darren Ellis, folk duo The Askew Sisters, clarinettist Stuart King, Aldeburgh Young Musicians and DanceEast Academy exploring the sometimes mysterious and always exhilarating collaborative processes involved in creating new music and dance work from scratch. Exploring the shared language of music and dance in the creation of ideas in time and space, as well the points of departure, AYM composers and DEA choreographers created a group of new works in collaboration with their fellow performers and dancers. The project led to a performance of works-in-progress at the end of the residential course (Peter Pears Recital Room) and culminated in a performance at the Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich (Sunday 31 July).
Chamber works featured at King's Lynn Festival
July 18th 2011
Mark discusses his work with King's Lynn Festival Director Ambrose Miller as part of the Contemporary Consort's 11th annual concert. The programme will include two works by Mark - airs no oceans keep for piano trio and the yew's black fingers wag for clarinet and string trio. Following the concert there will be an opportunity to meet Mark and the musicians at a post-concert reception.
work in progress-Berlin perform the radiant dark in Leipzig
June 22nd 2011
Berlin-based ensemble, work in progress, performed Mark's recent chamber piece the radiant dark at Butterfahrt in Leipzig.
Mark has been announced as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales' new Resident Composer
June 2011
Mark has been appointed Resident Composer at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales from June 2011. Mark will be writing several new works for the orchestra and developing new projects in collaboration with the outreach department. Mark's first project is a new cello concerto entitled lyra which he is currently composing for the cellist Olly Coates.
Mark appointed Music Fellow at Rambert Dance Company
June 2011
Funded by generous grants from the PRS for Music Foundation, the Coln Trust, the Golsoncott Foundation and the Idlewild Trust, Mark has been appointed Rambert Dance Company's Music Fellow. Watch this space for further news of Mark's residency with the Company.
Composer-in-Residence at Visby International Centre for Composers, Sweden
May 2011
For the whole of May 2011 Mark was in residence at the VICC in Gotland, Sweden. He used the residency to work on his new BBC commission.
TRANSIT perform fractus duo
May 28th 2011
New York based ensemble TRANSIT perform fractus duo at the TENRI Cultural Institute, New York, on 28th May alongside new works by fellow Camberwell chums Chris Mayo and Charlie Piper