Welcome to Daniel's new-look website for 2011.  Thank you for finding it!  Please call back regularly for updates and site developments.

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

Born in Newport in 1985, Daniel Bickerton is a composer who has written works in a range of genres having works performed in the USA, Italy as well as regularly in the UK as well as on radio and television.  Daniel studied composition at Cardiff University with Anthony Powers and Judith Weir before moving to London to study at Trinity College of Music with Stephen Montague.  He is currently studying for a PhD at the School of Music, Cardiff with American composer Arlene Sierra.  He is currently a Music Tutor at Croesyceiliog School, Cwmbrân where he has taught part-time since June 2008.

 

In addition to composing and teaching, Daniel has a special interest in conducting and music assessment, as well as computers/electro-acoustic composition, while his main research interests lie in postmodernist theory, issues of musical style, jazz in the modern world, the music of Stravinsky, Messiaen, Takemitsu and Turnage.  Daniel was recently invited to be a guest lecturer at Keele University's annual music conference (May 2008), presenting a paper regarding 'the influence and significance of electronic dance music in modern film composition'. More recently Daniel's work Epiphany was selected for performance at the Royal Music Association Research Conference at Kings College London (January 2009). He has been involved as a lecturer and module tutor on the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses at Cardiff University since September 2009.  Subject areas taught include Harmony & Counterpoint, Music Analysis, Theory & Composition (undergraduate) and music technology (postgraduate).

 

Daniel is also a keen pianist, studying with Richard Ormrod since 2003 and giving recently a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1 in Cardiff. He particularly enjoys accompanying which has in turn led to a series of exciting collaborative projects with horn soloist David Edmunds and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

2011 is shaping up to be a very busy yet exciting year for Daniel.  Currently in his final research year of the PhD, he is composing some of the more large-scale works which will form the core of his thesis.  An avid talent scout, Daniel is constantly on the look out for upcoming performers to collaborate with.