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, String Quartet 'Transience' (2014), written for Quatuor Diotima and Die Abkehr (Turning Away) (2017), written for Ensemble Musikfabrik.
'...Hayden certainly doesn't go out of his way to win friends and influence people with his music.'
‘I was struck by the drivenness, the savage intellectuality, of Substratum.’
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Duo Öhman/Kordzaia play Hayden's 'remnants III' at IGNM, Basel
BKA – Berliner Kabarett Anstalt
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New album of Hayden's solo and duo works released by Métier (Divine Art Recordings)
A new album of Sam Hayden's solo and duo works was released by Métier (Divine Art Recordings) in January 2023, performed by an array of internationally renowned contemporary music specialists.
A preview track of attente II for solo flute, performed by Carla Rees
is available here.
The album order page is here. The album is now available for order.
Hayden's new work 'instabilités' for solo cello and computer to be performed by Séverine Ballon & Centre Henri Pousseur at TRANSIT Festival (Leuven) and HCMF (Huddersfield)
Sam Hayden's new work, 'instabilités' for cello and piano, will be premiered by Séverine Ballon (Cello) & Centre Henri Pousseur (Computer) at TRANSIT Festival (Leuven), Sunday 30 October 2022 | 17:30 | LUCA School of Arts campus Lemmens
The UK premiere will take place at HCMF 2022 (Huddersfield), Wednesday 23 November 2022 | 13:00 | Phipps Hall, University of Huddersfield
CO-PRODUCTON CENTRE HENRI POUSSEUR, TRANSIT FESTIVAL
& HUDDERSFIELD CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL