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Delhi-born composer Param Vir is a leading figure in contemporary music. Based in London, his output encompasses works in several genres that include chamber music, symphonic works and opera / music-theatre. His works have been performed by major ensembles, orchestras and opera houses, and presented at several international festivals. He composes prolifically, and the last two seasons alone have seen the premieres of several major works, including a full-length opera Black Feather Rising, a choral work He Begins His Great Trance for the BBC Singers, A Spread of Dreams for the Orchestra of the Swan, two works for cellist Rohan de Saram and a work for the BCMG and Darbar Asian Arts Heritage. His work is inspired by varied sources drawn from world mythology, art and literature. Groups that have performed or given premieres of Vir’s works include The Netherlands Opera, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Klangforum Wien, Schoenberg Ensemble, Fulcrum Point (Chicago), Scottish Opera, Music Theatre Wales and Ensemble Modern. Current commissions include a new orchestral work for 2012. |
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Listen to HAYAGRIVA excerpt The Schoenberg Ensemble conducted by Micha Hamel
Listen to HORSE TOOTH WHITE ROCK excerpt The Gelders Orchestra conducted by Micha Hamel
Listen to an excerpt from the opera BLACK FEATHER RISING Charlotte Riedijk (Soprano) and Stichting Octopus |
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CURRENTS EVENTS:
WATCH THE TRAILER OF BLACK FEATHER RISING
Libretto by David Rudkin
PAST EVENTS:
WORKS IN DEVELOPMENT:
NEW ORCHESTRAL WORK - For 2012. In preparation.
WHERE MY HEART LISTS - Choral work on texts by Gerard Manley Hopkins, for female choir
AWAKENING - full length Opera in collaboration with dramatist David Rudkin