Andrew March Explained

Andrew Michael March
Birth Place:	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Education:	Royal College of Music, London King Edward VI College, Nuneaton Higham Lane School, Nuneaton
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Composer
Website:	Official Website

Andrew March is an English composer (born 1973).^[1] He was the winner of the first-ever Masterprize Composition Competition^[2] with his piece Marine — à travers les arbres.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Andrew studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Jeremy Dale Roberts, graduating in 1996.^{[7] [8]}

His compositions have received critical acclaim and have been performed by some of the world's most famous orchestra outfits including the London Symphony Orchestra.^[9]

Career

March was the 1996 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition prize winner.^[10]

Marine—à travers les arbres^[11] was featured at 1998's Proms,^[12] with the EUYO conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.

His composition "A Stirring in the Heavenlies" was recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic under composer/conductor Robert Ian Winstin for the 12–CD series "Masterworks of the New Era".^{[13] [14]}

Sanguis Venenatus (2009) was an elegy written by March in memory of Haemophiliacs affected by the Tainted Blood Scandal. It was recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic with conductor Petr Vronský.^{[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

Awards

• 1990 Flame of Youth Fanfare Competition (British Gas West Midlands)^[21]
• 1993 English Song Prize ^[22]
• 1994 United Music Publishers' Prize
• 1995 Cobbett & Hurlstone Prize
• 1995 The Philip Morris Art Award (The Haemophilia Society)^[23]
• 1996 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize
• 1996 Constant and Kit Lambert Award – (Musicians' Livery)^[24]
• 1998 Masterprize International Composing Competition^[25]
• 1998 Worshipful Company of Musicians Quincentenary Commission (Musicians' Livery)
• 2004 International Composition Competition to Honour the Greek Poet, Pindar^[26]

Selected works

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Orchestral

• Easdale (1996)^[29]
• Marine—à travers les arbres (1997)
• Irish Reel (2000)^[30]
• A Stirring in the Heavenlies (2000), commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Musicians
• Five Songs of Pindar (2003) for soprano, choir and orchestra
• Sanguis Venenatus (2009) for string orchestra, written in memory of haemophiliacs and others who lost their lives as a result of the Tainted Blood Scandal
• Cellular Automata Orchestral Suite (2009–13)

Gosper′s Glider Gun

The Infinite Hotel

Cloverleaf Period–4 Oscillator

Babbling Brook

Pond on Pond

• Amoration (2016) for piano and strings^[31]
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (2013–19)
• The Skylark (2021) for full orchestra and SSAA voices. Text: John Clare

Ensemble

• Flame of Youth Fanfare (1990) for brass ensemble of 12 players
• Nymphéas (1995) for 8 players
• Ten Little Pieces (1995) for 8 players
• Music for Film Credits (1996) for 9 players
• Adagio Assonnato (2000) for oboe, harp, strings
• Nymphéas for Clarinet Choir (2016)
• Elegy on Sudden Loss (2021) for string orchestra

Chamber and instrumental

• La Maison Blanche dans les Collines (1986) for string quartet
• Cornelyn (1986)
• Images of the Lake (1987) for solo flute
• Transient Moods (1992) for guitar solo
• Nymphèas for Two Pianos (2001), revised (2019)
• Alto Flute and Harp Book (2001) ^[32]

Water Lilies with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia

XXIX—in perpetuum for solo Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute

Adagio Assonnato

Aeolian Rustling with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia

Dragonfly

• In Memoriam (2002) for Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute, marimba, vibraphone, harp and strings
• Equipoise (2005) for bass clarinet and piano
• String Quartet Cycle "Birds of Prey' (2009)
• Irish Reel—Piano Transcription (2009) for piano solo
• Phoenix Trail (2010) for violin and piano
• Three Pieces for Solo Cello (2011)^[33]
• Solo Piano Album "14 pieces" (2014)
• Ephemeral Nymphs (2015) for cello and piano^[34]
• Dragonfly (2016) for flute, viola and harp^[35]
• Spring Tide Arabesque (2016) for bass clarinet duo
• Nightwind (2016) for flute, violin and cello
• Dragonfly (2017) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
• Seven Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet and piano
• Two Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet duo
• Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2019–2020)

Moonrise at Perigee (2019)

Nightshade (2020)

Romance (2020)

• Solitude (2020) for alto saxophone

Songs

• Boy in Ice (1992) for mezzo–soprano and piano. Text: Laurie Lee
• Invasion Summer (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 6 players. Text: Laurie Lee
• Black Edge (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 8 players. Text: Laurie Lee
• Poem I from "Chamber Music" (1996) for soprano and harp. Text: James Joyce
• Un Grand Sommeil Noir (2008) for baritone and piano. Text: Paul Verlaine
• Two Lovers (2009) for baritone and piano. Text: George Eliot

