| Andrew Orgee - Composer |
| International
composer of music for professional and amateur orchestras and
ensembles. Professional musician educated at London and Newcastle
Universities, based
in Suffolk, England. |  |
| Academic
History | Recent Performances |
- 1980-82
- music foundation course, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Studied piano with Harold
Taylor, composition with Ian Spooner, and clarinet with Gillian Thorn
(CBSO).
- 1982-85
- BA (Hons) with first class honours at Newcastle Polytechnic. Studied
clarinet with Graham Evans (Northern Sinfonia) and composition with Dr
Steve Ingham (Newcastle University).
- 1985-86
- British Academy scholarship awarded for research into graphical music
notation at Newcastle University
- 1991-93 -
M.Mus (Lond.) Masters degree in music composition at Goldsmith’s
College London. Studied composition with professor Peter Dickinson.
Also studied with Edward Gregson and David Wright
| - 8th June 2009 - Sofia Music Academy, Bulgaria
Blind Love for Soprano and Piano (1981)
sung by Teodora Konach
- 13th
March 2009 - Sofia City Art Gallery, Bulgaria. 2nd performance of Blind Love (2009) performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Raicho Christov with Teodora Konach (soprano) and Liliana
Stoeva (harp)
- 12th
March 2009 - Pernik Cultural Palace, Bulgaria - 1st international performance of Blind Love
for Soprano, Harp and Strings (2008) performed by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Raicho Christov with Teodora Konach (soprano) and Liliana
Stoeva (harp)
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| Current and Recent Projects | Music
Extracts (MP3s) |
- Set of preludes for Piano (started June 2009 - on going)
- January
2009 - Ratcliffle Highway for Martlesham
Brass, Ipswich, England.
- December
2007 - Two tangos for string orchestra performed by the Bulgarian
Chamber Orchestra “Orpheus” in Pernik, Bulgaria, conducted by Raicho
Christov
- September
2007- Anthem Morning Song commissioned by Ixworth Primary School,
Suffolk, England.
- November
2006 - El Detectivo - tango for string orchestra performed by the
Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra “Orpheus” in Pernik, Bulgaria, conducted by
Raicho Christov
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| Published Music and Catalogues | Links |
- 100
Russian Folk Songs - published by Newcastle Polytechnic Modern
Languages Department - transcriptions from live recorded Russian folk
singers (1983-84)
- Chamber
Music Repertoire for Amateur Players (3rd Edition) by Harold Haines -
inclusion of String Quartet Estampie Real (2002)
- Contemporary
Music for Amateurs (COMA) music library - inclusion of String Quartet
Estampie Real (2002)
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| Copyright ©
Andrew Orgee 2009 | |