
Alexander Campkin
Alexander’s composition Scan was highly commended in the BBC Proms Young Composers’ Competition, with extracts played on BBC Radio 3.
He is Composer-in-Residence in Germany (Royal Academy Chamber Choir, 2008) and of the Fulham Camarata. His commissions include the Nono Festival in association with the South Bank Centre and Manson Ensemble, the Royal Academy of Music String Orchestra, Pusey House Choir, Oxford and Dignatus Choir.
He has also composed pieces for the London Sinfonietta, the BBC Singers, the Oxford Spezzati, Contemporary Music Making for Amateurs and collaborations with the Bristol School of Animation and the Leeds School of Animation.
Alexander has been interviewed live on the radio in the UK and the US. His composition
Soft Snow was selected for the BBC GoSing Competition which will – along with the rehearsals – will be filmed by the BBC.
He has received tuition from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Dr Robert Saxton, Dr Stephen Montague, Prof Simon Bainbridge and Paul Patterson.
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Sleep, Holy Babe
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2005; duration c. 4'
- Performances:
- - Carol Service in Christ Church, Southgate, conducted by David Stevens, Christmas 2007
- - Esterhazy Singers Charity Concert, All Hallows by the Tower, London, conducted by Esther Jones, Christmas 2007
- - Wesley Memorial Church Carol Service, Wesley Memorial Singers, conducted by Kirstie Fieldhouse, Christmas 2007
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2007
- - London Oratory before Midnight Mass, Christmas 2006, conducted by Paddy Russill
- - Westminster Abbey, Christmas 2006
- - Royal Academy of Music Carol Service, conducted by the composer, Christmas 2006
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2006
- - Commotio choir concert, conducted by Matt Berry, Exeter Chapel, Oxford, November 2006
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by the composer, November 2006
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2005
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Song of Man who has Come Through
- Choir a cappella (SSAATTBB); 2005; duration c. 9'
- Competition: selected for the 6th John Armitage Memorial Prize, Jan 2007
- Performances:
- - The Arcadian Singers of Oxford University, Exeter Chapel, Oxford, February 2008
- - The Oxford Spezzati, conducted by Nick Mumby, Exeter Chapel, Oxford, January 2007
- - Dignatus Choir, Merton Chapel, Oxford, November 2007
- - Dignatus Choir, Denstone College, Staffordshire, November 2007
- - Selwyn College, Cambridge, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury, St Brides Church, Fleet Street, London, 22 March 2007
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Soft Snow
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2007; duration c. 2'
- Competition: selected for performance in the BBC GoSing event, 2007
- Performances:
- - Performed in the BBC Broadcasting House, July 2007
- - Filmed by the BBC for TV, 2007
- - Performed in Isleworth and Syon School, July 2007
Musica Dei
- SATB Choir and SSATB soloists a cappella; 2007; duration c. 4'
- Commissioned by the Fulham Camerata, 2007
- Performances:
- - Performed by The Fulham Camerata, conducted by Chris Wray, November 2007
Patience
- Choir a cappella (SSAATTBB); 2007; duration c. 6'
- Composed for the BBC Singers
- Performances:
- - Performed and Workshopped by The BBC Singers, Maida Vale studios, London, May 2007
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by the composer, May 2007
Méditation
- Choir (SATB) & organ; 2006; duration c. 4'
- Text by Baudelaire. Language: French
- Performances:
- - The Arcadian Singers of Oxford University, Brasenose College, November 2006
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by the composer, November 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Calm me, O Lord
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2007; duration c. 6'
- Performances:
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by the composer, November 2007
Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2004; duration c. 2'
- Performances:
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2007
- - Royal Academy of Music Carol Service, conducted by Huw Morgan, Christmas 2006
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2006
- - Oxford Brookes Choral & Orchestral Society, The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Christmas 2005
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2005
- - Wesley Memorial Church Carol Service, Wesley Memorial Singers, conducted by Andrew Henderson, Christmas 2004
- - St Catherine’s College Choir, St Catherine’s College Carol Service, St Cross Church, Christmas 2004
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Awake, Awake!
