Graham Waterhouse (born 2 November 1962) is an English composer and cellist who specializes in

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

. He has composed a cello concerto, ''

Three Pieces for Solo Cello ''Three Pieces for Solo Cello'' op. 28, is a composition for cello in three movements by Graham Waterhouse, dedicated to cellist Siegfried Palm in 1992. The composer, a cellist himself, wrote it to "exploit the characteristics" of his instrument. ...

'' and ''

Variations for Cello Solo ''Variations for Cello Solo'' (''Variationen für Violoncello solo'') is a composition written by Graham Waterhouse in 2019. The variations depict characters of personalities. The cellist and composer performed the world premiere in Vienna in 20 ...

'' for his own instrument, and

string quartets The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinist ...

and compositions that juxtapose a quartet with a solo instrument, including Piccolo Quintet, Bassoon Quintet and the

piano quintet In classical music, a piano quintet is a work of chamber music written for piano and four other instruments, most commonly a string quartet (i.e., two violins, viola, and cello). The term also refers to the group of musicians that plays a pian ...

'' Rhapsodie Macabre''. He has set poetry for speaking voice and cello, such as ''

Der Handschuh "Der Handschuh" ("The Glove") is a ballad by Friedrich Schiller, written in 1797, the year of his friendly ballad competition (" Balladenjahr", "Year of the Ballads") with Goethe. Other ballads written that year include Schiller's " Der Gang nach ...

'', and has written

song cycles A song cycle (german: Liederkreis or Liederzyklus) is a group, or cycle, of individually complete songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit.Susan Youens, ''Grove online'' The songs are either for solo voice or an ensemble, or rare ...

. His compositions reflect the individual capacity and character of players and instruments, from the

piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

to the

contrabassoon The contrabassoon, also known as the double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower. Its technique is similar to its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences. Differences from the bassoon The reed is consi ...

. Since 1998, Waterhouse has organised a concert series at the

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in Munich, often playing with members of the

Munich Philharmonic The Munich Philharmonic (german: Münchner Philharmoniker, links=no) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Ra ...

. His works have been performed internationally and several have been recorded. He has been awarded prizes for several of his compositions, and has been composer in residence at institutions in European countries. He achieved a PhD from the

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in 2018. From 2020, his compositions have been published by Schott.

Career

Graham Waterhouse was born in London, the son of the noted bassoonist and musicologist William Waterhouse and the pianist and music teacher

Elisabeth Waterhouse Elisabeth Waterhouse (; born 28 February 1933) is an English pianist and music pedagogue. She founded the National Chamber Music Course, a summer school for young string players, in 1974, and has managed it since. She is the widow of the bassoo ...

. Graham attended Highgate School and studied music at the

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(composition with

Hugh Wood Hugh Wood (27 June 1932 – 14 August 2021) was a British composer. Biography Wood was born in Parbold, Lancashire and grew up in a musical family; while still a teenager, he was encouraged by the composer Alan Bush. He says that his "earlies ...

and

Robin Holloway Robin Greville Holloway (born 19 October 1943) is an English composer, academic and writer. Early life Holloway was born in Leamington Spa. From 1953 to 1957, he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and was educated at King's College School, ...

), and in Germany at the

Folkwang Hochschule The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in E ...

(cello with

Young-Chang Cho Young-Chang Cho (born 1958 in Seoul) is a Korean classical cellist teaching at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany's Ruhr Area. Career Young-Chang Cho was born in Seoul in 1958. He began cello lessons at the age of eight. From 1971, ...

) and

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(cello, with

Maria Kliegel Maria Kliegel (born 14 November 1952) is a German cellist. Professional career Kliegel was born in Dillenburg, Hesse. She studied under Janos Starker starting at the age of 19. She won first prize at the American College Competition, First Germ ...

, conducting and piano). He has lived in Munich since 1992. He has received commissions by the

International Double Reed Society The International Double Reed Society (IDRS), is an organization that promotes the interests of double reed players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts. Services provided by the IDRS include an international oboe and bassoon competition, ...

