Piers Hellawell talks to Michael Quinn about his forthcoming CD release and the importance of CDs as a medium for composers, writing for orchestra, and the influence of place within his music.
Copyright ©2007 Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland.
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An Interview with Piers Hellawell
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Episode 1  listen [10.8M; 11:46]
- Forthcoming CD Release
- The importance of recording works
- Writing for different-sized performing groups
Music excerpts used:
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Building of Curves (The Schubert Ensemble of London) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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Sound Carvings From the Waters Edge (BT Scottish Ensemble) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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Episode 2 listen [12.4M; 13:29]
- Compositional style
- The need to compose works for a specific purpose
- Acquiring a musical vocabulary
- Sense of place within music
Music excerpts used:
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Cors de Chasse (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mark O'Keefe [tpt], Jonas Bylund [trb], conductor Pierre-André Valade) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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The Still Dancers (Movt. 1) (RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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Episode 3 listen [11.8M; 12:48]
- Composing in the Hebrides
- His Sound Carvings recordings
- Coming to Queen's University, Belfast in the 1980s
- Discovering Irish & Balinese traditional music and how it influences his compositional approach
Music excerpts used:
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Dogs and Wolves (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Layton [vn], conductor Pierre-André Valade) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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The Building of Curves (The Schubert Ensemble of London) © Metronome Recordings Ltd. |
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Piers Hellawell was interviewed on video by Michael Quinn at Queen's University, Belfast, on 21 March 2007.
The views expressed in this interview are those of the persons concerned and are not necessarily those of the Contemporary Music Centre.
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