Alexander Campkin's music has been performed and broadcast in over two hundred countries, including at the Berlin Philharmonie and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Composition History
Alexander Campkin's 'Missa Brevis' was inspired by a moment during Mass at Pusey House, Oxford, where a ray of sunlight illuminated the altar through moving incense.
Composition History
The work 'True Light' was commissioned by Hamish Pringle for Birmingham Cathedral and premiered in 2011 by Birmingham Cathedral Choir and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.
Composition History
The piece 'The First Kiss' sets two epigrams by Strato of Lampsacus, a Greek poet from the 2nd century AD, translated by Sydney Oswald (Sydney Lomer).
Composer Biography
Alexander Campkin, the composer, studied at the University of Oxford, the Royal Academy of Music, and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Compositional Technique
In 'Missa Brevis', Alexander Campkin uses a sustained pitch to represent the ray of sunlight that inspired the piece, around which faster notes move.
Performer Biography
Tristan Fry, who plays tam-tam on this album, performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in front of Stravinsky and appeared on The Beatles' 'A Day in the Life'.
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