(IDRS), the

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra) is a Swiss chamber orchestra of around 40 musicians based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It has a vast repertoire, from the earliest baroque to contemporary premieres. The founder Vi ...

Munich Biennale The Munich Biennale (german: Münchener Biennale) is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Musi ...

Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival is a classical music festival held each summer throughout the state of Schleswig-Holstein in Northern Germany. History The festival was founded in 1986 by German concert pianist Justus Frantz. In 2006, the 2 ...

, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Estado de Mexico, the Kaske Stiftung and the Park Lane Group (London), among others. His compositions have earned prizes at competitions of (1996) and of Via Nova in Weimar (2000). His

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

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'' was awarded the "BCMS Composition Prize" of the Birmingham Chamber Music Society in 2011. He has performed as the soloist of his Cello Concerto in Mexico City (1995),

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

, Weimar,

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, St. Martin, Idstein (version for

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...

, 2005), Cambridge (2008), and on 8 July 2016 once more in Nizhny Nowgorod, with the Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Skulsky. In 2001, Waterhouse was the composer in residence of , in 2006 in

Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...

, France, and in 2008 ''Musician By-Fellow'' at

Churchill College Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but still retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. In 1958, a trust was establish ...

, University of Cambridge. He has worked with

Ensemble Modern Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to performing and promoting the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries. Hi ...

and participated in the concert tour 2001 of the Ensemble Modern Orchestra under

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music. Born in Mont ...

. He has also performed with the ensembles

musikFabrik The Ensemble Musikfabrik (music factory ensemble) is an ensemble for contemporary classical music located in Cologne. Their official name is Ensemble Musikfabrik Landesensemble NRW e.V. (Ensemble Musikfabrik of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia ...

and Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, among others. As a composer and a performer, he is mostly dedicated to

, and has co-founded several chamber ensembles, including the ''Vuillaume-Cello-Ensemble'' playing instruments built by

Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (7 October 1798 – 19 March 1875) was a French luthier, businessman, inventor and winner of many awards. His workshop made over 3,000 instruments. Early life Vuillaume was born in Mirecourt, where his father and g ...

. He established in 1998 a regular chamber music concert series at

Munich, programming contemporary works alongside classical repertory. Players for his chamber music concerts have included members of the

, such as bassoonist

Lyndon Watts Lyndon Jeffrey Frank Watts (born 19 January 1976) is an Australian bassoonist. He is principal bassoonist of the Münchner Philharmoniker and an academic teacher. Professional career Watts studied the bassoon from 1988 and completed his senio ...

. Waterhouse has collaborated with the composers

Jens Josef Jens Josef (born 5 August 1967 in Solingen-Ohligs) is a German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher. Career Jens Josef received flute instructions from Rita Eggenweiler and Klaus Grünow, principal flute of the Staatsthea ...

(flute) and

Rudi Spring Rudi Spring (born 17 March 1962) is a German composer of classical music, pianist and academic. He is known for vocal compositions on texts by poets and his own, and for chamber music such as his three Chamber Symphonies. Career Born in Lind ...

(piano). They appeared together in a trio concert at the

, performing Martinů's trio, the premiere of the flute version of

Gestural Variations ''Gestural Variations'', Op. 43, is a trio composition by Graham Waterhouse in 1997 originally for oboe, bassoon and piano. Later versions are scored for clarinet, cello and piano (1999) and flute, cello and piano (2009). Movements The c ...

, and a

Christmas carol A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French ori ...

by each composer, set by Waterhouse. The song (The Mountain) on a poem of

Hans Krieger Hans Krieger (13 March 1933 – 9 January 2023) was a German writer, essayist, journalist of influential weekly papers such as Die Zeit, broadcaster and poet. Life Born in Frankfurt, Krieger studied German and Romance studies in Frankfurt, Mun ...

for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, cello and piano, was premiered at the Gasteig in 2010 by Martina Koppelstetter,

, the composer and Christopher White. In a concert '' The Proud Bassoon'' in

Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall is a concert hall located at 36 Wigmore Street, London. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it specialises in performances of chamber music, early music, vocal music and song recitals. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leadin ...

