Composer-in-Residence, Sinfonia Newydd Ensemble
David Harrington is a composer, accompanist and music director from Portsmouth, Hampshire; embracing the art of music performance from the age of 12.
Beginning as a pianist, David trained informally for two years before passing his grade 8 piano exam, and after completing his A-levels, achieved a Performance Diploma (Piano) with distinction. During this time, David gained invaluable experience from accompanying both choirs and soloists in and around Portsmouth, organising numerous concerts and performing solo recitals across the city. He has since performed alongside, the London Show Orchestra, the Band of HM royal marines, Cory Brass Band, played in pit orchestras for youth theatre companies, and accompanied a variety music festivals, as well as the Royal Over-seas League Music Competition (London) and the Keldwyth Young Musicians Award (Cumbria).
As a composer, David has always shown a natural flair for writing music, and after scoring for shows and performing his own work throughout his sixth form years, he successfully earned a place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2009) studying contemporary music composition. In the last few years, David has had works performed and commissioned by the Lunar Sax Quartet, the BBC string quartet, members of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Eminence Brass Quartet (Philip Cobb, Richard Marshall, Owen Farr and David Childs) and Rosie Biss (Principal Cello, WNO). In 2010, the Erato Piano Trio selected David’s trio Twisted Reverie to premiere at the National Museum, Cardiff, and more recently, A Welsh Blessing for brass quintet won the Philip Jones Award for Brass Ensemble.
David currently resides as composer-in-residence to the Sinfonia Newydd Ensemble and Perfect Fifth Brass Quintet (Cardiff) and is music director of the All That Malarkey cabaret group.
Featured Works:
- Sunday 10th June 2012:
Floating Figure for cello duo - Sunday 10th June 2012:
Lambs that learn to walk in snow for baritone and string quartet - Thursday 19th January 2012:
Metamorphosis for cello and string orchestra - Sunday 6th November 2011:
Lambs that learn to walk in snow for baritone and string quartet - Sunday 6th November 2011:
Black October for solo oboe - Tuesday 28th June 2011:
Phoenix Song for solo euphonium and orchestra - Tuesday 28th June 2011:
Festival Fanfare for 3 trombones - Tuesday 28th June 2011:
Pandora for viola and piano - Friday 10th June 2011:
A Modern Song for tenor and piano - Wednesday 1st June 2011:
Bute Dance for brass trio - Wednesday 1st June 2011:
Fantasy for brass quartet - Tuesday 22nd March 2011:
A Welsh Blessing for brass quintet - Tuesday 22nd March 2011:
Ballade for cello and piano - Tuesday 22nd March 2011:
Celestial Fanfare for brass quintet - Wednesday 8th December 2010:
Seven Rat Soiree for wind quintet - Wednesday 8th December 2010:
Elegy for Angel for flute, viola and harp - Wednesday 8th December 2010:
Harpy’s Daydream for viola and string ensemble - Tuesday 4th May 2010:
The Eclipse of the Cross for string ensemble - Tuesday 4th May 2010:
Overture to “The Harmonic Rat Saga” for string ensemble