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African Violet 1st Movement by Barrie Webb & Ty Unwin

Artist Biography For Barrie Webb & Ty Unwin

Barrie Webb
Barrie Webb Studied Trombone With Vinko Globokar And Conducting With Constantin Bugeanu. His Solo Performances Have Been Broadcast By The BBC Radio France RAI Italy Voice Of Music Israel ABC Australia NHK Japan Etc. And Are Recorded On CD For Radio France/MFA MPS UK Move Australia Metier UK And Col Legno Germany . Recent Performance Highlights Include Takemitsu’s Concerto Fantasma/Cantos II At The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival A Broadcast Performance Of Donald Erb’s Concerto And The World Premiere Of Vladimir Scolnic’s Time Interferences For Trombone And Orchestra Broadcast On National Radio In Three Countries And Published On CD. In 2004 He Gave The Second Performance And Made The First Recording Of René Leibowitz’s Concertino With The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra At Tokyo’s Suntory Hall Broadcast By NHK. Barrie Webb Enjoys A Parallel Career As An Orchestral Conductor Directing A Variety Of Classical And Contemporary Repertoire Including Televised Concerts In Romania And Moldova Premieres Of Walton And Britten In Taiwan A Conducting Residency In Melbourne And Regular Concerts With The University Of Huddersfield Symphony Orchestra. He Has Also Directed Contemporary Ensembles In The UK Europe And Australia. He Has Recorded For The BBC And On CD For MPS Metier BML UK Ricordi And Vienna Modern Masters. Barrie Webb Is Professor Of Music At The University Of Huddersfield Where He Teaches Conducting And Composition And Directs The University’s Performance Programme. His Teaching And Performing Residencies Include The Darmstadt Internationale Ferienkurse Für Neue Musik 1984–1994 The Dartington International Summer School 1983–2002 The 2003 Akiyoshidai Contemporary Music Seminar And Festival Japan And Several In Australia From 1988 To The Present Day. Since 2000 He Has Made Numerous Concert And Educational Appearances In Japan Korea Taiwan China And Australia. In 2007 He Will Guest Edit An Issue Of Contemporary Music Review On The Subject Of Contemporary Performance. Ty Unwin
Having Completed His First BBC Commission Whilst Still At University Ty Unwin Left Academic Life With A Music Degree From Huddersfield University In 1990 And A Determination To Avoid "proper" Work And Instead Write Music For A Living. This Stubbornness Has Paid Dividends. He Is Now An Established Composer Specialising In Writing Music For Media In A Variety Of Idioms With Recent Commissions Taking Him Around The World. Clients Include BBC Channel Four Channel Five ITV TLC And Discovery. As Well As Writing For TV He Has Written Scores For Several Commercial Videos And Numerous Orchestral Works Which Have Been Performed Throughout Europe. Recent CD Releases Have Included Recordings Of A Number Of These Classical Works On "Big Steel Drum" The BBC Soundtrack To "Vets In The Wild" And Six Tracks On Sony's Triple Platinum "Classic Chillout" Album Series. He Is Currently Writing / Producing Albums For Dina Carroll New Model Army Justin Sullivan And Joolz Gianni .

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