, celebrating his father on 16 April 2011, he performed as a cellist, and two works he had written in memory of his father, '' Epitaphium'' and ''

Bright Angel ''Bright Angel'' is a 1990 American drama film directed by Michael Fields, and starring Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, and Sam Shepard. The film follows two teenagers, George and the transient Lucy, who travel from their home in Montana to Wyoming ...

'', received their premiere in the UK. In a concert concluding the Gasteig's Liszt Festival to honour the 200th birthday of

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, his chamber music scored for piano solo up to piano and

appeared in the context of pieces in similar settings by Liszt. In 2011, he composed a

Christmas cantata A Christmas cantata or Nativity cantata is a cantata, music for voice or voices in several movements, for Christmas. The importance of the feast inspired many composers to write cantatas for the occasion, some designed to be performed in church serv ...

on a text by Krieger. In 2013 his piano trio '' Bells of Beyond'' was premiered at the

with

Yury Revich Yury Revich (born 28 August 1991) is an Austrian classical violinist and composer. He was named the Young Artist of the Year in 2015 by the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) and the 2016 ECHO Klassik "Newcomer of the year (violin)" awar ...

and

Valentina Babor Valentina Babor (born 8 July 1989) is a German classical pianist. She began performing before audiences and winning youth competitions as a child. At 12, she was accepted by Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Mozarteum, where she became part of the uni ...

. ''Incantations'', a Concerto da camera for piano and ensemble, was premiered and recorded in Birmingham on 26 March 2015 at the

CBSO Centre The CBSO Centre is the administrative home and rehearsal centre of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Choruses ( City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus and City of Bi ...

with Huw Watkins, piano, and the

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG) is a British chamber ensemble based in Birmingham, England specialising in the performance of new and contemporary music. BCMG performs regularly at the CBSO Centre and Symphony Hall in Birmingham, tour ...

, conducted by Richard Baker. The compositions reflect the individual capacity and character of players and instruments from

, even unusual ones such as the

heckelphone The heckelphone (german: Heckelphon) is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. The idea to create the instrument was initiated by Richard Wagner, who suggested it at the occasion of a visit of Wilhelm Heckel in 1879. In ...

didgeridoo The didgeridoo (; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by ...

. He scored ''

Chieftain's Salute ''Chieftain's Salute'' is a concerto in one movement for Great Highland Bagpipe and orchestra by Graham Waterhouse. The work is one of few to use the bagpipe with a classical orchestra. A version for bagpipe and string orchestra, Op. 34a, was comp ...

'' for

Great Highland Bagpipe The Great Highland bagpipe ( gd, a' phìob mhòr "the great pipe") is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the Great Irish Warpipes. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British milit ...

and string orchestra, '' Hale Bopp'', inspired by

comet Hale–Bopp Comet Hale–Bopp (formally designated C/1995 O1) is a comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades. Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp discovered Comet Hale–Bopp separately ...

, for string orchestra with

boy soprano A boy soprano (British and especially North American English) or boy treble (only British English) is a young male singer with an unchanged voice in the soprano range, a range that is often still called the treble voice range (in North America ...

. He also wrote several compositions for cello and speaking voice, based on literature as diverse as

limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

(''Vezza''),

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

() and drama (), which he plays and recites himself. He has lectured on

contemporary music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial ...

at the yearly ''Komponisten-Colloquium'' of the

University of Oldenburg The Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (german: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg) is a university located in Oldenburg, Germany. It is one of the most important and highly regarded educational facilities in northwestern German ...

, initiated by

Violeta Dinescu Violeta Dinescu (born 13 July 1953, in Bucharest) is a Romanian composer, pianist and professor, living in Germany since 1982. Romania Violeta Dinescu began her studies of music in 1972 at the conservatory ''Ciprian Porumbescu'' in Bucharest, c ...

