Oliver Leith
Oliver Leith (born 1990) is a British composer of classical and electronic music. His work has been commissioned and performed by many international ensembles including Apartment House, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra. He was appointed Doctoral Composer-in-Residence at the Royal Opera House in 2019. Education and career. Leith studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2009-2015), where his teachers included Julian Philips and Paul Newland. His music has been performed at music venues including the Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place and Snape Maltings. His music  has been broadcast by BBC Radio 3. Recordings. His work has been commissioned and performed by international ensembles including Apartment House, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Ives Ensemble, EXAUDI, 12 Ensemble, The Hermes Experiment, Plus Minus and Philharmonia Orchestra. A recording of Leith's 45-minute piano and percussion piece "good day good day bad day bad day" was issued by UK experimental music label Another Timbre in 2020. The album was chosen as a pick of the week by "The Guardian", who described it as having "moments of unexpected grandeur alongside sheer banality, yet somehow the mixture is curiously addictive ." The album was also chosen as a highlight of 2020 by BBC Radio 3's New Music Show. Other releases of Leith's music include "Medusa", released by Accidental Records in 2020, and "Balloon", released by the label SN Variations, again in 2020. In January 2020, "12 Ensemble" performed ""Honey Siren - II. (Full like drips)"" by Leith. In July 2020, "The Hermes Experiment" released an album called "HERE WE ARE" featuring a composition by Leith"." Awards. Leith is a recipient of Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 2014, British Composer Award in 2016, and Ivors Composer Award in 2020. Oliver