Jonathan Ellson (b. 1980) is a UK-based composer of contemporary orchestral, choral and chamber music. He has a particular interest in the ability of music to evoke description and imagery. His ongoing "Sky Pictures" project is a complete set of 88 pieces of orchestral music, each based on a separate offical IAU constellation of the night sky. Much of his music takes as its inspiration some extra-musical starting point, be it an image, a poem, a novel or even just a particular emotion.
A graduature of Coventry University, he works as a freelance musician, composing both to commission and for his own enjoyment, prividing private tuition from his Northamptonshire home, and undertaking musical direction, both of amateur choral groups and for the amateur stage.
He is a member of the British Musicians' Union and is always keen to hear from anyone looking to perform a work, or even to commission a new piece.
He also streams live on Twitch.tv, where he composes live, explainging the process of bringing a new work to fruition.
Sheet music is available for purchase through Score Exchange, and audio recordings from Bandcamp
*The above biography (minus its final paragraph) may be reproduced in concert programmes and other performance related publications.
A graduature of Coventry University, he works as a freelance musician, composing both to commission and for his own enjoyment, prividing private tuition from his Northamptonshire home, and undertaking musical direction, both of amateur choral groups and for the amateur stage.
He is a member of the British Musicians' Union and is always keen to hear from anyone looking to perform a work, or even to commission a new piece.
He also streams live on Twitch.tv, where he composes live, explainging the process of bringing a new work to fruition.
Sheet music is available for purchase through Score Exchange, and audio recordings from Bandcamp
*The above biography (minus its final paragraph) may be reproduced in concert programmes and other performance related publications.
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