John Croft

John Croft (*1971) studied at the Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Sheffield before completing a doctorate at the University of Manchester, where he studied with John Casken. He is currently Reader at Brunel University London. His music has been played by ensembles and soloists including the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Exposé, Studiya Novoi Muzyki, Distractfold Ensemble, Marij van Gorkom, Philip Thomas, Matthew Barley, Richard Craig, Cora Schmeiser, Barbara Lüneburg, and Kseniya Pestova. He received First Prize in the 2001 Jurgenson International Composers’ Competition for his String Quartet and the the 2011 ICMA European Regional Award for ...ne l'aura che trema for alto flute and live electronics. His Intermedio III for bass clarinet and live electronics won the Prix Ton Bruynèl 2012. His opera-monodrama Malédictions d’une furie was recently premiered at the Sound New Festival, with Lore Lixenberg as the Fury. He also writes on the philosophy of music.

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