. Several of his pieces have been composed for the competition

Jugend musiziert ''Jugend musiziert'' is a music competition for children and adolescents in Germany on regional, federal and national level. ''Jugend musiziert'' in Germany In Germany, the nationwide competition refers to young adults up to 20 years and for the ...

and performed at the prize winners' concerts. The first publisher of his works was the , beginning with ''Aztec Ceremonies'' and ''

'' in 1996. His music appeared also with

Zimmermann Zimmermann is a German occupational surname for a carpenter. The modern German terms for the occupation of carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used. ''Zimmer'' in German means room or archaically a chamber wi ...

and

Robert Lienau Robert Emil Lienau (28 December 1838 – 22 July 1920) was a prolific Germany , German music publisher. Lienau was born in Neustadt in Holstein and entered the publishing firm of Adolf Martin Schlesinger in Berlin in 1863. In the following year he ...

in Frankfurt, in Wilhelmshaven. His set of pedagogical pieces for cello, ''Thomas Tunes'', was published in 2017 by Breitkopf & Haertel. From 2020, his works have been published by Schott, beginning with ''Concentricities'' for ensemble and ''

''. His music has been recorded, notably on ''Portrait'' (2001) with works for piano, clarinet and cello, and ''Portrait 2'' (2004) with music for string orchestra, played by the

English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internationall ...

, and for

wind ensemble A concert band, also called a wind band, wind ensemble, wind symphony, wind orchestra, symphonic band, the symphonic winds, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of members of the woodwind, brass, and percussion famil ...

, played by

Endymion Endymion primarily refers to: * Endymion (mythology), an Ancient Greek shepherd * ''Endymion'' (poem), by John Keats Endymion may also refer to: Fictional characters * Prince Endymion, a character in the ''Sailor Moon'' anime franchise * Raul ...

. In 2018, he achieved a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, with a thesis ''Incantations / Concerto da Camera for Piano and Ensemble (2015) / The balance of traditional and progressive musical parameters through the concertante treatment of the piano''.

Performances and reviews

Waterhouse's 50th birthday was celebrated with concerts dedicated to his works in London, Munich and Frankfurt, featuring performances of chamber music by members of the

. Peter Grahame Woolf wrote about the Graham Waterhouse Portrait Concert at Highgate School on 9 October 2012, focussing on the string quartet ''

Prophetiae Sibyllarum ''Prophetiae Sibyllarum'' ("Sibylline Prophecies" or "Sibylline Oracles") are a series of twelve motets by the Franco-Flemish composer Orlande de Lassus. The works are known for their extremely chromatic idiom. History This cycle of motets is ...

'' and '' Rhapsodie Macabre''. A review in the ' of the concert at the

on 4 November 2012 was titled "" (Highly expressive) and covered additionally '' Praeludium'', '' Bassoon Quintet'' and '' Piccolo Quintet''. Reinhard Palmer wrote in the magazine ' about the concert in Munich, under the title "" (Popular outsider), comparing the quintets to concertos, noting the influence of Karol Szymanowski and

Witold Lutoslawski Witold may refer to: *Vytautas the Great (ca. 1350–1430), ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania *Witold (given name) Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyt ...

and the qualities of musical story-telling. The broadcaster

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aired an interview on his birthday. GW60, all performers

On the occasion of his 60th birthday, a concert GW60 was given with colleagues and friends at the

Allerheiligen-Hofkirche The Allerheiligen-Hofkirche (Court Church of All Saints) is a church in the Munich Residenz (the royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs) designed by Leo von Klenze and built between 1826 and 1837. The church was badly damaged from bombing during W ...

of the Munich Residence on 5 November 2022. His school chemistry teacher, Andrew Z. Szydlo, with whom he had played chamber music, held a laudation, and his chemical experiments inspired a new string quartet, ''

Alchymic Quartet ''Alchymic Quartet'' is a String quartets (Waterhouse), string quartet by Graham Waterhouse composed in 2022, inspired by chemical experiments of his teacher Andrew Szydlo at Highgate School. It was premiered in Gilching and Munich, in celebra ...

''. The program of chamber music from five decades of composing included the piano quartet '' Skylla und Charybdis'' (2011), the new quartet, the clarinet-cello-piano trio ''

Concentricities ''Concentricities'' is a piano trio by Graham Waterhouse composed in 2019 for clarinet, cello and piano. It was premiered, with the composer as the cellist, at the Gasteig in Munich the same year. It was published by Schott Music. History In ...

