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Piers Hellawell is a British composer and music professor. He was born on 14 July 1956 in London, England. He studied at the Royal College of Music and the University of York, and has since become a professor of composition at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Hellawell's music has been performed by many of the world's leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also written for a variety of ensembles, including the London Sinfonietta, the Nash Ensemble, and the London Contemporary Music Group.
Hellawell's works have been performed at many of the world's leading festivals, including the BBC Proms, the Aldeburgh Festival, and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. He has also been commissioned to write works for the Royal Opera House, the Royal Ballet, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Hellawell is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Royal Philharmonic Society's Composition Prize, the British Composer Award, and the Ivor Novello Award. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.
As of 2021, Piers Hellawell's net worth is estimated to be approximately $1 million.
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Timeline
Sound Carvings from the Water’s Edge (1996) - Commissioned by The Highland Festival with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Let’s Dance (1996) - Commissioned by Daniella Ganeva
Russian Doll (2017) - Commissioned by Brant Tilds with funds from RV-W Trust
Wild Flow (2016) - Commissioned by the BBC for the 2016 Proms
Up By The Roots (2016) - Commissioned by Fidelio Trio for PRS for Music
Love On The Escalator (2016) - Commissioned by William Howard for his ‘Love Songs’ project
In 2015, his work Wild Flow (for orchestra) became a major commission for the 2016 BBC Proms based in London. To mark his 60th birthday in 2016, he was appointed a residency at the Great Lakes Festival in Detroit in June of that year. He also had works performed at the Cheltenham International Festival the following month.
Fictions (2015) - Commissioned by Stony Brook Contemporary
Two Madrigals and a Motet (2015) - Commissioned by Singer Pur Ensemble, Germany
Sound Carvings, Strange Tryst (2014)- Commissioned by Moving On Music with funds from the PRS Foundation for Music New Music Biennial 2014
Balcony Scenes (2014) - Commissioned by Fenella Humphreys for her 'Bach To The Future' project
Philautia (2014) - Commissioned by South Bank Centre for Juice at 2014 ‘Love Songs’ Festival, SBC, London
atria (2013) - Commissioned by Belfast Music Society (BMS)
Syzygy (2012) - Commissioned by Swedish CO and Stockholm Chamber Brass
Minnesang (2011) - Commissioned by Sarah Watts with funds provided by the Vaughan Williams Trust
Piani, Latebre (2010) - Commissioned by Landmark Chambers for William Howard
Isabella's Banquet (2010) - Commissioned by Beryl Calver-Jones and Gerry Mattock
Hide In The Attic (2009) - Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000
In 2008, Hellawell worked with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the clarinettist Robert Plane in creating a piece Agricolas, premiered at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival that year. Two years following this, his piano piece Syzygy was performed by William Howard at the Spitalfields Festival in London. In 2013, he was commissioned by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and the Stockholm Kammarbrass Syzygy which was premiered in the spring of that year and supported the Leverhulme Fellowship.
Agricolas (2008) - Commissioned by Robert Plane with funds from the Britten-Pears Foundation and Vaughan-Williams Trust
Etruscan Games (2007) - Commissioned by Gerry Mattock and Beryl Calver-Jones for the Da Vinci Trio
Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry (2006) - Commissioned by Kristiansand Festival and Belfast Festival at Queen’s
Dogs and Wolves (2005) - Commissioned by BBC Radio 3
Tidy Your Room (2005) - Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000
Landscape with Portraits (2004) - Commissioned by Chamber Domaine.
Degrees of Separation (2003-04) - Commissioned by The Sage, Gateshead with funds from North Music Trust
Cors de chasse (2003) - Commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Brighton Festival
Degrees of Separation (2003-04) - Commissioned by The Sage, Gateshead with funds from North Music Trust
Hellawell grew up in England and studied composition with James Wood. and later Nicholas Maw at the University of Oxford. At the age of 24, he was appointed as Composer-in-Residence at Queens University, Belfast where, in 2002, he was made Professor of Composition. His music is published by Edition Peters Ltd, based in London. From 2000 to 2003, Hellawell held the Gresham Chair of Music in the City of London. Hellawell's works are represented by the ECM (New Series), NMC and Metier labels and on Metronome Label.
