Alastair White

Alastair White (born 1988) is a Scottish composer and writer. His work is characterised by a lyrical complexity which draws influence from technology, science, politics and materialist philosophy.[1][2]  

Operas

In 2018, he created the opera WEAR for Tete-a-Tete. Premiering in an immersive sold-out performance at The Crossing, it incorporated dance and fashion to explore the role of objects in changing perceptions of space and time.[3][4][5] It was shortlisted for a Scottish Award for New Music,[6][7] and revived by Opera in the City at the Bridewell Theatre the following year.[8][9]

These ideas were developed in 2019's ROBE, an opera that explored themes of artificial intelligence, virtual reality and cartography. It premiered at The Place as part of Tete-a-Tete[10][11][12] and was nominated for a Creative Edinburgh Award.[13][14]

Other works

In July of that year, his Two Panels for String Quartet was released by the Altius Quartet as part of Quadrants Vol. 3.[15][16] It was shortlisted for a Scottish Award for New Music 2020.[17]

Other projects include an original score for the feature film Treasure Trapped,[18] music for the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance,[19] and a multidisciplinary installation for StAnza.[20]

He was a founding member of the bands White Heath (Electric Honey)[21][22][23][24] and Blank Comrade (Red Wharf), and writes and speaks internationally on musicology and composition.[25][26][27][28][29]

He is currently undertaking a PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London with Roger Redgate and Lauren Redhead.[30]

References
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  2. "The Inside Story: Alastair White and QUADRANTS VOL. 3". PARMA Recordings. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. "WEAR". Tête à Tête – The Future of Opera. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. "fashion and opera | Twin Magazine". Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  5. "Wear – an opera performance". King's Cross. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  6. "New Music Scotland". New Music Scotland. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  7. "Scottish Awards for New Music reveal shortlist – M Magazine". M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  8. "wear | opera in the city". Schön! Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  9. "Wear". www.opera-in-the-city.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  10. "theartsdesk Q&A: composer Alastair White on his new opera ROBE | The Arts Desk". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  11. "Alumnus Alastair White at this year's Tête à Tête". Goldlink Online. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  12. "New AI opera to premiere in Camden". London Live. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  13. "2019 – Creative Edinburgh". 2019 – Creative Edinburgh. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  14. "Creative Edinburgh Awards 2019: The Winners – The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  15. Vittes, Laurence (2019-09-02). "Quadrants Vol 3". www.gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  16. "Quadrants Vol. 3 Review". American Record Guide. Winter 2019.
  17. "The Dorico Award for Small / Medium Scale Work sponsored by Steinberg (1-10 performers)". New Music Scotland. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  18. Treasure Trapped, retrieved 2019-11-23
  19. "SSCD 'Hard Rain'". Article19. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  20. White, Alastair (2016). "Fantasia for Two Flutes and Piano". DIN. 2.
  21. "On the radar: White Heath". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  22. "White Heath – Take No Thought For Tomorrow". The List. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  23. "White Heath – Take No Thought For Tomorrow | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  24. ": White Heath – Take No Thought For Tomorrow". is this music?. 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  25. White, Alastair (2019). 'Postmodern Hyperspace in Elliott Carter's String Quartet No. 4' in 'Music, Individuals and Contexts: Dialectical Interactions'. Società Editrice di Musicologia. ISBN 978-88-85780-07-1.
  26. White, Alastair. ""For me the greatest measure of a work of art is if it makes me feel uncomfortable or excites me sexually": A Lacanian reading of the Verdi Transcriptions". Principles of Music Composing: Links between Audiation and Composing. 18.
  27. Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen-. "Music in the body – body in music: The body at the intersection of musical practice and discourse. Conference 4th-6th September 2019 – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen". www.uni-goettingen.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  28. "Conference Program & Keynote Speaker – intersezioni2018". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  29. "Futures of the Real". Research Gate.
  30. N, London United Kingdom 51° 30' 26 4636"; Maps, 0° 7' 39 9288" W. See map: Google (2018-11-29). "Alastair White". British Music Collection. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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