Stephen Hicks
PhD Student with Composition
Email stephen.hicks@kcl.ac.uk
Music Department
King's College London
Strand Campus
London
WC2R 2LS
Supervisor
Robert Keeley
Research
My research centres on the use and subversion of traditional instrumental forms and ensembles and their relevance in the music of the 21st Century. Specifically, I am looking at 'the brass concerto' and applying this to the writing of a Tuba Concerto.
Degrees
MMus (King's College, London)
PgDip Orchestral Musician (Royal College of Music, London)
BSc Physics with Theoretical Physics (Imperial College, London)
Performances of my work
'Ye Shanghai' (arrangement) commissioned by the European Union Youth Orchestra (premiered 9th May 2010, Shanghai Expo)
'Your boundaries are the sky' for large orchestra; commissioned by Fulham Symphony Orchestra (premiered 8th Dec 2007, St John's, Smith Square)
'Die Gralsglocken' for large orchestra; commissioned by Fulham Symphony Orchestra, (premiered 3rd Dec 2005, Fulham Town Hall)
Arrangements for Brass Ensemble - Brass10 (2005 - 2007, including performances in Truro Cathedral, National Portrait Gallery, St Martin in the Fields and on BBC radio)
Teaching
Head of Maths and Science, Campbell Harris Tutors
Private Tutor in Music Analysis and Techniques