Sam Hayden’s recent commissions include Emergence (2004, rev. 2010) for solo accordion, ensemble and live electronics for Frode Haltli and the Oslo Sinfonietta; Relative Autonomy (2004) for the London Sinfonietta; Substratum (2006, rev. 2008) for the BBC Symphony Orchestra; schismatics II (2007, rev. 2010) for electric violin and computer for Mieko Kanno; Die Modularitäten (2007) for Ensemble Mosaik; permutazioni / a caso (2009) for RepertorioZero, Misguided (2011) for clarinets, saxophones, trumpet and trombone for ELISION, surface / tension (2012) for oboe and ensemble, for Christopher Redgate and CIKADA., and String Quartet 'Transience', written for Quatuor Diotima.
‘Hayden’s dB (i-vii) is a high energy—but at the same time differentiated—journey, both rhythmically and harmonically compelling.’
‘I was struck by the drivenness, the savage intellectuality, of Substratum...’
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Hayden's 'Becomings' (I-V) for solo piano to be premiered by José Menor in NYC
Hayden’s Becomings, (parts I-V) for solo piano
will be premiered by José Menor at Spectrum, New York on Sunday September 9th 2018 at 3.00pm.
Commissioners:
José Menor, with funds from The Britten-Pears and Hinrichsen Foundations, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Gavin Bryars | A Man in a Room, Gambling Nr. 1 and 9 (1992) for tape and string quartet
(texts by Juan Muñoz)
Tansy Davies | Song Horn - for singing horn player (2017) for horn solo
Commissioned by Ensemble Musikfabrik, with the support of the Ministry for Families, Children, youth, Culture and Sports of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Sam Hayden | Die Abkehr (Turning Away) (2017) - world premiere
Commissioned by Ensemble Musikfabrik and Kunststiftung NRW
Commissioners:
José Menor, with funds from The Britten-Pears and Hinrichsen Foundations, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Hayden String Quartet 'Transience' (Parts 1 & 2) was performed by Quatuor Diotima as part of ENSEMS #39 Festival Internacional de Música Contemporània
Hayden's String Quartet 'Transience' (2013-14), commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and Quatuor Diotima, was performed by Quatuor Diotima on 12 May 2017, 20:00h at the Palau de la Música de València / Sala Rodrigo. This concert was part of ENSEMS #39 Festival Internacional de Música Contemporània.
