(Originally posted 1st May 2014)
Untold: A medieval reimagining
(Originally posted on 16th April 2014) When The Canterbury Tales ended, I found myself with a desire to take the ideas I'd discovered during that process a little bit further. Writing the music purely for a live context shaped the sound and the performances in a very particular way. The compositions were really effective in …
The Canterbury Tales – my second foray into theatre
(Originally posted on 7th March 2014) It's great to be working again with the passionate theatre community of the University of Liverpool. Some of you may remember the otherworldly Goblin Market put on by award-winning LUDS and my eerie Balalaika-infused score that went with it. Well, this time they're teaming up with The Liverpool University Players to …
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LUDS presents ‘Goblin Market’ – Liverpool Preview 30th July 2013
(Originally posted on 24th July 2013) As has already been mentioned on the blog a while back, I have been working with the award-winning Liverpool University Drama Society and historian/harpist Dr Sarah Peverley on a re-imagination of Christina Rossetti's dark fairy tale 'Goblin Market'. The play will feature both live and recorded music composed and …
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Goblin Market
(Originally posted on 17th June 2013) I'm writing, recording and performing music for an adapted version of Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market' being put on by the award-winning Liverpool University Drama Society. The production will have an eastern European edge to it, with an emphasis on gypsy culture, so I'm bringing out the Balalaika and there …
Alex Cottrell 