John Marlow Rhys has been involved in music education as Head of Music at various colleges and as lecturer at Brunel University, but now devotes his time to composition.
Most of his works, ranging from simple hymn-tune arangements to large four-act operatic pieces, have been written for and performed by students. They include pieces written in a variety of styles, encompassing post-Schoenbergian idioms and electronic music.
The works listed on this site, however, are almost entirely pieces written for professional performers. A short, but more detailed discussion of the stylistic qualities of these pieces can be found under the main Works.
In Brief
Born:
March 1935
Educated:
University of Oxford (MA in music);
University of York (D. Phil in composition)
Email john@marlowrhys.freeserve.co.uk
awards
- Finalist in the Tansman Festival 2006
Primavera for soprano and orchestra was chosen from over four hundred works to be performed as part of this festival in Lodz, Poland.
- The International Composers' Prize (1st prize, awarded by the Composers' Union of Hungary) Kinetika, Hungary 2000
- The Ian Whyte Award (commission for an orchestral work) Edinburgh 1985
- Special Chandos Award for Composition Precipitevolissimevolmente, Musica Nova, Glasgow 1977
Posted by ATD on 14 May, 2012