Explore the music of English composer George Holloway
On March 30th 2024, I was honoured to participate in the C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music, “Crossing Sounds”, both as a composer and a conductor. As the sole conductor for the festival, I had the chance to rehearse and conduct four world premieres, including my new work South of the Great Wall. The other works…Continue Reading “「跨響」-台北中央C國際當代音樂節：照片與媒體 C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music “Crossing Sounds”: photos and media (March ’24)”
I answered this questionnaire for the pianist and musicologist I-Hsuan Olivia Tsai in March last year. She has been doing research into Western composers living and working in Asia, and has given presentations on my music alongside that of Paul San Gregory and Michael Timpson. Her next Lost in Diversity presentation will be at the…Continue Reading ““Lost in Diversity”- questionnaire response (from March ’23)”
I’m proud to share my edit of the premiere of South of the Great Wall here. It was a very intense festival, but I’m pleased with what we managed to do in two days of rehearsal (to prepare two complete concert programmes). I have edited the two camera views together, and mixed in some of the…Continue Reading ““SOUTH OF THE GREAT WALL”《城南荒原》- video of premiere performance at “Crossing Sounds” Festival, Taipei (March ’24)”
I’m excited to have my music featured in the C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music, “Crossing Sounds”: three concerts in one day at the legendary Forum Music Taipei, with performances from the Geori Ensemble (Korea), Gunnar Berg Salzburg and C-Camerata Taipei. This is the incredible promotional video of the festival: https://tungchaoming.wixsite.com/c-camerata From the C-Camerata Website:…Continue Reading ““South of the Great Wall” 《城南荒原》quintet version premiere at C-Camerata International Festival for Contemporary Music (March ’24)”
Festival Link: Die Pipa: Volksmusik aus Taiwan im Spiegel unserer Zeit Six months from conception to completion, South of the Great Wall (《城南荒原》) is one of my more ambitious works to date. I’ve made threee different versions: a duet for soprano and guitar, a trio for sheng, pipa and ‘cello, and a quintet for the…Continue Reading ““South of the Great Wall”- premiere at Passauer Saiten, Passau (March ’24)”
I had a wonderful time with everyone at the TimeArt Studio, who premiered my piece (with me conducting) at Tunghai University in September. The performance had the added dramatic tension of knowing that just as the previous piece was ending, Taiwan experienced a sizeable earthquake that caused all the lighting rig and furniture to rattle! …Continue Reading “TimeArt Studio Premiere of “Walking by Willow Creek” at Tunghai University 時間藝術工作室：《漫步柳川》在東海大學之首演 2022.9.18″
Forgotten Voices 「傳統與現在從我開始」 非常期待我的為古箏、笙與琵琶而作的三重奏《漫步柳川》9.18在東海大學的首演。歡迎在台中（還有更遙遠）的朋友們來聆聽《時間藝術學院》充滿活力的音樂家們哦！ I am very much looking forward to the premiere of my trio for Guzheng, Sheng and Pipa “Walking by Willow Creek” on 18th September at Tunghai University. Friends in Taichung (and further afield) are welcome to come and listen to the energetic musicians of TimeArt Studio! 2022 TimeArt Academy 青年作曲家作品首演音樂會開賣囉！…Continue Reading “Premiere of “Walking by Willow Creek” at Tunghai University–Time Art Studio “Forgotten Voices” 2022 《漫步柳川》在東海大學的首演：「傳統與現在從我開始」2022年時間藝術工作室青年作曲家作品首演音樂會”
I’ve been working with the talented Zheng Yang for almost two years now; I have given her so many drafts of this piece! With all the struggles to make my musical ideas playable on the sheng, complete with meticulously bar-by-bar solving of near intractable fingering problems, we’re nearing the full premiere of “Sculpture in Melody”…Continue Reading “Sculpture in Melody for traditional solo sheng 《线性雕塑》，为传统笙而作(2015-6) – forthcoming premiere taster!”