Rupert Bawden

Rupert Bawden is a composer, conductor and orchestral trainer.  Today his interests are broader and he currently works as a paramedic with the London Ambulance Service.  He is also a Councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth.

  A professional violin/violist for fourteen years, Rupert played across the stylistic spectrum from the English Concert and the English Chamber Orchestra to the London Sinfonietta and the Michael Nyman Band.  Throughout this time he also worked as a composer and conductor with the BBC Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Nash Ensemble of London and the BBC Singers.  His ballet Le Livre de Fauvel was staged by the Bavarian State Ballet and broadcast on radio and television.  Particularly associated with performances of contemporary music, he has called a number of leading figures to the stage, among them Tippett, Birtwistle, Goehr, Holloway, HK Gruber, Kagel, Bennett, Holt and Sawer.

  Principal works (all published by Novello & Co):-

  Suite; Le Livre de Faugel (1986), commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival

Souvenirs (1987) commissioned by Summerscope

Dramatic Cantata (1989) commissioned and premièred by the London Sinfonietta

Ultima Scena (1989) commissioned for the BBC Proms

Wanderjahr (1990) commissioned by the Nash Ensemble of London

Ballet Le Livre de Fauvel (1992) staged by the Bavarian State Ballet

The Days of the Hawk (1993) premièred by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Singers

Two Choruses (1993) premièred by the BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Singers

Two Studies (1994) premièred by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The Road of Mirrors (1994) premièred by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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