Staff profile

Current study: PhD by Composition, part-time (supervised by Dr. Eric Egan and Prof. Richard Rijnvos)

Academic interests and research areas include: 

• the juxtaposition of compositional materials
• Surrealism (specifically with sung texts, staging, and dramatic performance)
• methods of generating structure that allow wider exploration of the distribution of intuitively-written materials
• the timbral and spectral possibilities of the electric cello, as well as exploration of the use of the expression pedal
• the setting of folk melodies with a contemporary art music approach to structure
• musical 'moments', as employed by Cage and Stockhausen

 Past commissions include:

• Southbank Centre
• London Sinfonietta
• Strathaven Choral Society (commissioned by Making Music)

 Current work includes:

• commission for saxophone duo
• commission for mezzo-soprano and piano that explores Surrealism in the text-writing and staging of a song cycle in the Lieder format
• live electric cello improvisation collaborations with other musicians
• short solo violin work for Durham University workshop

 A selection of works can be found here:
http://markcarrollcomposer.com/selection-of-works