Oh just me, some manuscript, a pencil and about 500 mugs of tea!
Influences
Far too many to mention but I will have a go...
Mahler, Goldfrapp, Turnage, Jeff Buckley, Anthony & The Johnsons, Aphex Twin, Bjork, Bartock, Stravinsky, Billie Holiday, Ben Folds, Benjamin Britten, Strauss, Daft Punk, Duke Ellington, George Benjamin, System Of A Down, Incubus, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Shostakovich, Harrison Birtwhistle, Infected Mushroom, Jamiroquai, Janacek, John Williams, Parliment, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Led Zeppelin, Bernstein, Lutolawski, Pink Floyd, The Presets, Rachmaninov, Radio Head, Rufus Wainwright, Prokofiev, Steven Sondheim, Walton, Beethoven, John McCabe, Tchaikovsky etc.
Sounds Like
"[Three Broken Love Songs] showed much intensity, even large elements of Gershwin in the first movement." Liverpool Daily
"[Ivory Ghosts] manages to achieve such an intensity of plaintive sound that it just seems to fire off the emotion right in the centre of your head" 4Barsrest.com
"[Ivory Ghosts] made quite an impression on the
audience and rightly so...For all its brevity this is
music that can cast a powerful spell and the atmospheric sounds Higgins
creates were exploited by the band to haunting and moving effect" 4Barsrest.com
"[Freaks] was a real tour de force from both band and soloist, modern music which was nevertheless very approachable and audience-friendly." 4Barsrest.com
"[Freaks] – an ostentatious piece of musical mellow drama, inspired by a tale from the circus grotesque."
REFERENCE?
"Perhaps the most striking work in the programme is Gavin Higgins’ Freaks. 4Barsrest.com
Born in Gloucestershire, 1983, Gavin Higgins grew up in the Forest of Dean. Surrounded by a family of ‘bander’s’, it was not long before he began to play in the local brass band. In 1999, Gavin was awarded a place to study at the prestigious Chethams School of Music in Manchester and in 2001 was given a scholarship to study at the Royal Northern College of Music with Gary Carpenter, Frank Lloyd and Pete Francombe. In 2007 Gavin became a Royal College of Music scholar supported by the AHRC and Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Awards, studying composition with Ken Hesketh. Gavin is an SPNM Shortlisted Composer.
Gavin has had music performed by numerous ensembles and soloists across the UK in venues including the Wigmore Hall, Regent Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.
His Alarms for solo trumpet and Road Works for percussion has proven very popular with BBC Young Musician finalists, both are regularly played in the competition. His virtuoso work Freaks for solo trombone has been recorded by Brett Baker and the Polysteel (flowers) Band on the Polyphonic label. His work Rage Dances was performed by members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall and more recently by the Liverpool Philharmonic's contemporary music group, Ensemble 10:10.
Other recent performances include; the premiere of Urban Fairy Tales with Maria Marchant, Fanfares and Love Songs performed by the National Children’s Band of Great Britain, and Mechanical Cabaret commissioned by the Royal College of Music for the Exhibition Road Music Day Festival.
Gavin is regularly commissioned to write new works including Fanfare as part of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Three Broken Love Songs for Mark Simpson and A Forest Symphony as part of the Voices in the Forest Festival, performed by the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.A Forest Symphony was also selected for the wind and brass section of the British Composer Awards in 2008. His new work for trombone, Tango, is soon to be recorded by Brett Baker and the Black Dyke Mills Band. In March 2010, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will premiere his new work, Dancing at the Edge of Hell.
alright love. well actually beieve it or not im still living the high life on the seas brother until october the 2nd. I might spend xmas in australia so im definitely not gonna be tying myself down to any contracts in the meantime, but me and my girlfriend will definitely be moving back in may and getting somewhere so thats two flat mates for the price of one. we..re just gonna have to see what happens me thinks. how was the tour dude? any shenanigans? where did you visit and what was it for? so many bloody questions xxx
Hey viv, yeah was good to see you too! Still tryin to get that picture on here. Workin on it. I've got alot of respect for you Gavin for bein able to put all our shit behind you. I appreciate that. You're a top bloke. Latas buddy
Hello Gavin,
Good to find you on myspace.Really like what you`re doing.I see you are a friend of Mr Turnage`s!. "Scorched" is a favourite of mine.Anyway all the best of luck to you.Keep in touch if you can.Thanks for adding me.
David
how you doin me old cherub.great to hear from you as always.i get back from the cruise beginning of september too. so i wont have had a chance to look anywhere to find a place and that. plus im gonna see if i can sub let for a bit again incase i get a show over xmas again. but if your willing to wait and test the water for six months ive got a feeling ill be in london to stay from february if you want to move in together around then. how does that sound matey? xxx
Hey Gavin - just about in one piece I think. Just did the perc on Attack From The Sea & it sounds AWESOME. You're a genius - thank you so much. You have to make it down next week to hear how great it sounds! Jx
Hiya Viv, I'm very very hung over right now! Yeah am about next weekend so I'll come out no probs. Will be good to catch up. I'll put your pic on here later. I'm gonna go an throw up now!
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