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2006; duration c. 5'
- Performances:
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by Rachel Coward, November 2007
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2007
- - Royal Academy of Music Carol Service, conducted by Rachel Coward, Christmas 2007
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by the composer, January 2007
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2006
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Song of the Holy Virgin
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2008; duration c. 5'
- Performances:
- - Workshopped at the Royal Academy of Music, January 2008
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2007
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- Choir a cappella (SATB); 2000; duration c. 3'
- Performances:
- - Westminster Abbey, Christmas 2000
- - Trafalgar Square carol concert, London, the Oxbridge Singers, Christmas 2005
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Walk in a Whisper
- String Orchestra; 2007; duration 8'
- Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music
- Performances:
- - Performed by the Royal Academy String Orchestra, conducted by David Strange, June 2007
- - Performed by the Minimalist Ensemble, conducted by the composer, September 2007
Counting my Numberless Fingers
- Mixed Ensemble; 2006-7; duration 6'
- Performances:
- - Performed in the COMA Contemporary Music Festival Summer School, conducted by Stephen Montague, July 2007
- - Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Minimalist Ensemble, conducted by the composer, September 2007
- - Sketches played by COMA (Contemporary Music Making for Amateurs) London, conducted by Gregory Rose, October 2006
- - Sketches workshopped by COMA London, conducted by Gregory Rose, November 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Big Bang: The Birth of the Universe
- Orchestra: 2(picc).2(cor).2.2/2.2.1.1/strings 6.5.4.3.2; 2006; duration 10'
- Performances:
- - The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, conducted by the composer, May 2006
- - Broadcast on Oxide 87.9FM, June 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
The Child
- Orchestra (or organ reduction), SATB choir, SATB soloists; 2005; duration 10'
- Performances:
- - The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Christmas 2005
- - Broadcast on Oxide 87.9FM, June 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Scan
- Tuned percussion, woodwind and strings; 2000; duration 5'
- Competition: runner-up in BBC Proms Young Composers' Competition, 2000
- Performances:
- - Extracts broadcast on Radio 3 during interval of BBC Proms, 2000
- Audio extract available. Go to player
An Exploration of the Mandelbrot Fractal
- Orchestra: 2(picc).2.2.2/2.1.0.0/strings 6.6.5.4.2; 2004; duration 10'
- Performances:
- - The Bernard Sunley Theatre, St Catherine’s College, St Catherine’s College Orchestra (accompanied by video projections of animations of the fractal rendered by the composer), May 2004
- - Broadcast on Oxide 87.9FM, June 2006
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Threads of Gold
- Orchestra: 1(picc).1.1.1/1.0.0.0/strings (2.2.2.2.2); 2005; duration 8'
- Performances:
- - Earlier version performed by the Westminster School Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Music Concert, 2002
- - Broadcast on Oxide 87.9FM, June 2006
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
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Between the Notes
- An Operetta in one act; 2007-8; duration 15'
- Scored for three solo voices: Mezzo-soprano and two Tenors
- Accompanied by Chamber Ensemble: Horn, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Cello
- Collaboration with award-winning librettist Donald Atkinson
Noontides
- Fl, cl, pno, vib, vn, vc; 2007; duration 8'
- Commissioned by the Manson Ensemble in Association with the Southbank Centre
- Performances:
- - Nono ‘Reflections of Venice’ Festival in Association with the Southbank Centre, October 2007
Clash by Night
- String quartet and two clarinets (B flat & A); 2006; duration c. 6'
- Performances:
- - St Peter’s Church, Canterbury, Mozart Now Ensemble, conducted by Nick Cleobury, December 2006
- - Royal Academy of Music, Concert Room, conducted by the composer, November 2006
- - Workshopped in Canterbury, conducted by Nick Cleobury, July 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Sun-Brazen Moonbeam
- Wind quintet (flute, oboe, B flat clarinet, horn in F, bassoon); 2006; duration 7'
- Performances:
- - 10th London New Wind Festival, Oxford Street, London, November 2007
- - Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Minimalist Ensemble, September 2007
- - Holywell Music Room, Kreisler Ensemble, Oxford, June 2006
- - Workshopped by Sounds Underground and Robert Saxton, Holywell Music Room, Oxford, June 2006
- Audio extract available. Go to player
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Dreams of Reality
- Voilin duet; 2007; duration 2'
- Performances:
- - DJ Hall, Royal Academy of Music, March 2008 (scheduled performance)
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Pentimenti
- Solo Tenor and Piano; 2007; duration 5'
- Collaboration with award-winning poet Donald Atkinson
- Performances:
- - Performed as part of the Leeds Lieder Festival, October 2007
- - Performed at the Royal Academy of Music, Concert Room, November 2007
Three Short Clarinet Pieces
- Solo clarinet in B flat; 2006; duration 10'
- Composed for the Sounds New Music Festival in Canterbury
- Performances:
- - St Peter’s Church, Canterbury, David Cambell, December 2006
- - Workshopped in Canterbury, David Cambell, July 2006
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Strange Meetings
- Soprano, Baritone and Piano; 2006; duration 9'
- Song cycle on three poems by Harold Monro
- Performances:
- - Oxford University Music Society Recital, Holywell Music Room, February 2006
- - Vocal Recital, The Chapel of The Queens College, Oxford, February 2006
- - Broadcast on Oxide 87.9FM, June 2006
- View excerpt of the score (click here)
Faceless Dolls
- Solo Piano; 2007; duration 3'
- Composed for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies workshop (filmed for BBC4)
- Performances:
- - Filmed for BBC television, Royal Academy of Music, January 2007
- - Workshopped, The Concert Room, Royal Academy of Music (Elena Kiseleva), January 2007
- - The Old Library, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (Geoffrey Lim), March 2007
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