ian vine

about the tracks here:
small moon (1999), (complete)
for flute, 4 guitars and piano - part of the writing on water series
alizarin sun (2006), (extract)
for orchestra
shadow grounds (1999), (complete)
for flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello
ocre oscuro (2007), (extract)
for ensemble
siri 2 (2000), (extract)
for percussion quartet
X (2007), (extract)
for solo percussion
desert/catch (1999), (complete)
part of the writing on water series
fifty objects (2007), (complete)
for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion
three black moons (1999), (complete)
for clarinet, trombone, double bass and electronics
'The most striking piece was based on a different artist: three black moons by Ian Vine takes its title from an Alexander Calder mobile its magical floating sonorities had a Feldmanesque beauty.'
The Guardian
I write instrumental music mainly for the concert hall, although I enjoy working in other spaces such as galleries and so on. In ohne titel (2008) for three instruments and multi-channel electronics, the instrumentalists are placed in separate areas each with a set of loudspeakers, and the audience is free to move around and experience their own version of the piece. The work was first performed in Berlin by my own ensemble, first moon.

bio:
Ian Vine was born in England and spent his formative years in Libya and Hong Kong. His music is performed across Europe and has been broadcast worldwide and televised on BBC 2 and Radio Televisión Española. Commissioners of his work have included the London Sinfonietta, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Ensemble Recherche, and Matthew Herbert. He has received performances by, among others, the Hall&eacute Orchestra, Ensemble 10/10, Kokoro, Psappha, 4-Mality, Radius, Continuum (Canada) and 175 East (New Zealand). His work has been released on Accidental and Kairos, and is distributed on the British Music Information Centre (BMIC) New Voices scheme.

Ian Vine studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Anthony Gilbert, and later privately with Simon Holt. Between 1999 and 2004 Ian was Tutor in Electro-Acoustic Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, and also taught for a time at MANTIS, the electro-acoustic studios at The University of Manchester. From 2002-2007 he was a participant in the inaugural Blue Touch Paper scheme with the London Sinfonietta, and over its course produced three works for them.

Current projects include commissions from sinfonia ViVA and the London Symphony Orchestra for the 2009-2010 season. Ian lives in Manchester and is artistic director of first moon .

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complete list of works
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