Derri Joseph Lewis
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Derri Joseph Lewis (born 1997)[1] is a British composer of contemporary classical music. His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and featured on television programmes for S4C.
Education[edit]
Lewis is an alumnus of King’s College London (MA), the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (BMus), and Zürich University of the Arts.[2][3]
Career[edit]
He has written multiple orchestral works, including Summit Blue for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales,[4] River Image and Joy for the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra,[5][6] and Liberalia for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.[7]
In 2020, Lewis's duet for two voices and piano, "A Moment", was featured on mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston's CD, Isolation Songbook.[8] The duet was performed in performances at Boxgrove Choral Festival and at Oxford Lieder Festival.[9][10]
He has composed many pieces for choir: "Something Exciting", "Softly", and "Locus Iste" for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and "Gobaith", commissioned by Cowbridge Music Festival for the Choir of King's College London.[1][11]
Prizes and awards[edit]
Lewis has won multiple prizes and awards, including the National Centre for Early Music Young Composers Award,[12][13] the Welsh Music Guild's Paul Mealor Bursary for Student Composers.[3] and the Eifion Evans Memorial Prize from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[14]
In 2022, his work Something Exciting was nominated for an Ivors Composer Award in the Community and Participation category.[15]
Albums[edit]
- Isolation Songbook was released on Delphian Records in 2021, featuring Lewis's A Moment.[8]
- NYCGB Young Composers 3 was released by NMC Recordings in 2022, including Lewis's Something Exciting and Softly.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Derri Joseph Lewis". Stainer & Bell. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "About – NCEM". Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Study Abroad: Composition Student Derri's Term in Zürich « #RWCMD". Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Derri Joseph Lewis | Tŷ Cerdd composer database | Welsh music". tycerdd. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Progcast: Derri Lewis – River Image". Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "#APOjoy - evening concert". What's On Reading. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Derri Joseph Lewis - Composer - About". derrijosephlewis.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Records, Delphian. "Isolation Songbook". Delphian Records. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Boxgrove Choral Festival Online Series | The Beaufort Singers". 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ October 2021, 08; October 2021, 10:00-23; 23:55. "30. Isolation Songbook | Events". Oxford Lieder. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Cowbridge Music Festival singing delights". Art Scene in Wales. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Young Composers Award | NCEM | Previous Winners". Young Composers 2023. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Composer Derri Wins Young NCEM Young Composers Competition « #RWCMD". Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "Derri Joseph Lewis". British Music Collection. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ "The Ivors Composer Awards 2022 Nominations Announced". Ivors Academy.
- ↑ "NYCGB Young Composers 3". NMC Recordings. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
External links[edit]
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