Choral

• Be Still and Know (2000)
• O Sing Unto the Lord (2000)
• The Grace (2003)
• Magnificat (2004)
• Spiritus (2004)
• Thou Art Worthy (2004)
• Nunc Dimittis "The Song of Simeon" (2004)
• Phos Hilaron "Song of the Light" (2004)^[36]
• Marian Antiphon No.3 "Regina Caeli" (2005)
• Marian Antiphon No.2 "Ave Regina Coelorum" (2005)
• 25 Choral Collects (2006); Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects
• May We Who Share His Table (2006)
• Creator of the Heavens "Choral Collect for Epiphany" (2006) Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects^[37]
• Psalm 57 (2007)
  • Somnia (2007) Text: Petronius Arbiter; Translation: Helen Waddell How Long, O Lord? (2008)
• My Voice is Unto God (2008), with organ accompaniment
• May We Who Share His Table (2009) for SSA choir with piano accompaniment
• And It Shall Be (2010)
• De Profundis (2011), for SAATBB choir
• Spera in Domino "Psalm 36" (2012)^[38]
• Dixit Iniustus "Psalm 35" (2012)
• Dies Quoque "Day of Narrow Anguish" (2012)
• Ante Faciem Dei (2015)^[39]
• Your Eyes Fall Upon Us "Anthem for Remembrance" (2015); Text (adaptation): Sue Threakall^[40]
• Laudate Dominum (2015)
• Psalm 22 (2015) for SSATB choir
• Your Mercy, O Lord (2016) for SSAA choir with piano accompaniment
• Our God at Hand (2019)
• Lament (2021) for SSAATTBB choir

Discography

• 1998 – Top of the World, Marine – à travers les arbres, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Harding (March 1998, BBC Music Magazine: BBC MM67)^[41]
• 1998 – Masterprize Finalists, Marine – à travers les arbres, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Daniel Harding (4 September 1998, EMI Debut Series: CDZ572826-2)^[42]
• 2005 – Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Seven, A Stirring in the Heavenlies, Kiev Philharmonic, cond. Robert Ian Winstin (28 November 2005, ERM Media: ERM-6709)^[43]
• 2007 – Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Eleven, Nymphéas, Kiev Philharmonic, cond. Robert Ian Winstin (1 September 2007, ERM Media: ERM-6811)^[44]
• 2007 – Regina Caeli, Nunc Dimittis; Magnificat; Be Still and Know; Spiritus etc., The Chapel Choir of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, cond. Daniel Soper; Rebecca Drake, (26 October 2007, Lammas Records: LAMM188D)^{[45] [46]}
• 2012 – Dimensions, Sanguis Venenatus, Moravian Philharmonic Strings, cond. Petr Vronský (13 November 2012, Navona Records: NV5895)^[47]
• 2013 – Moto Perpetuo, Three Pieces for Solo Cello, Ovidiu Marinescu (26 March 2013, Navona Records: NV5901)^[48]
• 2014 – As if to sleep, Elveden; Nosce Te Ipsum; Moonvine; Pavane; Homage; Night Vigil; Solus etc., pf. Andrew March (29 January 2014, Assonnato Records: ATO573201)^[49]
• 2016 – Amoration, F.A.M.E.'S. Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, cond. Oleg Kondratenko; pf. Marija Vrskova (18 March 2016, Assonnato Records: ATO573202)^{[50] [51]}
• 2022 – Elegy on Sudden Loss (video), OpenSound Orchestra, cond. Stanislav Malyshev; (24 March 2022, Assonnato Records: ATO573203).^{[52] [53]}

External links

• Biography, Wise Music Classical
• Da Vinci Edition
• British Music Collection (BMIC)
• Soundcloud
• Musicalics, The Classical Composers Database
• YouTube, (Sanguis Venenatus)
• British Library (Sound & Moving Image Catalogue)
• Alliance Publications, Inc.
• St. James Music Press (SJMP), North Carolina
• Andrew March - Navona Records
• RCM Library Catalogue

