OCA Music Web Chats
Posted: 17/10/18 09:06 | 0 Comments
Join Music Programme Leader Carla Rees and fellow music students for a series of informal web chats from your own home.
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Julius Eastman (1940-1990)
Posted: 10/10/18 09:07 | 0 Comments
Neglected Visionary, American Provocateur. Written for Black History Month 2018
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New music courses on the way!
Posted: 20/09/18 09:46 | 0 Comments
I am happy to announce that two more music courses are currently being written. Both of the courses form level 5 options in preparation for a specialism for the body of work at level 6.
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Piano rolls and black MIDI
Posted: 04/09/18 09:55 | 2 Comments
In August 2018 I visited Amsterdam on holiday; it was a wonderful trip, full of the usual touristy activities. On the final day we visited the Pianola Museum; slightly out-of-the-way, cheaper than every other attraction, and almost entirely devoid of visitors when we arrived, it turned out to be the highlight of the trip.
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OCA music team announcement
Posted: 10/07/18 10:28 | 2 Comments
I am sorry to announce that Douglas Seville, passed away recently after a brief illness. Douglas joined the OCA as a music tutor in 1997.
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The Trumpet Fists of Saint Nicholas – Part 2
Posted: 26/06/18 09:03 | 0 Comments
In essence, The Trumpet Fists of Saint Nicholas depicts festivals, rituals, piety, mockery and violence via a chronological exploration of the Christmas season.
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Ensemble in focus – Northern Contemporary Collective
Posted: 20/06/18 01:16 | 0 Comments
This is the third in a series of blogs where I introduce OCA composers (or, indeed, anybody else who might be interested) to UK-based ensembles, particularly those that are new, exciting, and focus on performing recently composed music.
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The Trumpet Fists of Saint Nicholas – Part 1
Posted: 04/06/18 09:10 | 0 Comments
Recently I have become interested in composing works that present multiple superimposed narratives; music that is about more than just one thing. That is, by combining and juxtaposing stories I can create pieces that operate in structurally unusual ways.
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Review: New Music Collective
Posted: 30/05/18 09:38 | 0 Comments
The New Music Collective met at Iklectik in London on 17 March, for a study day based on collaboration. A month before the event, the students were asked to work in pairs to produce new work to be presented on the day. Each student had to take part in the project both as a performer and composer, but they were able to choose how whether to write together or separately.
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Composition bursaries available
Posted: 02/05/18 09:39 | 0 Comments
OCASA has generously agreed to fund a small number of bursaries to enable OCA students to attend this year’s rarescale Summer School at Harlaxton Manor.
The course is an intensive week of creative music making, composition and collaboration, under the guidance of composer Michael Oliva (professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in London) and Carla Rees, OCA’s music programme leader.