Philip Grange (born 17 November 1956) is an

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and academic.

Career

Grange was born in London. He attended Peter Maxwell Davies’s classes at Dartington, and then took further, private, lessons with Davies while at

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, where he also studied composition with David Blake. He was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at

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(1985–7), and Northern Arts Fellow in Composition at

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

(1988–9) before joining the music department at

Exeter University , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

as lecturer (1989), reader (1995) and professor (1999) in composition. In 2000 he moved to the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

, where he is Professor of Music.

Works

Grange's first published pieces date from the late 1970s, and include ''Cimmerian Nocturne'' (1979), which was commissioned by The Fires of London, and included a performance under director Peter Maxwell Davies at the 1983

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as well as performances in Britain and abroad. Other early works include ''The Kingdom of Bones'' for

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and

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, (1983), ''Variations'' (1988) and ''Concerto for Orchestra: Labyrinthine Images'' (1988) During the early 1990s Grange completed two

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commissions, ''Focus and Fade'' for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which performed the premiere at the

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in 1992 conducted by Andrew Davis, and ''Lowry Dreamscape'', which was premiered at the 1993 BBC Festival of Brass by the Sun Life Brass Band conducted by Roy Newsome. Other works from this period include ''Piano Polyptich'' (premiered by

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on 26 June 1993 at the Aldeburgh Festival) and ''Bacchus Bagatelles'' for wind quintet. Grange has written works for the National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain, Ensemble Gemini and the

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. On 12 July 2009, the National Youth Wind Ensemble performed the world premiere of ''Cloud Atlas'', a large-scale work based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, at the

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, conducted by Philip Scott. Ensemble Gemini's CD ''Homage'', including the works ''Tiers of Time'' (piano, violin, viola and cello, 2007), ''Elegy'' (cello solo, 2009), Piano Trio: ''Homage to Chagall'' (1995), and ''Shifting Thresholds'' (flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, 2016), was issued by Metier in 2019. The Psappha Ensemble first performed ''Cimmerian Nocturne'' at the 1980

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. Grange's music is published by

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References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grange, Philip English composers Academics of Durham University Academics of the University of Exeter Academics of the University of Manchester Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge York University alumni 1957 births Living people 21st-century British composers