Notes and References

1. Web site: andrewmarch.com official website of Andrew March. andrewmarch.com.
2. Web site: Austin. Sara. Masterprize International Composition Competition. University of Rochester. FORUM OF THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INSTITUTE.
3. News: This Week In London, The. 11 April 1998. NPR. en. 21 March 2022.
4. News: BBC News EUROPE British composer wins Masterprize competition. 7 April 1998. news.bbc.co.uk. 21 March 2022.
5. Web site: What about a decent waltz?. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118211736/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4713138/What-about-a-decent-waltz.html. dead. 18 January 2017. The Telegraph. 10 April 1998.
6. Web site: Music: Masters of the ceremony. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303053917/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/music-masters-of-the-ceremony-1155269.html . 2017-03-03 . limited . live. The Independent. 9 April 1998.
7. Anderson . Martin . July 1998 . The Masterprize Final . Tempo . Cambridge University Press . 205 . 16–17 . 944752 . 21 March 2022 . For the record, the winner was Andrew March, a bashful 23-year-old, ex-RCM....
8. Web site: Composer Andrew March . . navonarecords.com . Navona Records . 21 March 2022 . In 1992, he was accepted at the Royal College of Music to study composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts. He graduated in 1996,....
9. Web site: Jeal. Erica. Classical review: LSO/Hickox/Vogt. The Guardian. 21 December 2000.
10. Web site: Past Recipients . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819210919/https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/composers/rps-composers-programme/past-recipients-2000-to-date/past-comp-prize-48-99 . 19 August 2022 . 1 May 2023 . Royal Philharmonic Society . en.
11. Web site: Prom 63, 1998. EUYO under Vladimir Ashkenazy. YouTube. 17 October 2011 .
12. Web site: Prom 63. BBC Music Events.
13. Web site: Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Seven. Spotify. en. 1 January 2006.
14. Web site: 1 January 2005 . Andrew March – A Stirring in the Heavenlies, for orchestra . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913150637/https://www.classicalarchives.com/work/449306.html . 13 September 2016 . classicalarchives.com.
15. Web site: Thursday – Verity Sharp, Late Junction – BBC Radio 3. BBC.
16. Web site: Sanguis Venenatus – Andrew March & Moravian Philharmonic Strings Song – BBC Music. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802015204/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/tracks/n3x4nm. dead. 2018-08-02. BBC.
17. Web site: Composers – Alliance Publications, Inc.. apimusic.org. en.
18. Web site: Gramophone – March 2013. reader.exacteditions.com.
19. Web site: Reviews – Todmorden Orchestra. Todmorden Orchestra.
20. Web site: Dimensions – Works for String Orchestra. EClassical.com. Navona Records.
21. Web site: Official website of Andrew March – Awards. andrewmarch.com.
22. Web site: Rees . Carla . 2001 . Wise Music Classical – Biography . 1 May 2023 . musicsalesclassical.com . en.
23. . June 1995 . Society Awards . The Bulletin . 2 . 9 . The Haemophilia Society . 2021-11-18. The Philip Morris Art Award was presented by Kevin Morris to Andrew March, who is in his third year of a BMus degree in Composition at the Royal College of Music London..
24. Derbyshire. . George . September 1998 . A double win for Andrew March . Preserve Harmony – the Newsletter of the Worshipful Company of Musicians . 17 . 2 . December 10, 2019.
25. Pettitt, Stephen. "Taste of Things to Come – New music has no platform than Masterprize.", The Sunday Times, London, 12 April 1998. Retrieved on 19 December 2019.
26. Web site: Hellenikon Idyllion – International Composition Competition. idyllion.eu.
27. Web site: Andrew March – Works. andrewmarch.com. 2020-01-20.
28. Web site: Andrew March – Composition List. musicalics.com. 17 December 2009 . 2019-12-12.
29. Web site: British Music Collection (BMIC). britishmusiccollection.org.uk. 4 April 2009 . 2019-12-23.
30. Web site: Royal College of Music (RCM) Library Catalogue. rcm.koha-ptfs.co.uk. 2019-12-23.
31. Web site: Most widely held works by Andrew March . worldcat.org. 2019-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20060323063940/http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no00037397/. 2006-03-23.
32. MMus . Fether . Doborah C. . 2005 . A Discussion of Contemporary Flute Design and the Issues Surrounding these Developments . Goldsmiths College: University of London.
33. Web site: Hugill. Robert. Moto Perpetuo – Cd review. planethugill.com. 23 September 2013.
34. Web site: Da Vinci Edition. davinci-edition.com. 25 November 2019 . 2020-01-23.
35. Web site: Brigham Young University (BYU). Library Link Network. 2020-01-04.
36. Web site: Phos Hilaron = Song of the Light WorldCat.org . 2024-04-03 . search.worldcat.org . en . Lammas Records, York, ℗2005.
37. Web site: Sunday by Sunday Collection Collection II – Choral Music for the Sunday Eucharist. boosey.com. 2019-12-30.
38. Web site: Fred Bock Catalog Number AP-10678. fredbock.com. 2021-05-08.
39. Web site: Fred Bock Catalog Number AP-10676. fredbock.com. 2021-05-08.
40. Web site: 28 October 2023 . A service of thanksgiving and remembrance . 3 April 2024 . botolph.org.uk . St Botolph without Bishopsgate . Your Eyes Fall Upon Us (Anthem for Remembrance)..
41. Book: Top of the World. 696442504.
42. Book: Masterprize. 41408903.
43. Web site: Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Seven. rcm.koha-ptfs.co.uk. 2019-12-28.
44. Book: Masterworks of the New Era – Volume Eleven. 299065528.
45. Book: Regina Caeli. 2013629051.
46. Web site: Regina Caeli. musicweb-international.com. 2019-12-28.
47. Book: Dimensions – Works for String Orchestra. 1114084658.
48. Web site: Moto Perpetuo. navonarecords.com. 2019-12-27.
49. Web site: As If To Sleep. rcm.koha-ptfs.co.uk. 2019-12-27.
50. Web site: Amoration. musicbrainz.org. 2019-12-27.
51. Book: Amoration. 1114089500.
52. Web site: Elegy on Sudden Loss . . 24 March 2022 . musicbrainz.org . 26 March 2022.
53. Web site: Elegy on Sudden Loss . . 21 March 2022 . isrcsearch.ifpi.org . ISRC Search . 26 March 2022.