Andrew March

Biography

Andrew March is an English composer (born 1973). He was the winner of the first-ever Masterprize Composition Competition with his piece Marine — à travers les arbres. Andrew studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Jeremy Dale Roberts, graduating in 1996.
His compositions have received critical acclaim and have been recorded and performed by some of the world's most famous orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic.

Career

March was the 1996 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition prize winner. In 1997, his symphonic poem Easdale was included on the Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM) shortlist.
Marine—à travers les arbres was featured at 1998's Proms, with the EUYO conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
His composition "A Stirring in the Heavenlies", a commission awarded as a prize by The Musician's Company in 1998, was recorded by the Kyiv Philharmonic under composer/conductor Robert Ian Winstin for the 12–CD series "Masterworks of the New Era".
Sanguis Venenatus (2009) was an elegy written by March in memory of Haemophiliacs affected by the Tainted Blood Scandal. It was recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic with conductor Petr Vronský.

Orchestral

Easdale (1996)
Marine—à travers les arbres (1997)
Irish Reel (2000)
A Stirring in the Heavenlies (2000), commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Musicians
Five Songs of Pindar (2003) for soprano, choir and orchestra
Sanguis Venenatus (2009) for string orchestra, written in memory of haemophiliacs and others who lost their lives as a result of the Tainted Blood Scandal
Cellular Automata Orchestral Suite (2009–13)
Gosper′s Glider Gun
The Infinite Hotel
Cloverleaf Period–4 Oscillator
Babbling Brook
Pond on Pond
Amoration (2016) for piano and strings
Piano Concerto No. 1 (2013–19)
The Skylark (2021) for full orchestra and SSAA voices. Text: John Clare

Ensemble

Flame of Youth Fanfare (1990) for brass ensemble of 12 players
Nymphéas (1995) for 8 players
Ten Little Pieces (1995) for 8 players
Music for Film Credits (1996) for 9 players
Adagio Assonnato (2000) for oboe, harp, strings
Nymphéas for Clarinet Choir (2016)
Elegy on Sudden Loss (2021) for string orchestra

Chamber and instrumental

La Maison Blanche dans les Collines (1986) for string quartet
Cornelyn (1986) for piano and strings
Images of the Lake (1987) for solo flute
Transient Moods (1992) for guitar solo
Nymphèas for Two Pianos (2001), revised (2019)
Alto Flute and Harp Book (2001)
Water Lilies with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia
XXIX—in perpetuum for solo Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute
Adagio Assonnato
Aeolian Rustling with Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute ossia
Dragonfly
In Memoriam (2002) for Kingma System quarter–tone alto flute, marimba, vibraphone, harp and strings
Equipoise (2005) for bass clarinet and piano
String Quartet Cycle "Birds of Prey'' (2009)
Irish Reel—Piano Transcription (2009) for piano solo
Phoenix Trail (2010) for violin and piano
Three Pieces for Solo Cello (2011)
Solo Piano Album "14 pieces" (2014)
Ephemeral Nymphs (2015) for cello and piano
Dragonfly (2016) for flute, viola and harp
Spring Tide Arabesque (2016) for bass clarinet duo
Nightwind (2016) for flute, violin and cello
Dragonfly (2017) for clarinet, bass clarinet and piano
Seven Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet and piano
Two Pieces (2017) for bass clarinet duo
Pieces for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2019–2020)
Moonrise at Perigee (2019)
Nightshade (2020)
Romance (2020)
Solitude (2020) for alto saxophone

Songs

Boy in Ice (1992) for mezzo–soprano and piano. Text: Laurie Lee
Invasion Summer (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 6 players. Text: Laurie Lee
Black Edge (1993) for mezzo–soprano and 8 players. Text: Laurie Lee
Poem I from "Chamber Music" (1996) for soprano and harp. Text: James Joyce
Un Grand Sommeil Noir (2008) for baritone and piano. Text: Paul Verlaine
Two Lovers (2009) for baritone and piano. Text: George Eliot

Choral

Be Still and Know (2000)
O Sing Unto the Lord (2000)
The Grace (2003)
Magnificat (2004)
Spiritus (2004)
Thou Art Worthy (2004)
Nunc Dimittis "The Song of Simeon" (2004)
Phos Hilaron "Song of the Light" (2004)
Marian Antiphon No.3 "Regina Caeli" (2005)
Marian Antiphon No.2 "Ave Regina Coelorum" (2005)
25 Choral Collects (2006); Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects
May We Who Share His Table (2006)
The Baptism of Christ (2006)
Almighty God, you search us and you know us (2006)
Creator of the Heavens "Choral Collect for Epiphany" (2006) Text: Common Worship, Additional Collects
Psalm 57 (2007)
Somnia (2007) Text: Petronius Arbiter; Translation: Helen Waddell
How Long, O Lord? (2008)
My Voice is Unto God (2008), with organ accompaniment
May We Who Share His Table (2009) for SSA choir with piano accompaniment
And It Shall Be (2010)
De Profundis (2011), for SAATBB choir
Spera in Domino "Psalm 36" (2012)
Dixit Iniustus "Psalm 35" (2012)
Dies Quoque "Day of Narrow Anguish" (2012)
Ante Faciem Dei (2015)
Your Eyes Fall Upon Us "Anthem for Remembrance" (2015); Text (adaptation): Sue Threakall
Laudate Dominum (2015)
Psalm 22 (2015) for SSATB choir
Your Mercy, O Lord (2016) for SSAA choir with piano accompaniment
Our God at Hand (2019)
Lament (2021) for SSAATTBB choir