Overview
I am an Anglo-Welsh composer, researching the use of traditional music and culture in contemporary Classical repertoire. I also have an active interest in both the theory and practice of music and visual media, a topic which is the focus of a number of my compositional and academic activities. My music explores aspects of folkloristics, narrative, intertextuality, and modality.
I am a keen producer and mixer, I have composed soundtracks for several films, short and full-length; my debut feature film soundtrack was released in 2019. I am also a pianist, cellist, and vocalist, and regularly perform with the Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra (principal cellist, 2019/20) and Contemporary Music Group.
I graduated with my undergraduate degree from Cardiff University (BMus, First Class Hons) in 2017, and my MA [Composition for Film and Television] (Dist.) from the University of Bristol in 2018, under the tutorage of Prof. John Pickard and Dr Richard Blackford.
Research
Research interests
Within my work and creative output as a composer, I am particularly interested in:
- The interaction of Western art music with folk music and culture
- Developing new methodological approaches to collaboration in music and visual media (especially film)
- Music and narrative
- Creative studio techniques
Teaching
I am module leader of MU2235 Studio Techniques I & MU3176 Studio Techniques II for UG years 2&3. I also am a guest lecturer on university's PGT Studio Techniques course, and tutor 1st year UG composition.
I am an accredited Cardiff Education Fellow, holding FHEA status from AdvanceHe.
Thesis
New Intersections of Western Art Music and Vernacular Culture
Funding source
Leonard and Marion Jones Music Scholarship
