Derri Joseph Lewis
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
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
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
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
- 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
- ↑ 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. 2019-10-16. 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.
- ↑ "30. Isolation Songbook | Events". Oxford Lieder. 2021-08-04. 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.
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