William Marsey

William Marsey
Born
Hartlepool, County Durham
NationalityBritish
OccupationComposer
Websitewww.wmarsey.com

William Marsey (born 29 September 1989) is a British composer. He studied music at the University of Cambridge and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was Manson Fellow.[1] He is also one of three artistic directors of Listenpony, a London-based concert series, record label and commissioning body.[2]

Marsey's piece Belmont Chill (from Dutch Indoor Subjects) for solo piano was nominated for the British Composer Awards in 2018.[3][4] He also composed music for Hofesh Shechter's East Wall in the same year.[5]

Marsey received an Ivor Novello Award nomination at The Ivors Classical Awards 2023. Why Do You Grieve, for chamber ensemble, was nominated for Best Chamber Ensemble Composition.[6]

Notable works

Orchestra

Ensemble

  • Dances of Travel (2018) for 13 players, premiered by the Royal Academy Manson Ensemble conducted by Oliver Knussen[10]
  • Why Do You Grieve (2022) for 11 players, premiered by Ozero Ensemble conducted by Oliver Zeffman[11]

Voices

  • The Beauty of Sexuality (2011) for solo voices SATBarB and piano[12]
  • Austerity Songs (2017) for solo voices SATB and piano (commissioned by Songspiel) [13]

Chamber

  • Doctor (2016) for saxophone quartet[14][15]
  • For Grace, After a Party (2018) for cello and accordion[16]

Multimedia

  • Be nice to see you (2019) for string quartet and recorded sound[17][18]

Solo

  • Dutch Indoor Subjects (2018) for solo piano[19]

References

  1. ^ "Fellowship Awards 2017-18 - Royal Academy of Music". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "What does it mean to be a composer today?". Gramophone. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool composer nominated for prestigious composer award". Hartlepool Mail. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "British Composer Awards Nominations 2018 - The Ivors Academy". November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ "East Wall". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ Taylor, Mark (18 October 2023). "Nominees announced for The Ivors Classical Awards 2024". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ Shuttleworth, Jane (16 February 2019). "Chains of influence: Brahms and Handel from Lars Vogt and Royal Northern Sinfonia". Bachtrack. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Bowl Press Release".
  9. ^ "Thomas Ades Conducts...".
  10. ^ "Oliver Knussen conducts Academy Manson Ensemble - Royal Academy of Music". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Anything but science friction: mixing music with maths". 25 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Unknown Position - In London". 11 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  13. ^ "SongSpiel Residency: Talk & Recital - Britten-Pears Foundation". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Laefer Quartet: Composer Chats - William Marsey". 14 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Live at Listenpony: Laefer Quartet - Listenpony". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Live at Listenpony: Duo Bayanello - Listenpony". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  17. ^ "BBC Arts - New Creatives, Be Nice To See You". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Meet the Creatives - New Creatives North". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  19. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, Open Ear: The Hermes Experiment, Apartment House, Severine Ballon, Joseph Havlat". Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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