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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Hayden's 'attente' for solo flute to be performed by Carla Rees In Manchester and Leeds
Event Address: The Snug,
Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Ln., Headingley, Leeds LS6 1BL
Performers: rarescale: Carla Rees (flutes) and Amy Jolly (cello)
Programme: An Invite to Delight: new works for flute and cello by Ellen Sargen, David Gorton, Sam Hayden and others
Sam Hayden’s work 'Piano Moves II' to be premiered at Trinity Laban's New Lights Festival
Sam Hayden's piece Piano Moves II will be performed on June 17th 2025 in The Peacock Room, King Charles Court, Trinity Laban, London at this year’s New Lights Festival, which takes place from June 17 to June 19, 2025. The world premiere of Piano Moves II, composed for two pianos and amplification, will be performed by pianists Michaela Livadiotis and Evi Wang, alongside a rich programme of contemporary music by Trinity Laban Composition staff and students.
Sam Hayden’s work Die Abkehr has been selected to represent Britain at the 2025 ISCM World New Music Days
Chosen from the ISCM British Section shortlist, Sam’s piece will be performed on June 5th at the São Luiz Municipal Theatre in Lisbon, at this year’s festival, which takes place in Portugal from May 30 to June 7, 2025. The work, composed for Large Ensemble, will feature alongside a rich programme of innovative contemporary music from around the world.
Hayden's 'Pfad(e)' for soprano saxophone and guitar to be premiered by duo Galeano/Javaid at Goldsmiths, University of London
Hayden’s new work 'Pfad(e) I-IV' for soprano saxophone and guitar to be premiered by duo Galeano/Javaid at Goldsmiths, University of London
as part of the Contemporary Music Research Unit (CMRU) lecture-recital series.
The concert features music by Ray Evanoff, Giorgio Netti, James Erber, Sam Hayden, Klaus K Hubler and Roger Redgate.
6 Feb 2024, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
167, Richard Hoggart Building
Goldsmiths, University of London
Hayden's 'attente' for solo flute to be performed by Erik Drescher at Klangwerkstatt Festival für Neue Musik, Berlin
Hayden’s attente (movement II only) for solo flute will be performed by Erik Drescher at the Kunstquartier Bethanien, Studio 1, on Wednesday November 15 2023 at 12:30.
The event is part of the Klangwerkstatt Festival für Neue Musik, Berlin:
