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Venables plays Bach at Bozar Organ Night in Brussels
Bozar in Brussels will be creating another rendition of my 42-speaker sound installation Venables plays Bach as part of their Organ Night at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St.…
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We Are The Lucky Ones at Ruhrtriennale 2025
The programme for the 2025 Ruhrtriennale has been announced. We Are The Lucky Ones will feature in the festival, which will be the opera’s German premiere. The production by Ted…
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We Are The Lucky Ones at Tiroler Festspiele
The 2025/26 season at the Tiroler Festspiele in Erl, Austria, has been announced. We Are The Lucky Ones will feature in the festival, which will be the opera’s Austrian premiere.…
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5-star reviews for We Are The Lucky Ones
Here is a selection of press quotes from the premiere production of We Are The Lucky Ones, March 2025 (some machine translated): Critic’s Pick: ‘We Are the Lucky Ones’ gives…
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We Are The Lucky Ones production images
We Are The Lucky Ones premiered at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, on 14th March 2025. Here are some production shots, credit: Dutch National opera | Koen Broos. Libretto:…
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New publisher Opera Edition
I’m delighted to announce that Opera Edition is now live. Last year I left Ricordi after seven years with them, and my work will now be published by Opera Edition…
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Preview articles about We Are The Lucky Ones
Here are links to three in-depth previews of We Are The Lucky Ones, published in the Dutch press. (excerpts machine translated.) NRCThe stories of dozens of people born in the…
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New representation with OWL Artist Management
Today I’m delighted to announce new publishing and representation arrangements. After seven fruitful years, I have taken the decision to leave Ricordi, and on 1st March 2025 I will launch…
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Residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation
I’m delighted to have been awarded a residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, USA. The residency will be for 10 weeks from June–August 2025. I’ll be…
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Faggots and their Friends nominated for Ivors Award
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions has been shortlisted for the Stage Works category of the 2024 Ivors Classical Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the British…
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Residency at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles
I am delighted to have received a Stipendium from Villa Aurora in Los Angeles. I take up a residency there from October–December 2025, to work on a large new opera…
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Answer Machine Tape, 1987 at Transit Festival
Answer Machine Tape, 1987, for piano and multimedia, will be performed on 18th October at the Transit Festival in Leuven, Belgium. It will be performed by Zubin Kanga, who commissioned…
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Residency at the Bogliasco Foundation
I’m delighted to have been awarded a residency at the Bogliasco Foundation near Genoa, Italy for one month in March/April 2025. I’ll be there to work on ideas for new…
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4.48 Psychosis announced at Staatstheater Mainz
Staatstheater Mainz has just announced a new production of 4.48 Psychosis in the 2024/25 season. The production will be directed by Rahel Thiel and conducted by Samuel Hogarth. The premiere…
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Faggots and their Friends announced at the Ruhrtriennale
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions has just been announced in this year’s Ruhrtriennale in Bochum, Germany. Four performances will take place from 17th—20th August 2024 in the Jahrhunderthalle…
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New opera announced: We Are The Lucky Ones
I’m delighted to announce our next opera, We Are The Lucky Ones. The opera is commissioned by Dutch National Opera, and it will premiere at the Opera Forward Festival in…
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Residency at MacDowell
I’m incredibly lucky to have been awarded a 4-week residency at MacDowell Artists Colony in New Hampshire, USA, where I am currently through to 14th March. The Irving Fine Studio,…
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Faggots and their Friends announced at Holland Festival
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions has just been announced in this year’s Holland Festival in Amsterdam. The performances will take place on 13th and 14th June 2024 in…
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Great reviews for FATFBR at the Southbank Centre
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions completed its four-night run at the Southbank Centre last week to packed, lively audiences. Here is a selection of the reviews, all very…
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Illusions at Into The Open Festival, Berlin.
