James Saunders (composer)
| James Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 44–45) Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Genres | Experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Website | www |
James Saunders (born 1972) is a British composer and performer of experimental music. He is Professor of Music and Head of the Centre for Musical Research at Bath Spa University.
Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, Saunders studied at the University of Huddersfield (1991–94) and then with Anthony Gilbert at the Royal Northern College of Music (1994–96). In 1998, he was a participant at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse where he was awarded a scholarship prize. He participated again in 2000 and 2002.
In 2001, he was a selected composer at the Ostrava New Music Days. He held composition residencies at the Experimental Studio fur Akustische Künst in Freiburg in 2003 and 2007.
His music has been played at international festivals, including Bludenz Tage fur zeitgemäßer Musik,Brighton Festival, BMIC Cutting Edge, Borealis, Darmstadt,Donaueschingen Festival, Gothenburg Arts Sounds,Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Inventionen Berlin,The Kitchen, Music We’d Like to Hear, Ostrava New Music Days, Rainy Days, Rational Rec, Roaring Hooves, Spitalfields_Music, SPOR, Ultima, and Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
Saunders' music has been performed internationally by ensembles and musicians including Apartment House, Arditti Quartet, asamisimasa, Sebastian Berweck, ensemble chronophonie, duo Contour, Rhodri Davies, Exaudi, Nicolas Hodges, London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Neue Vocalsolisten, Plus-minus ensemble, Psappha New Music Ensemble, ensemble recherche, Suono Mobile, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, and 175 East.
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