|
 |
1941 |
Born |
| 1958-1962 |
Composition
Studies with Alexander Goehr |
| 1986-1998 |
Resident
on island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland |
| 1998- |
Resident
in Banffshire (now part of Aberdeenshire), Scotland |
David
Ward's music has been commissioned by, amongst others, the BBC, London
Festival Orchestra, Edinburgh Quartet, Bingham String Quartet, Saltire Quartet,
Shetland Arts Trust, Woodend Music Society, Ross Pople, Michael Beeston, Shinobu
Miki, Nigel Boddice and Richard Stilgoe, with funds from the Arts Council of GB,
the Scottish Arts Council,
the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and
the National
Lottery as well as sponsors, subscribers
and trust funds.
David has also received direct grants from the Arts Council of Great
Britain, the Scottish Arts Council and Enterprise North East as well as from the
Hope-Scott Trust, John Younger Trust and other trusts and foundations.
Chronological
List of Published Compositions & Promotional Recordings
| Completed |
Title
(click on the title for more details) |
Category |
Duration
|
CD
available? |
| 1968 |
A
Full Moon in March |
Chamber
Opera |
40
min |
y |
| 1974 |
The
Death of Ferdia |
Chamber
Opera |
33
min |
y |
| 1978 |
Cello
Concerto No 1 |
Cello
& Full Orchestra |
37 min |
y |
| 1982 |
The
Snow Queen |
Chamber
Opera |
52
min |
y |
| 1983 |
Canzona
|
Clarinet
& Piano |
31/2
min |
|
| 1983 |
Burlesque |
Bass
Trbn & Brass Band |
4
min |
|
| 1984 |
Variations |
Cello
& Classical Orchestra |
18 min |
y |
| 1985 |
3
Bagatelles |
Brass
Band |
8
min |
y |
| 1987 |
Concert
Overture on Themes from Jack's Engagement |
Medium
Large Orchestra |
13
min |
y |
| 1988 |
Jack's
Engagement (revised 1996) |
Opera
(medium house) |
11/2
hours
|
y |
| 1988 |
String
Quartet No 1 |
String
Quartet |
25
min |
y |
| 1989 |
Beyond
the Far Haaf |
Mezzo,
Bar, & Full Orch. |
55 min |
y |
| 1989 |
In
Memoriam Simon |
String
Quartet (solo Viola) |
7
min |
|
| 1990 |
String
Quartet No 2 |
String
Quartet |
38
min |
y |
| 1990 |
2
Minute Caprice |
Basset
Clarinet Solo |
2
min |
|
| 1991 |
7
Pieces |
Basset
Clarinet Solo |
15 min |
|
| 1992 |
Violin
Sonata |
Unaccompanied
Violin |
13 min |
y |
| 1993 |
String
Quartet No 3 |
String
Quartet |
30
min |
|
| 1993 |
Three
Poems by J M Synge |
Mezzo
& Piano |
7
min |
|
| 1993 |
Three
Orpheus Sonnets (Rilke) |
Mezzo
& Piano |
10
min |
Jane Manning
guide |
|
1994
|
String
Quartet No 4 |
String
Quartet |
19
min |
y |
| 1995 |
Timone |
Opera
(large house) |
2
hour |
|
| 1995 |
Stock
Exchange Ballet (Timone) |
Full
Orchestra |
13
min |
|
| 1995 |
Clarinet
Quintet |
Clarinet
& String Quartet |
30 min |
y |
| 1995 |
Entrance,
Sonata & Exit |
Trumpet
& String Quartet |
30 min |
|
| 1996 |
Overture
to Jack's Engagement |
Medium
Large Orchestra |
6
min |
|
| 1997 |
Viola
Concerto |
Viola
& Medium Orchestra |
32 min |
|
| 1997 |
Concerto
for Viola & Piano |
Reduction
of Vla Concerto |
32 min |
y |
| 1999 |
Piano
Sonata |
Solo
Piano |
23
min |
y |
| 1999 |
Songs
for Patti |
Mezzo
and Piano |
6
min |
|
| 2000 |
Improvisation
|
Bass Trombone & Piano |
31/2
min |
y |
| 2000 |
Mute
Play |
Bass
Trombone & Piano |
8
min |
y |
| 2000 |
Doctor
Foster |
Opera
(large house) |
21/2
hours |
download libretto |
| 2001 |
Sonata
Fantasia |
Cello
& Piano |
17
min |
y |
| 2001 |
Little
Duet |
Clarinet
and violin |
4
min |
|
|
2002 |
String Quartet No 5 |
String Quartet |
11 min |
y |
|
2002 |
Overture and Scena |
Soprano & Medium Large Orchestra |
13 min |
|
|
2002 |
Cello Concerto No 2 |
Cello & Medium Orchestra |
22 min |
|
|
2003 |
Cello Song |
Cello, Hp, Keybd,
Strings |
11min |
|
|
2003 |
Two Romances |
Violin and small orchestra |
16
min |
|
|
2004 |
Bassoon Concertino |
Bassoon and small orchestra |
11
min |
|
|
2004 |
More for H & S |
Clarinet
and violin |
2 min |
|
|
2005 |
Variations on a Waltz |
Piano |
7 min |
|
| 2007 |
String Quartet No 6 |
String Quartet |
20 min |
y |
| 2008 | Evolutionary Metamorphoses | 23 Solo Strings | 25 min | | | 2010 | e-mails from Palestine (1) | Voice, Trombone, Violin, Electric Violins, Pecussion | 25 min | y | | 2011 | Sybil: a Nation Divided | Opera
(large house) | 23/4
hours | |
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