William Marsey

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]

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

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".
  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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