Robin Haigh (born 1993 in

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) is an Irish/British composer of contemporary classical music.

Career

In 2017, Robin Haigh won a

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British Composer Award at the age of 24 for his recorder quintet, ''In Feyre Foreste''. His piece ''Zorthern'' features on the

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label performed by Luke Carver Goss and the

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. In 2018, he was chosen to be a part of the

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's Soundhub scheme, as well as

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's Accelerate scheme, and the

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's workshop with the Ligeti Quartet. In 2019 he was commissioned by the

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to write a piece for chamber orchestra, supported by the

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foundation. In July 2019, he was announced as a 2019–20

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composer, leading to a commission for the 2020 Presteigne Festival. He won an

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in the Chamber Orchestral category in 2020, and in 2021 was nominated in the Solo Works category. In 2022 he was voted joint-winner of the Composer Slam European Championship for his piece AESOP 2, which was performed in

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by Orchester im Treppenhaus. He studied composition at

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and The

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, with teachers including Dmitri Smirnov,

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, and

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Notable works

*''LUCK'' concerto for trumpet and orchestra (2024) *''Concerto for Orchestra'' (2023) *''THE DREAMERS'' quadruple concerto for four trombones and large ensemble (2022) *''AESOP 2'' for untrained recorder soloist, large ensemble and electronics (2021) *''SLEEPTALKER'' for orchestra (2021) *''No One'' for solo harp (2020) *''Grin'' for chamber orchestra (2019) *''Aesop'' for solo recorder and eight players (2019) *''Twenty One Minute Pieces'' for four players (2018) *''Zorthern'' for solo accordion and six players (2017) *''In Feyre Foreste'' for five recorders (2016) *''1936'' for two narrators and large ensemble (2016) *''The Man Who Woke Up'', opera in one act (2014) *''Samoyeds'', movement from a string quartet (2018)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haigh, Robin Living people English classical composers English male classical composers 1993 births 21st-century British classical composers 21st-century English composers 21st-century British male musicians