Paul Fincham
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| Paul Fincham | |
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 Fincham at the British Museum.jpg Fincham in 2018 | |
| Born | Paul Timothy Fincham 23 January 1959 London, England |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Tonbridge School Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👪 Relatives | Peter Fincham, brother |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Paul Timothy Fincham (born 23 January 1959) is a British composer.
Early life and family[edit]
Fincham is the younger brother of television producer Peter Fincham.[1] Educated at the independent Tonbridge School, Fincham read music at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was music director of the Cambridge Footlights. In 2012, following a career in the corporate world,[2] Fincham returned to composing, based in London.[3]
Notable compositions[edit]
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In February 2017, Fincham's first feature film score for A Reason to Leave won Best Original Score at the London International Filmmakers Festival.[4] The film, written and directed by Norman Gregory, also won Best Film at the same awards.[5]
Later that year, Fincham was commissioned by the London Philharmonic Choir to write a new Christmas carol. On 20 December 2017, "Ring the Bells" was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall at the choir's concerts presented by Alan Titchmarsh.[6] In 2018, "Ring the Bells" was published by Boosey & Hawkes.[7]
In 2018, Fincham was commissioned by the British Museum to write a new work inspired by their Celtic Collection. On 21 June 2018, along with his violin piece, Suilven, Awen (meaning poetic inspiration in ancient Welsh/Breton/Cornish) was premiered by the London Philharmonic Choir under their artistic director, Neville Creed.[1]
Fincham's first opera The Happy Princess, based on "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde, with a libretto by Jessica Duchen, was premiered by the Youth Company at Garsington Opera in August 2019.[8][not in citation given][citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jane Clinton (15 June 2018). "The City worker who changed his tune". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Panmure Gordon names new Head of Corporate Finance – Investment Funds". Panmure.com. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ↑ "Paul Fincham". Paulfincham.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Film Festival International – London 2017 Winners". Filminternational.com.
- ↑ "A Reason to Leave (2016) – Full Cast and Crew". IMDb.com.
- ↑ "Ring the Bells documentary". Vimeo.com. 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "'Ring The Bells' (SATB divisi)". Boosey & Hawkes.
- ↑ "Garsington Opera: Young performers wanted". Oxford Mail. 7 September 2018.
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- 1959 births
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- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- British male classical composers
- British classical composers
- 20th-century British composers
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