Charlie Usher
Charlie Usher
Genres: contemporary classical, modern composition
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About Charlie Usher
Performed by the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (conducted by James Weeks), the BBC Concert Orchestra (Royal Festival Hall), the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by James MacMillan), the Eris Ensemble, Endymion, Dave McCann, the New York Miniaturist Ensemble (Lincoln Center, New York City), the RNCM Symphony Orchestra and members of Southern Sinfonia, and workshopped by Rolf Hind, Ensemble 10/10 and the BBC Singers, A 2004 Guardian/BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year, resulting in performance as part of BBC Proms chamber music series, SPNM shortlisted between 2007-2010, With various appearances on BBC Radio (Hear and Now, In Tune, and Night Waves, discussing the affect of Mark Rothko on his work), Profiled in the Daily Telegraph and guest artist for NewNotes magazine, Having studied composition with Professor David Horne at Royal Northern College of Music, graduating with a First-class degree in 2009, With current collaborators include Jean-Claude Guidarini (for the two organs of Église Notre-Dame du Taur, Toulouse), Katelyn Clark (amplified microtonal harpsichord), Jennie McGeoch (french horn), Claire Poillion (viola) and Chris Bagan (Baroque flute and harpsichord), An artist in residence at the Banff Centre, Canada, January to March 2011, with profuse thanks to the Finzi Trust, Occasional artisan cheese monger for Trethowan's Dairy, Bristol, Charlie Usher was born in 1987 in the United Kingdom.
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