Weaver of Grass (2002) - Commissioned by the Brighton International Festival, the Schubert Ensemble Trust and the Steel Foundation
Litholatry (2001) - Commissioned by Bournemouth Orchestras with funds provided by the David James Trust
Driftwood on Sand (2001) - Commissioned by the Londonderry Music Society with funds from the National Lottery
The Pear Tree of Nicostratus (2001) - Commissioned by Kaustinen Chamber Music Days, Finland
In 1999, Hellawell wrote Inside Story, which was premiered at the Proms and led to a CD featuring the piece alongside other recent major works on the Metronome Label in 2002. This CD was named BBC Music Magazine CD of the Month. In the same year, the Hilliard Ensemble and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra also premiered his piece The Pear Tree of Nicostratus at the Kaustinen Festival in Finland.
Inside Story (1999) - Commissioned by BBC for the 1999 BBC Promenade Concerts.
A White Room (1999) - Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000
Hall of Mirrors (1998) - Commissioned by Chamber Music 2000
The Building of Curves (1998) - Commissioned by the Schubert Ensemble of London with funds provided by the Schubert Ensemble Trust
Drum of the Nåjd (1997) - Commissioned by Northern Sinfonia
Do Not Disturb (1997) - Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra
Four Delays (1997) - Commissioned for 70th Birthday of Sir John Manduell
Two years later, his piece Cons de chasse was premiered by the Philharmonia Orchestra with Håkan Hardenberger and Jonas Bylund at the Brighton Festival. Following his work with the Hilliard Ensemble, he wrote a set of pieces The Hilliard Songbook which referenced their ECM records album from 1996. In the same year, the songbook played a part in their 30th Anniversary celebrations which was given at the Wigmore Hall in London. In the same year, his piece Degrees of Separation was composed for the opening of The Sage Gateshead. Sound Carvings from the Bell Foundry was premiered by Stockholm Chamber Brass in Norway and Ireland in 2006, which marked Hellawell’s 50th birthday
Airs, Waters and Floating Islands (1995) - Commissioned by The Holst Foundation
Takla Makan (1995) - Commissioned by Cheltenham International Festival with funds from South West Arts
Quem Quaeritis (1995 rev. 1998) - Commissioned by Sinfonia 21
The Hilliard Songbook (1995) - Commissioned by the 1995 Hilliard Summer Festival
High Citadels (1994) - Commissioned by Jörg Vogel with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Sound Carvings from the Ice Wall (1994) - Commissioned by BBC Radio 3
Camera Obscura (1994) - Commissioned by Philip Mead with funds from South West Arts
Victory Boogie-Woogie (1993) - Commissioned by the Riga Piano Duo with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain
River and Shadow (1993) - Commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain
Memorial Cairns (1992) - Commissioned by Ulster Orchestra Society for the Ulster Orchestra Sinfonia with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Still Dancers (1992) - Commissioned by Britten String Quartet with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain
Truth or Consequences (1991) - Commissioned by Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts with funds provided by British Telecom
Sound Carvings from Rano Raraku (1988 rev. 1992) - Commissioned by Newry and Mourne Arts Centre with funds provided by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Das Leonora Notenbuch (1988) - Commissioned by Buxton Festival for William Howard with funds provided by North West Arts
Dance Paragraphs (1983) - Commissioned by Richard Hosford.
The Fairies (1981) - Commissioned by Queen’s University Children’s Choir for BBC ‘Let The Peoples Sing’
Piers Hellawell (born 14 July 1956) is a British composer and professor of composition, currently residing in Northern Ireland.
