Young composer Richard Miller has been named as the winner of the Christopher Brooks Composition Prize receiving a £1,000 prize.
The Christopher Brooks Composition Prize provides an opportunity for a young North West composer, aged 18-30 years to develop his or her talent, access mentoring and guidance from leading artists and music industry professionals associated with Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
As the winner, Richard receives a cash prize of £1,000 and a year’s complimentary membership of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA).
His prize will also see him writing a new work that will be premiered by Ensemble 10/10, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s new music group, in autumn 2017.
Richard will be supported with a bespoke programme of workshops, masterclasses and mentoring sessions from resident and visiting musicians, conductors, composers, performers and other industry professionals associated with Liverpool Philharmonic.
Commenting, Richard said: ‘I am incredibly excited to begin this residency with Liverpool Philharmonic. The Orchestra played a pivotal role in the formative years of my musical education since I first heard them perform live at the age of thirteen. Before I moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, I was also privileged to sing in the fantastic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir for two years.
‘To hear the musicians from the orchestra play my music would be, without any exaggeration, a dream come true and I am grateful to be given this wonderful opportunity by an organisation that has already given me so much.’
Visit richardmillermusic.co.uk for more information.
Read our interview with Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra chief executive officer Michael Eakin.
The Christopher Brooks Composition Prize provides an opportunity for a young North West composer, aged 18-30 years to develop his or her talent, access mentoring and guidance from leading artists and music industry professionals associated with Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
As the winner, Richard receives a cash prize of £1,000 and a year’s complimentary membership of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA).
His prize will also see him writing a new work that will be premiered by Ensemble 10/10, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s new music group, in autumn 2017.
Richard will be supported with a bespoke programme of workshops, masterclasses and mentoring sessions from resident and visiting musicians, conductors, composers, performers and other industry professionals associated with Liverpool Philharmonic.
Commenting, Richard said: ‘I am incredibly excited to begin this residency with Liverpool Philharmonic. The Orchestra played a pivotal role in the formative years of my musical education since I first heard them perform live at the age of thirteen. Before I moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, I was also privileged to sing in the fantastic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir for two years.
‘To hear the musicians from the orchestra play my music would be, without any exaggeration, a dream come true and I am grateful to be given this wonderful opportunity by an organisation that has already given me so much.’
Visit richardmillermusic.co.uk for more information.
Read our interview with Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra chief executive officer Michael Eakin.
