David Jennings (composer)

David Jennings
Born (1972-05-30) 30 May 1972 (age 52)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
NationalityBritish
Education
OccupationComposer
Known forPiano Sonata, Op. 1
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

David Andrew Jennings[1] is an English composer (born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 30 May 1972).[2][3] He read music at the University of Durham, studying composition with John Casken (a pupil of Witold Lutosławski) and again at Postgraduate level with Casken at the University of Manchester.[4] Jennings has additionally benefited from regular consultations with Arthur Butterworth (a pupil of Ralph Vaughan Williams).[5] Jennings' compositions employ a style that combines romanticism with more recent musical developments. His music is known to have been inspired by the works of poets and visual artists, especially English watercolourists from the early 1800s.[6]

In 2012, The Divine Art label released a recording of Jennings' Piano Music performed by James Willshire,[7][8][9] which was nominated as one of Music Web International's Recordings of the Year 2013. Jennings has also composed orchestral, vocal and chamber music.

Recorded and published works

Other works

  • Passacaglia and Fugue (In memory of Arthur Butterworth), Op.12[6]
  • Three Irish Pieces (2011), violin and piano, Op. 20[14]
  • A Weardale Rhapsody (2018), violin and piano, Op. 22[5]

References

  1. ^ University of Durham Congregation, 1 July 1993, 2:30pm, p. 4
  2. ^ Biography at Goodmusic Publishing
  3. ^ "British Music Collection- Biography". britishmusiccollection.org.uk. Sound and Music. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022. David Jennings is an English composer (born Sheffield, Yorkshire, 30 May 1972).
  4. ^ "BMS News 136" (PDF). britishmusicsociety.co.uk. January 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2024. He read music at Durham University with the distinguished composer John Casken and went on to Manchester University to study composition at postgraduate level, again with John Casken.
  5. ^ a b Engelbrecht, Gavin (23 May 2019). "Composer joins campaign to save historic Methodist chapel". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023. After reading music at Durham University with the distinguished composer John Casken, he continued his studies at Manchester University, specialising in composition, and benefitting further from the tuition of Casken and the advice and support of Arthur Butterworth.
  6. ^ a b Engelbrecht, Gavin (23 May 2019). "Composer joins campaign to save historic Methodist chapel". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 4 October 2024. He is strongly influenced by poetry and the visual arts, particularly the English watercolours of the early nineteenth century.
  7. ^ Review by John France, MusicWeb International
  8. ^ Reviews in Fanfare Magazine
  9. ^ CD reviews collation at Divine Art
  10. ^ Sullivan (September 2013). "Jennings: Piano Pieces". American Record Guide. 76 (5). Record Guide Productions: 135. Retrieved 23 March 2022 – via Gale Academic.
  11. ^ Nockin, Maria (2013). "Paino (sic.) Sonata/Sonatinas Nos. 1, 2, 3/Prelude and Fugue..." Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors. 36 (6): 352–353. ISSN 0148-9364. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  12. ^ Jennings, David (2013). "Prelude and fugue, op. 6". entities.oclc.org. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "David Jennings Music for Piano" (PDF). chandos.net. July 2012. DA5110. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ France, John (February 2020). "Jennings Weardale Oculum Productions 2020". www.musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024. The recital opens with Three Irish Pieces for violin and piano, written in 2011.