“Very honest stuff” – Steve Reich on ‘Morning’
Welsh, London-based, award-winning composer David Braid has completed some 340+ works, including 150+ songs, three symphonies, a viola concerto, choral works, film scores, chamber works & 160+ works for/including guitar, piano, lute & mandolin.
David was named as one of The Observer/Courvoisier Future 500 and has been commissioned by the London Mozart Players, enSEmble 26, the Erato Piano Trio, First Born Films, Ensemble ISIS. Publishers: Productions d’Oz and Le Luth Doré.
Recent releases:
Summer’s End – solo piano (myself performing)
Compilation III – (various artists) out now on all platforms
Songs of Opposing Consideration – Jenny Gao & David Black
Gerard Cousins’ release of Momentarily Flowering hits 300,000 streams
Four Duos for when the world momentarily stops, (Catarina Silva/Rossitza Stoycheva)
Five Duos for the Curious, bassoon & guitar (Izabela Musiał/David Black)
Hour-long work Journey Time – my own text looks at the idea of self-realisation amongst the insanity of the modern world; excerpt here: Acceptance
David,
Greetings from a wet, windswept New York!
Great to hear you and Nakyung Park on In Tune yesterday, which I heard last night on BBBC Sounds. I started listening while waiting in the car for my youngest son to come out of a rehearsal and when I heard Katie Derham mention your name, I started listening properly.
I’m glad to see your work is getting some recognition and to hear you had a productive lockdown.
You both played some great pieces yesterday. I really liked Press Pause. Actually I liked all of them. And I’m sorry to hear about Crotchet, but you’ve composed a great memorial. I was trying to explain to my son that in the UK, what Americans call a quarter note is a crotchet and a half note is a minim. I’ve not be ventured into eighth notes, 16th notes and 32nd notes with him, or breves or semibreves. He looks confused whenever I raise the subject. I also mentioned you had another cat in your street who looked like a minim, which made him look even more confused.
I don’t know how you caught Radio 3’s attention for Mandolin +1. I can’t imagine it was easy, unless it was by chance. Perhaps you’ve got a good agent working for you. But congratulations!
Good luck with the project; I wish I was in the UK to get to some performances, but probably won’t be back until the spring. We’ve not been over since before the pandemic started.
Ah good to hear from you Anthony. A nice surprise! So glad you’ve enjoyed the broadcast- what a good name for a cat: ‘quarter note’ next time perhaps! Love it! The thing with the radio it was quite remarkable they just saw a poster for my concert went to YouTube saw some films and invited me on it’s funny how all the good things in life seem to Happen by themselves as long as you put the work in before of course! I have no agent – it’s just me being persistent/irritating! when you’re over look me up always doing something I have a big concert June 23rd in the massive Brunel Museum tunnel shaft in Canada Water near the old office 200 feet down!
Hi David,
Sorry the delayed reply. That’s great news about your concert in the Brunel Museum tunnel shaft at Canada Water. I can imagine the acoustic would be cathedral like. If I am in the UK at the time, I would love to go. I’ll let you know next time I’m going to be over, which will be in the spring some time.
Cheers! Anthony
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