Staff profile

Eric Skytterholm Egan is an Irish-Norwegian composer based in the north of England. His music focuses on clarity of formal expression, often combining the sounds of previous musical eras with new instrumental techniques to create a broad textural palette. He completed his PhD in Composition in May 2010, under Richard Rijnvos.

Eric has worked with numerous ensembles and musicians, including the Roentgen Connection, Ives Ensemble, Trondheim Sinfonietta, Curious Chamber Players, Cikada, Crash Ensemble, El Perro Andaluz, ensemble Adapter, Arditti Quartet, Momenta Quartet, groups from the BBC SSO and Northern Sinfonia, Noriko Kawai, Lore Lixenberg, and Richard Casey. His music has featured at festivals including Impuls Festival (Graz) and the Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music, and in venues such as the Konzerthaus Wien, National Concert Hall (Dublin), Sage Gateshead, Southbank Centre (London), and Riksscenen (Oslo). He has recently given lectures on his music at the Academys of Music in Oslo and Krakow.

Eric is currently the producer of Ensemble 7Bridges, and E7B SoundLab, Durham University's ensembles in residence. He also runs NAME (new art music ensemble), the Music Department's student contemporary music group and KLANG, the Department's annual contemporary music festival.

Composition

• Egan, E S (2019). "skyggene omkring", a 15 minute composition for 6 or more voices. First performance June 2019.
• Egan, E S (2019). "un libro ravvolge" an 8 minute composition for SMATB. Duration: 8 minutes.
• Egan, E. S. (2018). “in Motion” a 19 minute composition for mixed ensemble. First performance May 2018. Duration: 22 Minutes.
• Egan, E.S. (2017). “of her skin” a 16 minute composition for solo tuba. First performance October 2017. Duration: 16 Minutes.
• Egan, E. S. (2017). in Monochrome. First performance October 2017. Duration: 6 Minutes.
• Egan, E. S. (2017). “pick the Gun up” a 20-22 minute composition for mixed trio. First performance June 2017. Duration: 20 Minutes.
• Egan, E. S. (2017). Conflict as Artefact | North Korea. First performance June 2017. Duration: 8 Minutes.
• Egan, E. S. (2017). "Fragments | of Shapes | Hewn | in White | Silence” a 14 minute cycle of four compositions for solo string instruments. First performance May 2017. Duration: 14 Minutes.
• Egan, E S (2016). “Interplay of Bones” a 45 minute composition for trombone and percussion. First performance August 2016. Duration: 30 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2016). Stille. Premiered on 23rd November 2016. Duration: 13 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2016). murmurrandoms | in memoriam James Joyce. Premiered on 16th May 2016. Duration: 10 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2016). A Stain on Silence | Unmeasured. Premiered on 14th August 2016. Duration: 10 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2015). “Interplay of Bones” an 11 minute composition for percussion trio. Premiered on 19th April 2015. First performance April 2015.
• Egan, E S (2015). Falling (in Love). Premiered on 21 February 2015. First performance February 2015. Duration: 5 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2015). A Stain on Silence. Premiered on 21st February 2015. Duration: 7 minutes.
• Egan, E S (2015). In One 2. Premiered on 7th December 2015.
• Egan, E S (2015). On Breath and Motion. First performance November 1999.
• Egan, E S (2015). In One 1. Premiered on 13th June 2015.
• Egan, E S (2014). “i en eller annen Oase” a 9 minute composition for string orchestra. Premiered on 23rd August 2014. First performance September 2014.
• Egan, E S (2014). Through the Barbacans. Premiered on 13th August 2014.
• Egan, E S (2014). out the Dirty Window. Premiered on June 21st 2014.
• Egan, E S (2014). Transit of Shadow. Premiered on 25th July 2014.
• Egan, E S (2013). Privacy of Mind. Premiered on 26 June 2013. First performance June 2013.
• Egan, E S (2013). A Pint of Plain. First performance February 2013.
• Egan, E S (2013). 1st Canvas (Hidden Name). Premiered on 17 November 2013.
• Egan, E S (2013). Eyes so Dimmed. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2013).a thing Glimpsed. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2013). That Old Tune. Premiered on December 7th 2013.
• Egan, E S (2013). Through the Embers. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2012). Word of Mouth. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2012). in three, on, and seven. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2012). World of Beauty (b). Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2011). Listen to Me Listening 1. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2011). Oer the World. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2011).in the Pause and not. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2010). Shaken Out. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2010). Sideways 1. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2010). Bone. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2009). 12 Miniatures for Guitar. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2009). Non-Stable Equilibrium. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2008). String Quartet No. 3. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2008). String Quartet No. 2. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2006). From the Eumenides. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2006). Symphony No. 104. Music Norway.
• Egan, E S (2006). Riddle Me. Music Norway.