Olly is a composer and saxophonist.
He works with the act of composition
as the construction and subsequent
exploration of delimited musical situations.
He plays baritone saxophone in Knifeworld,
A Sweet Niche, and is completing a PhD in
music composition with Matthew Shlomowitz
and Michael Finnissy.
Written for Line Upon Line percussion ensemble. Part of a series of short films:
1½ minute virtual quartets by and with composers.
List of works
[for piano and
electric drumkit]
[for solo violin, live electronics, DMX light]
[for three percussionists,
live electronics and video]
[for four electric guitarists,
and live electronics]
[for solo electric hexaphonic
guitar and six amplifiers]
[for solo tuba, live electronics
and surround sound speakers]
Written for Line Upon Line percussion ensemble. Part of the Line Upon Line Winter Festival.
Filmed in Austin, Texas on the 12th January, 2019.
Written for ZWERM electric guitar quartet.
Filmed at a workshop at City University in April 2018.
Written for Olly Coates.
Filmed at a workshop in the University of Southampton in June 2017.
Written for Alex Glyde-Bates.
Filmed in London in July 2018.
Sound recorded by Grant Leslie.
Written for Håkon Stene
Recorded at a workshop at the University of Southampton on the 1st July 2015.
Written for Ensemble Paramirabo.
Recorded at a workshop at the University of Southampton in October 2016.
Winner of the Graham Fitkin award.
Written for the London Chamber Orchestra.
Recorded at The National Gallery, London on the 5th June 2009.