Composer & Guitarist
Following on from the successful performances in Liverpool and London for the Being Human Festival 2016, the Liverpool Players have been invited to return to the capital and show their live storytelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic once again. This time it will be courtesy of the esteemed and historic British Academy at their Literature Week 2017, …
Continue reading "The Little Mermaid at the British Academy Literature Week"
I'm back! Though in truth I've never really been away. It's just that proceedings have been disorderly over the past few months because I've had limited access to the internet (until now, hooray!) and that's mostly due to the process of moving house - an arduous affair that had me in limbo far longer than I expected. So here's …
After a successful day of performances on 14th November at The Walker Art Gallery, The Liverpool Players decided to take their production of Marie de France's Bisclavret one step further and put together an audio-only version of the play. After creating the music and sounds for the live show, I too had been thinking whether …
If you reach back into the intervallic archive of my blog (which is to say, 2 posts ago but back in July), you'll have your memory jogged that I've been writing some more music for The Liverpool University Players. In fact, I recently finished the score for the Players' latest production of Bisclavret - a …
Continue reading "‘Bisclavret’ at Being Human 2015 – a festival of the humanities – 14th Nov"
Goodness, it's been some months since I posted on here. Which is not to say that I haven't had anything to talk about, just a lack of time to talk about it. A mixture of events and obstacles - some work related, some not - as well as moving house, has kept me from setting …
The Liverpool University Players worked with videographer and editor Sarah Pollitt to create this film about how we created the music for their production of The Canterbury Tales. Featuring interviews with myself and producer/harpist Sarah Peverley, we discuss authenticity, collaboration and realisation in this short documentary. Learn more about the production in this online version of the …
Continue reading "The Music of The Canterbury Tales – mini documentary"
(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 …
(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 …
Continue reading "The Canterbury Tales – my second foray into theatre"
(Originally posted 7th September 2013) A couple of bits of exciting news from the past month or so, and some others concerned with what's coming next. First off, the piece 'Transitions', written by myself and Sarah Peverley for harp and piano, is going to be featured on BBC Radio 3's Words and Music programme on …
Continue reading "BBC Radio 3 feature, Goblin Market coda and new projects"
(Originally posted on 31st July) The Liverpool previews of LUDS' Goblin Market was a resounding success - great reactions from everyone. The 9 track album of all the play's music can now be downloaded for just £2.50. Harp and Balalaika nestle amongst an eerie forest soundscape. Come buy, come buy!
Alex Cottrell 