From 2013-2016, Edmund Finnis was Composer-in-Association with the London Contemporary Orchestra, who performed and commissioned several of his works.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of NMC's Debut Discs series, which showcases gifted early-career composers from the British Isles.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Edmund Finnis's music often operates on the borders of perception, where simple harmonic, rhythmic, or melodic patterns reveal extraordinary richness upon listening.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The visual arts, particularly the abstract expressionist Colour Field Painting of Agnes Martin, are a significant source of inspiration for Edmund Finnis.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Many of Edmund Finnis's piece titles and performance directions are inspired by the sense of sight, with visual analogies often penetrating deeper than mere metaphor.
Composer Biography
Edmund Finnis, born in Oxford in 1984, sang in the Choir of New College Oxford and studied at the Guildhall School with Julian Anderson.
Compositional Technique
Edmund Finnis's music is notable for marrying an abstract concern with sound with a gift for drawing expressive life out of traditional instruments.