'' (2019), and the '' String Sextet op. 1'', spanning composition time from 1979 to 2013. Among the 14 musicians were violinist

David Frühwirth David Frühwirth (born 15 June 1974) is an Austrian classical violinist. He has played internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, with a focus on contemporary music which he also recorded. He has given international master classes. Life a ...

, violist Konstantin Sellheim, and pianist

Katharina Sellheim Katharina Sellheim is a German classical pianist, with a focus on chamber music and lied accompaniment. She has appeared in recitals internationally, collaborating with members of the Münchner Philharmoniker, and has been a lecturer at the Mus ...

Compositions

* ''Variations on a Theme by Pachelbel'' for organ (1981) * ''Scherzino'' for piano, published 2006 in '' Piano Album'' (1984) * '' Hungarian Polyphony'' for string quartet (1986) * Piccolo Quintet (1989) * Cello Concerto (1990) * ''

Mouvements d'Harmonie ''Mouvements d'Harmonie'' op. 29 is a composition in one movement for wind ensemble, written by Graham Waterhouse in 1991, dedicated to William Waterhouse. It was first performed on 24 May 1991 in the Purcell Room, London. The piece was publishe ...

'' for wind ensemble (1991), dedicated to William Waterhouse * Nonet for wind quintet, string trio and double bass (1991) * '' Praeludium'' for piano (1992) * '' Four Epigraphs after Escher'' for heckelphone, viola and piano – after drawings by

M. C. Escher Maurits Cornelis Escher (; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. Despite wide popular interest, Escher was for most of his life neglected in t ...

(1993) * '' Celtic Voices and Hale Bopp'' for string orchestra with obbligato treble voice (1993) * ''Vezza'', Limerick for cello and speaking voice (1993), ''Whether the weather be hot'' – as a German would pronounce it * ''Aztec Ceremonies'' for contrabassoon and piano, premiered IDRS 1995, Rotterdam * ''

'' (1996), dedicated to

Siegfried Palm Siegfried Palm (25 April 1927 – 6 June 2005) was a German cellist who is known worldwide for his interpretations of contemporary music. Many 20th-century composers like Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis, Penderecki and Zimmermann wrote music for ...

* ''Ode to an Australian Forebear'' for flute, marimba, cello and didgeridoo (1997) * ''

'' for oboe, bassoon and piano (1997), prize-winner at Via Nova in Weimar (2000) * ''Kreuzverhör'' for flute, oboe and string trio, premiered at the

1998 * ''Diplo-Diversions'' for bassoon and piano, premiered at the IDRS Congress 1998 * ''Hexenreigen'' for bassoon quartet (1998) * ''Hymnus'' for wind ensemble (1998) * '' Bei Nacht'' (''At Night'') for

piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of m ...

(1999), inspired by a painting of

Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj; – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...

, ''Nacht'' * ''

'' for Great Highland Bagpipe and string orchestra (2001) * ''Sinfonietta'' for string orchestra (2002) * ''Threnody'' for cello solo (2002), published as ''Music against Terrorism and Violence'' * Bassoon Quintet, premiered in Munich 2003, revised 2011 * ''Sicilian Air'' for flute and piano (2003) * '' Sechs späteste Lieder'' after Hölderlin for mezzo-soprano and cello (2003) * ''

'' (''The Glove''), the

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...

, for cello and speaking voice (2005) * ''Das Hexen-Einmaleins'' (''The Witches' One-Times-One''), after

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

(''

Faust Part One ''Faust: A Tragedy'' (german: Faust. Eine Tragödie, links=no, , or aust. The tragedy's first part is the first part of the tragic play ''Faust'' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is considered by many as the greatest work of German literature ...

'', Witch's Kitchen), for cello and speaking voice (2007) * ''

'' for three bassoons and contrabassoon, premiered IDRS 2008, Provo, Utah, referring to the

Bright Angel Trail The Bright Angel Trail is a hiking trail located in Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona. Description The trail originates at Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, descending 4380 feet to the Colorad ...

