Philip Venables

A composer of ferocious dramatic instincts
— Alex Ross

Tag: Nick Blackburn

  • Below The Belt

    Below The Belt

    My debut album, Below the Belt, is now available for pre-ordering via NMC here. The disc will be launched on 16th March 2018.  The works on the disc are:

    The Revenge of Miguel Cotto,
    Klaviertrio im Geiste,
    Numbers 76–80,
    Numbers 91-95,
    Metamorphoses after Britten,
    Illusions.

    The disc features David Hoyle, the London Sinfonietta, Phoenix Piano Trio, Ligeti Quartet, Leigh Melrose, Dario Dugandzic, Nick Blackburn, Melinda Maxwell, Natalie Raybould, Lewis Bretherton, George Chambers and Ashley Mercer, conducted by Richard Baker.

  • Video of Numbers 91-95 from LSO St Luke’s

    Video of Numbers 91-95 from LSO St Luke’s

    Score and more info here

    This recording was made at LSO St Luke’s on 29th June 2013.  It will be released on my solo album in 2018.

    Text: Simon Howard
    Speaker: Nick Blackburn
    Flute: Katie Bicknell
    Harp: Olivia Jaguers
    Woodblock: Matthew West
    Recording produced by Andrew Morgan
    Video by Mark Hermida

    With thanks to LSO St Luke’s, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Arts Council of England.

  • Music, Text and Violence (an interview)

    Music, Text and Violence (an interview)

    A conversation with Theatre Director Nick Blackburn about my compositional approach.