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'''Param Vir''' is a | '''Param Vir''' is a British composer originally from [[India]]. | ||
Born in [[Delhi]] into a family life permeated with Indian classical music, Param Vir's strong interest in music developed as a teenager when attending a [[Catholic school|Roman Catholic secondary school]] and had informal lessons from composer [[Hans-Joachim Koellreutter]], then resident in India.<ref name=novello>{{cite web|title=Param Vir|url=http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/long-bio/Param-Vir|publisher=Novello & Co, London|year=|language=|accessdate=25 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=hkw>{{cite web|title=RASALÎLA – Spiel der Gefühle|url=http://archiv.hkw.de/de/virtuelles_hkw/dossiers/NeueMusik/kapitel8.html|publisher=Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin|year=2003|language=German|accessdate=25 August 2013}}</ref> With no prospects as a composer in India, he read history and philosophy at [[Delhi University]], but returned to music on graduation in 1974 as a teacher.<ref name=hkw/> From 1983 Vir studied composition at [[Dartington International Summer School|Dartington]] with [[Peter Maxwell Davies]] and at [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] with [[Oliver Knussen]].<ref name=novello/><ref name=hkw/> In 1986 Vir was a composition fellow at [[Tanglewood]]. The following year he was a featured composer in the Festival of India in [[Geneva]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vir, Param|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/46314|publisher=Malcolm Miller. "Vir, Param." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 11 Jan. 2016|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> | Born in [[Delhi]] into a family life permeated with Indian classical music, Param Vir's strong interest in music developed as a teenager when attending a [[Catholic school|Roman Catholic secondary school]] and had informal lessons from composer [[Hans-Joachim Koellreutter]], then resident in India.<ref name=novello>{{cite web|title=Param Vir|url=http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/long-bio/Param-Vir|publisher=Novello & Co, London|year=|language=|accessdate=25 August 2013}}</ref><ref name=hkw>{{cite web|title=RASALÎLA – Spiel der Gefühle|url=http://archiv.hkw.de/de/virtuelles_hkw/dossiers/NeueMusik/kapitel8.html|publisher=Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin|year=2003|language=German|accessdate=25 August 2013}}</ref> With no prospects as a composer in India, he read history and philosophy at [[Delhi University]], but returned to music on graduation in 1974 as a teacher.<ref name=hkw/> From 1983 Vir studied composition at [[Dartington International Summer School|Dartington]] with [[Peter Maxwell Davies]] and at [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] with [[Oliver Knussen]].<ref name=novello/><ref name=hkw/> In 1986 Vir was a composition fellow at [[Tanglewood]]. The following year he was a featured composer in the Festival of India in [[Geneva]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vir, Param|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/46314|publisher=Malcolm Miller. "Vir, Param." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 11 Jan. 2016|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
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==Selected recordings== | ==Selected recordings== | ||
* ''White Light Chorale'' – Metronome METCD1053 | * ''White Light Chorale'' – Metronome METCD1053 | ||
*Video extracts on the Param Vir official website | *Video extracts on the Param Vir official website | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Param Vir is a British composer originally from India.
Born in Delhi into a family life permeated with Indian classical music, Param Vir's strong interest in music developed as a teenager when attending a Roman Catholic secondary school and had informal lessons from composer Hans-Joachim Koellreutter, then resident in India.[1][2] With no prospects as a composer in India, he read history and philosophy at Delhi University, but returned to music on graduation in 1974 as a teacher.[2] From 1983 Vir studied composition at Dartington with Peter Maxwell Davies and at Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Oliver Knussen.[1][2] In 1986 Vir was a composition fellow at Tanglewood. The following year he was a featured composer in the Festival of India in Geneva.[3]
Career highlights[edit | edit source]
- 1983 – attended Dartington International Summer School on a scholarship.
- 1984 – moved to London to study with Oliver Knussen.
- 1987 – awarded Benjamin Britten Composition Prize.
- 1993 – Pierre Audi production of Broken Strings wins Ernst von Siemens Music Prize for young composers (Munich).
- 2003 – first full production of ION tours Europe.
- 2005 – Horse Tooth White Rock performed at the BBC Proms.
- 2005 – Hayagriva commissioned and premiered by the Schoenberg Ensemble in Amsterdam
- 2006 – Between Earth and Sky, inspired by Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate, premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London
- 2008 – He Begins His Great Trance for the BBC Singers; Black Feather Rising for Stichting Octopus
- 2010 – Constellations for the BCMG performed at the Barbican
- 2013 – BBC Proms Commission Cave of Luminous Mind
- 2014 – Raga Fields – co-commission from Klangforum Wien, Fulcrum Point Chicago, the BCMG
- 2017 – international tour of A Kinsman to Danger
- 2020 – awarded PRS Composer Award for portrait CD on NMC
Selected works[edit | edit source]
Stage works[edit | edit source]
| Premiere | Title | Description | Libretto and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1992, De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam | Snatched by the Gods | Opera in one act, 55' | William Radice, after the poem Debatar Gras by Rabindranath Tagore |
| 11 May 1992, De Nederlandse Opera, Amsterdam | Broken Strings | Opera in one act, 60'. (revised 1995) | David Rudkin, after an ancient Buddhist tale Guttil Jatak |
| 09 Jun 2000, Aldeburgh Festival/ Almeida Opera | ION | Opera in 4 scenes with Prologue, 120' | David Lan, after Euripides |
| 24 Oct 2008, De Toneelschuur, Haarlem | Black Feather Rising | Music Theatre for 2 Singers and 6 Instrumentalists, 90' | David Rudkin, after folklore collection Healers on the Mountain by Teresa Pijoan |
Other[edit | edit source]
- Before Krishna (1987; string orchestra)
- Horse Tooth White Rock (1994; orchestra)
- Ultimate Words: Infinite Song (1997; baritone, six percussion, piano)
- The Theatre of Magical Beings (2003; large ensemble)
- Hayagriva (2005; large ensemble)
- Between Earth and Sky (2006; orchestra)
- Cave of Luminous Mind (2013; orchestra) BBC commission for 2013 Proms
- ABLAZE! (2014, soprano, piano)
- Raga Fields (2014, sarod, mixed ensemble)
- Drum of the Deathless (2017, percussion quintet or percussion duo)
- A Kinsman to Danger (2017, baritone, piano)
Selected recordings[edit | edit source]
- White Light Chorale – Metronome METCD1053
- Video extracts on the Param Vir official website
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Param Vir". Novello & Co, London. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "RASALÎLA – Spiel der Gefühle" (in German). Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Vir, Param". Malcolm Miller. "Vir, Param." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 11 Jan. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Param Vir official website
- Param Vir's homepage at Chester Music