| Name:
| Huw Warren
| | Skills:
| composer, pianist
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)1766 514798
| | Fax:
| +44 (0)1766 514795
| | Address:
| Ty Nanney, tremadog, Gwynedd LL49 9PS, United Kingdom
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| | Born in Swansea in 1962,Huw Warren has an eclectic background in Jazz/Improvised music and experimental contemporary music.Major works include A Barrel Organ far from Home (1997) - a suite of pieces for nine piece ensemble inspired by photographs of pioneering english photographer John Topham,(available on CD as Babel BDV 9718): Riot (1998) -for 6 pianos and commissioned by Piano Circus:Steamboat bill Jnr (1998) a new score for the classic Buster Keaton silent commissioned by Birmingham Film Festival:Take the Fire (1999) - new music for Jean Cocteau monologues, first performed at the Lyric Theatre, London :Lullaby Exit Bear(2000) a commission from the Royal Shakespeare Company as part of their millenium celebrations.
Huw Warren is particulary interested in breaking down barriers between musical styles and attitudes.Described by Mojo magazine as where the "unclassifiable meets the unpredictable", he has also been involved as a player and composer in a wide variety of creative collaborations with performers as varied as The Orlando Consort, June Tabor, Perfect Houseplants, Billy Jenkins, Andrew Manze, Mose se Fan Fan, Billy Bragg and Steve Arguelles.
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