5/12/16, 5:43 PM NEWS: The Chagrin Award results - meet the artists! | Sound and Music Page 1 of 5 http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/news-chagrin-award-results-meet-artists Produced by: Sound and Music Meet the latest recipients of the Chagrin Awards The Francis Chagrin Award is for composers looking for that quick top-up to get them to the next step in creating new work. With three rounds a year, meet the latest artists who have benefitted from that extra bit of money to make their projects a reality. Ana Berkenhoff Ana Berkenhoff is a german musician and theatermaker writing, directing and performing for theater, radio and concerts. Studing applied theatre science in Gießen/D with an emphasis on sonic studies and tutored by Projects (/projects) : NEWS: The Chagrin Award results - meet the artists! Sound and Music Search Se The national charity for new music The Chagrin Fund is accepting applications! Next deadline: Monday 15th August 2016 Find out more here>> (http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/francis-chagrin-awards) Need some advice on working as a composer? Browse through our toolkits here>> (http://www.soundandmusic.org/create/toolkit) Categories Awards (/projects/awards)
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Produced by: Sound and Music
Meet the latest recipients of the Chagrin Awards
The Francis Chagrin Award is for composers looking for that quick top-up to get them to the next step increating new work.
With three rounds a year, meet the latest artists who have benefitted from that extra bit of money to maketheir projects a reality.
Ana Berkenhoff
Ana Berkenhoff is a german musician and theatermaker writing, directing and performing for theater, radioand concerts. Studing applied theatre science in Gießen/D with an emphasis on sonic studies and tutored by
Projects (/projects) : NEWS: The Chagrin Award results - meet the artists!
Sound and Music
SearchSearch
The national charity for new music
The Chagrin Fund is acceptingapplications!
Next deadline: Monday 15th August 2016
Find out more here>>(http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/francis-chagrin-awards)
Need some advice on working as acomposer?
Browse through our toolkits here>> (http://www.soundandmusic.org/create/toolkit)
Categories
Awards (/projects/awards)
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Heiner Goebbels and Felix Kubin she started experimenting with radiodrama and scenic concerts withcontemporary musicians at musikfabrik Köln and EnsembleModern at ZKM. Recent is a soloshow at RoskildeFestival, a touring show (Berlin, Zürich..) using instruments for advanced storytelling in theater, her soniccollaboration with Ono-records Manchester resolved in a new album and an interactive sonic concertinvolving voice, movement and sensors touring the UK.
"Very happy and delighted to be chosen for the Francis Chagrin Award: it is a big encouragement forme as a musician and a female artist. The exposure to a possible audience is not to be undervaluedand gives also a reliability for possible future funding, especially as a foreigner. Am very happy toenter the sparkling group of supported artists! Looking forward to give my now repaired ElectrixRepeater from KlingKlangStudio a concert soon!"
Follow Ana on... Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/aha-birkeshof) // Website (http://www.anaberkenhoff.com ) // Twitter(https://twitter.com/AnaBerkenhoff) // Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/anaberkenhoff)
Barry Seaman
Barry Seaman studied composition at York University. Works have been produced and commissioned inmany media, from choral music to scores for silent films, with broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, and performancesinternationally. His current project is Mirabai, a groundbreaking multimedia opera with librettist Mariam Al-Roubi using holographic technology, that explores the life of the 16th century Rajasthani female mystic poetand dancer.
"This award from the Francis Chagrin Fund, for which I am very grateful, has helped towards themany expenses incurred during preparation of the score."
Find out more about Barry's work: Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/barry-63) // Youtube(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIyhg8e04cI)
Blasio Kavuma
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Blasio is a composer, arranger and curator based in London. He studied at Bristol University under MichaelEllison, receiving a MA in composition. He is now an active collaborator and curator over numerous platforms,including film, visual art and performance art. His work has been performed by ensembles and soloists in theU.K and Japan, and has had arrangements been published by Zig-Zag education. Drawing equally fromclassical and popular musical traditions, he has developed a sound-world full of rhythmic vitality and stylisticversatility, and is committed to championing forward-thinking music that is accessible to a wide audience.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be receiving this award; the support of organisations such as these are soimportant to the artistic development of emerging composers, and I can't wait to see what otherprojects are realised through it!"
Follow Blasio on... Twitter (https://twitter.com/BlasioKavuma ) // Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kavumacomposer/) //Website (http://kavumamusic.co.uk )
Francesc Marti
Francesc Martí is a mathematician, computer scientist, composer, sound and digital media artist born inBarcelona and currently living in the UK. As composer and video artist, his works have been performed orexhibited all over the world, including international festivals, events and exhibitions.In 2014 he starts hisproject “Granular synthesis video”, with which he has already participated in more than 40 exhibitions andconcerts around the world, including China, Korea, Brazil, USA, Russia, Argentina, Mexico, UK, Scotland,The Netherlands, Spain, France, Ireland, Germany and Italy.
"I am delighted to receive a Francis Chagrin award, which will help me develop my current projects.Sometimes, contemporary artistic creations using new technologies requires a certain investment,and schemes such as this help artist to make them possible."
Follow Francesc on... Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/fmarti) // Website (http://fmarti.xyz)
Ron Herrema
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Ron Herrema is a London-based composer, generative artist, and app developer. He received his PhD inComposition from Michigan State University and has a special (though not exclusive) affinity for usingcomputer-based algorithmic techniques in his creative work. In recent years he has: developed two iPhoneapp/artworks; co-produced the winning entry at The Tate Modern's art hackathon; performed audiovisual freeimprov; composed for film; and created an interactive installation for the Tate Britain. He also studies DeepListening practice with Pauline Oliveros and has a related interest in integrating contemplative practices withtechnology through creativity.
"I'm honoured to be receiving a Francis Chagrin Award. The award will help to fund the technologyneeded for the development of my new app/artwork. I appreciate Sound and Music's willingness tosupport composers working across a broad range of genres, which is clearly in keeping withChagrin's legacy."
Follow Ron on... Twitter (https://twitter.com/ron_herrema) // Website (http://ronherrema.net) // Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/ron-herrema/transcendental-meditation)
Steven Daverson
Steven Daverson graduated from the doctoral course at the Royal College of Music in 2014, studying underJonathan Cole. His work has been featured at numerous festivals, including Aldeburgh, hcmf//, DarmstadtFerienkurse, Music of Today, Traiettoria Parma, and the Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik; performed byensembles such as the Arditti Quartet, Decoder Ensemble, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche,Klangforum Wien, the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, and theMoscow Studio for New Music. In 2011, Steven was awarded prestigious Composers’ Prize of the Ernst vonSiemens Musikstiftung, along with the RPS Composers’ Prize.Current and future projects include Arkenar: AReport from the Interior for tuba and live electronics, written for Jack Adler McKean and due to be premieredin Darmstadt later this year; and a new work currently entitled La nitroglycérine des Lumières for EnsembleNikel for performance in 2017. A CD of his chamber and ensemble music, Shadow Walker, is available on theCol Legno label.
“I’m very pleased to have been selected for the Francis Chagrin Award, the money has helped me topurchase a new audio interface which, with the increasing frequency of live electronics in my music,will become an invaluable part of my current and future work.”
Follow Steven on... Twitter (https://twitter.com/stevendaverson) // Website (http://www.stevendaverson.com)
Francis Chagrin was the founder of the Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM). During his careerhe composed symphonies, songs, chamber music, and over 200 film scores. His music is collected in Soundand Music’s British Music Collection (http://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/) .
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