The International Ensemble Modern Academy are reprising their wonderful performance of Illusions at the Into The Open Festival in Berlin. They performed the piece for the first time at Time…
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Residency at Yaddo
I’ve been awarded a 5-week residency at the Corporation of Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs, NY, which I’m undertaking through October and November. My studio is in the picture. It’s a…
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Answer Machine Tape, 1987 shortlisted for Ivors Award
Answer Machine Tape, 1987 has been shortlisted for the Small Chamber Composition category of the 2023 Ivors Classical Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the British Film Institute…
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Denis & Katya announced at Theater Erfurt
Theater Erfurt has announced its new production of Denis & Katya in the coming 23/24 season, The production of the german-language translation by Robert Lehmeier will be directed by Markus…
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4.48 Psychose announced at the Bayerische Theater-Akademie München
The Bayerische Theaterakademie in Munich has announced a new production this coming autumn of the opera 4.48 Psychose (the german-language version of 4.48 Psychosis, in the translation of the Sarah…
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Faggots and their Friends announced at Southbank Centre
Dates for The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions have been announced at London’s Southbank Centre, playing four shows in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 25—28th January 2024. This music…
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Danish premiere of Denis & Katya in Aalborg and Copenhagen.
Denis & Katya will have its Danish premier on Thursday 17th August (schools performance) and Friday 18th August 2023 (public performance) as part of the Aalborg Opera Festival. This is a…
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Press images of The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions by Tristram Kenton.
Some production images from the Manchester International Festival production of The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, June 2023 (based on the book by Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta 1977).…
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Press coverage of Faggots and their Friends at Manchester International Festival
‘The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions‘ received its world premiere on 29th June 2023 at HOME Theatre as part of Manchester International Festival. There were some notable previews in…
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Composing for Stage workshop at Camp FR
I’ll be spending a week at the gorgeous CAMP FR in the Pyrenées from August 2nd–7th running a workshop / masterclass on Composing for Stage. The immersive week will explore…
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Denis & Katya announced at Wiener Kammeroper
On the same day as our wonderful premiere of Denis & Katya in Pittsburgh, Musiktheater an der Wein announced their new production of Denis & Katya to open their 2023/24 season at…
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Portrait photo by Paul Festa
A new headshot by fellow artist and writer Paul Festa, taken in his yet-to-be-renovated loft in Berlin. This can be used for promotion with a credit to the photographer. High…
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The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions at Manchester International Festival
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions has just been announced by Factory International as part of this year’s Manchester International Festival. This will be the world premiere, on 29th…
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Denis & Katya in Top 10 most performed new operas globally
Denis & Katya has been cited as in the top ten most performed contemporary operas across the world in the last seven years. The citation has come from a wide…
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Game Show Music premiere at Weimar’s Passion: SPIEL Festival
Game Show Music will celebrate its world premiere in the show PLAYING ANIMAL FARM at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar on 29th April 2023. Game Show Music is a suite of…
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Naomo Pinnetuo released by Royal Academy of Music
In celebration of their 200th Anniversary, the Royal Academy of Music asked 200 composers for birthday-gift compositions for solo instruments. To celebrate our friendship, which began at the Academy in…
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Performance photos of Answer Machine Tape, 1987
We’ve just completed the run of premiere performances of Answer Machine Tape, 1987 with the four co-commissioning festivals: Time of Music in Finland, November Music in the Netherlands, hcmf// in…
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Portrait photo by Étienne Grandon
A new headshot / press image by Étienne Grandon, taken on a vintage Yashica camera. This can be used for promotion with a credit to the photographer. A higher-resolution is…
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Profile by Tayyab Amin for hcmf//
I was very fortunate to be featured this year at hcmf// across three concerts of my most recent works: Answer Machine Tape, 1987, performed and commissioned by Zubin Kanga; Numbers…
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“The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions” at Aix-en-Provence Festival
The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, has just been announced by Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in France, in July 2023. This will not be the world premiere (which is still to…
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“The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions” announced at Bregenz Festival
My next opera, The Faggots and their Friends Between Revolutions, has just been announced by Bregenz Festival in Austria, in July 2023. This will not be the world premiere (which…