John Stringer is a British composer,

oboist An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette. The following is a list of notable past and pres ...

, conductor and academic.

Early life and education

John Stringer was born in

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and studied at the

University of Huddersfield The University of Huddersfield is a public research university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has been a University since 1992, but has its origins in a series of institutions dating back to the 19th century. It has made te ...

. Following an undergraduate degree in music, Stringer went on to complete postgraduate study and a PhD at the

University of York The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thir ...

where he is now a senior lecturer and teaches modules in

Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...

, Birtwistle,

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and

Conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...

. His music is published by the University of York Music Press.

Career

As composer and conductor, Stringer has worked with the Orchestra of Opera North, Philharmonia and

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, Basel Soloists, Corrente Ensemble, Black Hair, New Music Players, de ereprijs, Apollo Saxophone Quartet and the 4Mality Percussion Quartet. He is also Assistant Conductor with the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra. As a conductor and oboist, he has also worked with Jonathan Harvey, James Wood, Hanna Kulenty, Richard Ayres, Hans Abrahamsen, Stephen Montague, Robert Saxton, and

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

. His works have been performed across the UK, Europe, Japan, and the United States.

Key works

* ''Hinterland'' (1999, piano quintet) * ''The Shifting Point'' (2001, viola and piano) * ''Lied: Red Elegy'' (2007, cello) * ''Disquiet'' (2009, solo piano) * ''Disquiet II'' (2012; chamber ensemble) * ''Tondal's Vision'' (2012; orchestra)

Discography

* ''Hinterland'' - Dark Inventions

References

External links

John Stringer's homepage

John Stringer's page at University of York Music Press.
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