Paul Newland

Paul Newland is a founding member of the electric guitar duo exquisite corpse (David Arrowsmith/Paul Newland) and [rout].

Recent works include surface for London Symphony Orchestra commissioned for their Soundscape Pioneers series, 5 for harpsichord, dancer and film for Jane Chapman and dancer Gregoire Meyer, monotonous forest for ensemble Radius commissioned by the Britten Foundation premiered at the Wigmore Hall, momiji gari for Japanese guitarists Norio Sato and Toshimitsu Kamigaichi and husk for [rout] and Okeanos.

Recent performances by exquisite corpse include London’s Vibe Bar, Café Oto and Sonic Art Oxford. As part of an ongoing project Graft duo exquisite corpse created a series of semi-improvised works with choreographer Mari Frogner giving performances at Crondell St. Underground Car Park Shoreditch, The Book Club Spitalfields and The Old Police Station Deptford.

Most recently exquisite corpse performed common wealth a work created specifically for the derelict Commonwealth Institute building on Kensington High Street. This new piece was created in collaboration with choreographer Mari Frogner and commissioned by Fruits of the Apocalypse for their Common Sounds project at Kensington and Chelsea Festval.

Other recent pieces include music in the shape of a square (after Bridget Riley) and feedback piece#1. He is currently making a new piece nicholas givotovsky as part of ensemble [rout]’s Lost and Found project, and working on a web-based collaboration with the Dutch dancer Aleksandra Borys.

He is Professor of Composition at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, at TrinityLaban and is an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University.

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