Helen Grime
Helen Grime MBE (born 1981) is a Scottish composer of contemporary classical music. Her work, Virga, was selected as one of the best ten new classical works of the 2000s by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Biography
Though she was born in
As a youth, Grime learned the
Grime continued formal studies at the
Grime's compositions include an oboe concerto, for which she herself was the soloist in its world premiere,
Grime was appointed
Selected compositions
- Stage
- Doorstepping Susanna, Chamber Opera for soprano, counter-tenor, bass, bass clarinet, double bass and percussion (2002)
- Orchestral
- Virga (2007)[10]
- Everyone Sang (2010)
- Night Songs (2012)
- Near Midnight (2012)
- Two Eardley Pictures (1. "Catterline in Winter," 2. "Snow") (2016)
- Woven Space (2017)
- Meditations on Joy (2019)
- Concertante
- Oboe Concerto (2003)
- Clarinet Concerto (2009)[11]
- Violin Concerto (2016)[12]
- Piano Concerto (2017)
- Percussion Concerto (2019)[13]
- Trumpet Concerto, night-sky-blue (2022)
- Chamber and ensemble music
- 5 Miniatures (1996)[6]
- Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2002)
- Romance for violin and piano (2003)
- Blurred Edges for flute (piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin, cello, harp and piano (2004)
- Chasing Butterflies for 100 violas (8-part ensemble) (2004)
- Song for Seven Instruments (2004)
- Quartet (2004)
- Elegiac Inflections for wind ensemble (2005)
- 5 Movements for cello and piano (2005)
- YKSITOISTA for chamber ensemble (2005)
- Into the Faded Air for 2 violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos (2007)
- The Brook Sings Loud for violin, cello and piano (2008)
- Piano Trio (2008)
- A Cold Spring for chamber ensemble (2009)[14]
- To See the Summer Sky for violin and viola (2009)[11]
- Fantasie, Danse, Cérémonie for flute and harp (2010)
- 7 Pierrot Miniatures for flute (piccolo), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin (viola), cello and piano (2010)[15]
- Luna for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, percussion and piano (2011)
- Oboe Quartet (2012)
- String Quartet No 1 (2014)
- String Quartet No 2 (2021)
- Piano
- The Flash of Fireflies in Folds of Darkness (2004)
- Harp of the North (2004)
- Entwined Channels for 2 pianos (2006)
- 10 Miniatures (2009)
- Vocal
- A Vision for soprano, clarinet, violin and cello (2000)
- A Last Look for soprano and piano (2002)
- In the Mist for tenor and piano (2008)
- Nobody Comes for voice and piano (2008)
- Choral
- Lachrymae for chorus a cappella (2005)
- Missa Brevis for choir and organ (2023)
References
- ^ a b c Michael Tumelty (19 January 2010). "A rising star who is thoroughly composed". The Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ a b Tim Cornwell (31 March 2010). "How this 28-year-old Scot wrote some of best classical music of 21st century". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Margaret Vaughan (30 January 1997). "Band of hope amid the madness". The Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ Kenny Mathieson (12 February 1999). "Music: St Mary's Music School, Glasgow University". The Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ a b Andrew Clark (1 December 2010). "New traditionalist". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ a b Michael Tumelty (17 January 1997). "Peter Evans, Concert Hall, Glasgow University". The Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ commissions/helen-grime/www.bcmg.org.uk Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Tumelty (1 December 2010). "New star remains perfectly composed". The Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N18.
- ^ Andrew Clements (9 August 2009). "Prom 30 – BBCSO/Knussen (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ a b George Hall (26 January 2010). "Music of Today/Philharmonia/Segerstam". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Wilson, Francis (12 October 2016). "Meet the Artist... Helen Grime, Composer". The Cross Eyed Pianist (Blog). Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "In the Studio - British percussionist Colin Currie". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Andrew Clements (27 January 2010). "BCMG/Knussen (BCSO Centre, Birmingham)". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Rowena Smith (16 March 2010). "Hebrides Ensemble (Traverse, Edinburgh)". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
- Chester Novello publishing house page on Helen Grime
- Royal Holloway, University of London page on Helen Grime Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Scottish Music Centre page on Helen Grime
- Sound Scotland page on Helen Grime
- Sound and Music page on Helen Grime
- CV from Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra[permanent dead link]
- "BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 75th Anniversary Concert", BBC Two Programmes page