Cameron Sinclair (composer)

Cameron Sinclair is a Scottish composer and percussionist based in London, UK.

In 2002 he was awarded a Fellowship from the Arts Council of England to become Artist in Residence at Cittadellarte, an institution directed by world renowned visual artist Michelangelo Pistoletto dedicated to cross-disciplinary work in Northern Italy. In 2003, he was Music Director and arranger for English Pocket Opera's new version of "Carmen", which involved hundreds of Islington schoolchildren alongside a professional cast.

In 1998 he was Artistic Director of Centre Stage, an Arts Council of England project, creating a new opera for 1000 young people throughout London, performed as a professional National Theatre production. In 2000 he made his conducting debut at the BBC Proms, directing Nitin Sawhney's "Urban Prophecies" with Joanna MacGregor, Ensemble Bash and tabla player Aref Durvesh at the Royal Albert Hall. He also conducted the recent recording of the piece for the Soundcircus label.

He is Director of the Vietato L'Accesso Festival, which took place in Biella, Italy in September 2003. Devised in collaboration with visual artists, architects, environmentalists and local food producers, the festival was a series of events, including a participative concert La Memoria dell’Acqua, which invited local people to become involved in the regeneration of old industrial buildings and change their perceptions of the neglected river area.

Site-specific work includes an installation for Michelangelo Pistoletto's Arte al Centro exhibition in Turin, Italy, which is currently on a European tour, featuring so far in galleries in Amsterdam, Antwerp and Zurich. Other major installations integrating sound, art and performance include "Safe and Sound", commissioned by Helix Arts for the City of Sunderland and "Corridors of Power", selected for the International Society of Contemporary Music Festival and awarded the SPNM Butterworth Prize for new work.

Works

Key works include "La Città Invisibile", commissioned by the Turin Biennial 2003 and performed in the Teatro Regio conducted by the composer, which brought together a classical chamber orchestra with groups of Indian, Egyptian, Tibetan and Cuban musicians to create the opening event of the festival. Other recent commissions & performances include: Making Waves, a performance work developed from collaboration with musicians from the Royal College of Music and scientists from the Medical Research Council, commissioned for the Creating Sparks Festival, London: "Losing My Head", for pianist Joanna MacGregor: "We Are Stars", "Alleluia" and "The End of the Universe" commissioned by Singscape: "Time Gentlemen, Please", commissioned by the Derry Festival for Ensemble Bash and performed on their recent tour: "To infinity and beyond" commissioned by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: "The Fly", integrating live electronics and performance, commissioned by New Noise and first performed at the Purcell Room, London at the Rhythm Sticks Festival and recorded for New Noise's CD released in June 2003: "Striking Distance", for the Orchestra of St. John's: and a sound installation at the Wapping Pumphouse as part of the SPNM 2003 festival, a PRS award for a new work for the Britten Sinfonia and Harlow Chorus in 2005, and a collaborative work with the world leading physical theatre ensemble, Théâtre de Complicité.

He currently teaches at the Royal College of Music Junior Department.list of works found at [http://www.cameronsinclair.co.uk]