* ''

Phoenix Arising ''Phoenix Arising'' is a composition for bassoon and piano by Graham Waterhouse, who wrote it in 2008 in memory of his father, the bassoonist and musicologist William Waterhouse. It premiered in London in 2009, and was published by Accolade the sa ...

/ Tribute to William Waterhouse'', for bassoon and piano, premiered in London 2009 * '' Epitaphium'' In Memoriam W.R.W. for string trio, premiered in Munich 2009 * ''

'' for string quartet, premiered in Preston 2010 * ''Der Werwolf'' and ''The Banshee'' on a poem of

Christian Morgenstern Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern (6 May 1871 – 31 March 1914) was a German author and poet from Munich. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910. He worked for a while as a journalist in Berlin ...

for speaking voice and cello (2010) * '' Zeichenstaub'' for string trio, premiered in

Arnstadt Arnstadt () is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera about south of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially preserved town ...

2010 * '' Rhapsodie Macabre'' for piano and string quartet, premiered in Munich 2011 * ''Der Anfang einer neuen Zeit'' (''The Beginning of a New Time''),

on a text by

, premiered in Essen 2011 * ''

'' for string quartet, premiered in Munich 2012 * '' Sonata ebraica'' for viola and piano (2012–2013), premiered in Munich 2013 * '' Bells of Beyond'', piano trio, premiered in Munich 2013 * ''

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'', string quartet, premiered in Munich 2014 *

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, Op. 1, premiered in Munich 2014 * ''Carpe diem'', cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra, premiered in Munich 2014 * '' Skylla and Charybdis'', piano quartet, premiered in Munich 2014 * ''

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'', Concerto da camera for piano and ensemble, premiered in Birmingham 2015 * '' Music of Sighs'', song cycle after

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for mezzo-soprano and ensemble, premiered in Munich 2016 * '' Crystallogenesis'' for string quartet, premiered in Berg 2016 * ''

'' for clarinet, cello and piano, premiered in Munich in 2019 , published by Schott * ''

'', premiered in Vienna 2020, published by Schott * ''Fantasia Ucraina'' for two violins, premiered in 2022, published by Schott * ''

'', string quartet, premiered in 2022 in Munich

Publications

Incantations / Concerto da Camera for Piano and Ensemble / The balance of traditional and progressive musical parameters through the concertante treatment of the piano (2015)
(dissertation) Birmingham City University, March 2018

Discography

* 2001 ''Graham Waterhouse Portrait'', chamber music,

Cybele Cybele ( ; Phrygian: ''Matar Kubileya/Kubeleya'' "Kubileya/Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; Lydian ''Kuvava''; el, Κυβέλη ''Kybele'', ''Kybebe'', ''Kybelis'') is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forer ...

* 2004 ''Graham Waterhouse Portrait 2'', music for string orchestra and wind ensemble,

Meridian Records Meridian Records is a British independent record label based in London. Having been founded in 1977, Meridian has celebrated more than a third of a century of recording classical music in its well regarded 'natural sound'. Meridian has tradit ...

* 2020 '' Skylla und Charybdis'', music for piano and strings, Farao Classics Single works * 2000 ''Bassoon With a View'', Innova Recordings (''Aztec Ceremonies'') * 2001 ''Benchmarks Vol. 6 – Folkestone and Hythe, Kent'' (''Variations on a Theme by Pachelbel'') * 2007 ''concerto piccolo'', Archiv Music ('' Piccolo Quintet'')

References

External links

Graham Waterhouse
''The Living Composers Project'' * * * *
Graham Waterhouse
(in German)

2014
60. Geburtstag Graham Waterhouse – Porträtkonzert
(in German) ''Musik der Zeit'' 13 September 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterhouse, Graham 1962 births Living people 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers People educated at Highgate School Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Folkwang University of the Arts alumni Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni English classical cellists German classical cellists Composers for piano String quartet composers Musicians from London Musicians from Munich Male classical composers 20th-century German musicians 20th-century English composers English expatriates in Germany 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians 20th-century cellists 21st-century cellists