52. An Arctic Exploration: Ross Griffey
21 October 2019, 11:15 - 12:00
Talk
The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Presented in association with the Bodleian Libraries
Ahead of the premiere of his new work this evening, composer Ross Griffey talks about his experiences as an Albi Rosenthal Visiting Fellow at the Bodleian Libraries and the inspirations behind his songs of winter journeying and Arctic exploration, in particular the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera.
N.B. Some items from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera will be on display in Blackwell Hall throughout the day.
Ross Griffey
Ross Griffey
Composer
American composer Ross S. Griffey is the recipient of several national and regional awards, including an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, first prize in the Voices of Change/ Dallas Symphony Orchestra Texas Young Composers Project, and winner of the New York Composers Circle Competition. Recent and notable performances of his work include the premiere of Essay, for orchestra, by the Juilliard Orchestra and Jeffrey Milarsky; a staged version of Three Whitman Songs, for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, by the Secret Opera; and a per... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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