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“…wildly inventive and riveting…” Laurence Osborn

“One of the best things I’ve heard in many years…” Alastair White

“…overflowing with beauty and poignancy” Dr Tonia Ko

“One of the most chaotic pieces I’ve ever heard.” Michelle Hromin

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Alex Tay is a composer based in London (UK).

Tay’s music – described as “wildly inventive and riveting” (Osborn) and “overflowing with beauty and poignancy” (Ko) – distils the overwhelm of existence with its pace, hyperactivity and illusions. Teachers and collaborators include Professor Julian Anderson CBE, Malcolm Singer, Colin Matthews, Christian Mason, François Xavier-Roth, the London Symphony Orchestra (Panufnik 2018 - 19), Brett Dean, Jack Sheen, the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO Young Composers’ Scheme 2021 - 22), Britten Sinfonia, Royal Northern Sinfonia, National Youth Choir, Ben Parry, Emily Dickens, Kerry Andrew (National Youth Choir Young Composers’ Scheme), Robin Holloway, Richard Causton (Kings and Churchill College Cambridge), Judith Weir and the Heath Quartet (Dartington). Most recently NMC Recordings has released 2 tracks recorded by the National Youth Choir, DEEP (HUH?!) and RainFlow’rs, which are available on streaming platforms. Most recently Alex curated a showcase at the Wigmore Hall with Exaudi and GBSR Duo. The concert featured commissions from Cassie Kinoshi, Joe Bates and Linda Catlin Smith which Alex raised funds for. His own commission, made by Wigmore as part of their Lockdown Commissions Scheme, imagined ex-Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s death told as a surreal first-person narration. His next engagement is at Snape Maltings as a Britten-Pears Young Artist, where his piece britmod, for Mezzo-Soprano and 14 players will be premiered by Jonathan Berman and the Britten Pears Contemporary Ensemble.

TRAILER 4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlUxLwh5ko TUNE in 18:30 for online prem of my piece RainFlow’rs & much much MOAR 🤩🤩🤩🤩🌸🪻
Had a beautiful time at @sohoradio talking to @imaxreinhardt with beautiful souls @emilyhazrati @will.harmer & @millicentjames_ about our @nationalyouthchoir @natyouthchoir_epa pieces! We talked The Smile and Palestinian artist Maya Al Khaldi, ca
Had a beautiful time at @sohoradio talking to @imaxreinhardt with beautiful souls @emilyhazrati @will.harmer & @millicentjames_ about our @nationalyouthchoir @natyouthchoir_epa pieces! We talked The Smile and Palestinian artist Maya Al Khaldi, catch the full broadcast here: https://m.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/max-reinhardts-late-late-lunch-show-14022024/ And swipe for CRYNGE CLOPZ OF ME MILLENNIAL SPLAINING EMOJIS & ME & @alice_frecknall ‘S PROCESS 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
https://open.spotify.com/track/6cLltXRrhoqrSvRLRJqgWK?si=pY9xtud1R0St7tnJ3Rt78g Music: Alex Tay Text: Alex Tay Performers & Producers: @natyouthchoirfellowscomposers @benparrymusic @ailsablcampbell @emilypeggyvarney @sarinarattanmusic @oliviash
https://open.spotify.com/track/6cLltXRrhoqrSvRLRJqgWK?si=pY9xtud1R0St7tnJ3Rt78g Music: Alex Tay Text: Alex Tay Performers & Producers: @natyouthchoirfellowscomposers @benparrymusic @ailsablcampbell @emilypeggyvarney @sarinarattanmusic @oliviashottonconductor @t.impeters Chris O’Leary @antoniooliveiramusic @jasonchingmusic @ruthfevans @joshnquinlan @schoolfarmstudios @nmcrecordings RainFlow’rs is a bitter declaration of love and prayer for those who help us choose to stay in this world, our tethers without whom we might have bid goodbye. For me, that’s my Mum and Sister. We’re named in the poem: Rain, Flow’r, Seed; She, You, Me. Like the separate braids of text, differentiated by italics and brackets, our dreams and wishes for each other intermingle into Puns and Mirage. The flowers emerge in waves through the piece’s florid Medievalisms. Tuttis cry Images and solos express the italicised. As the piece progresses, textures and materials merge as the texts do. Breath indicates the narrator’s attempts at calm. Canons braid shadows. Forced reprises of materials, force us on to an Endless end. Thank you so much everyone tagged for your beautiful, generous artistry and @kerry.andrew for your mentorship. Photography @bentomlinphotography and @belinda.lawley
WOAH‼️ https://open.spotify.com/track/5XWvnvv4V0LiTIPGvJMluC?si=P-bFACVHSs6pKwcbJb6Xag DEEP (HUH?!) just DROPPED FANKS @emilyrdickens @nationalyouthchoir for ur LOVELY LOVELY COLLAB and @alice_frecknall FOR UR GR9 GR10 WORDZ PLZ LISTEN UR STREAM WILL
WOAH‼️ https://open.spotify.com/track/5XWvnvv4V0LiTIPGvJMluC?si=P-bFACVHSs6pKwcbJb6Xag DEEP (HUH?!) just DROPPED FANKS @emilyrdickens @nationalyouthchoir for ur LOVELY LOVELY COLLAB and @alice_frecknall FOR UR GR9 GR10 WORDZ PLZ LISTEN UR STREAM WILL NOW EARN ME $0.004 🤩😇😇😇✨⚡️ #deep #millennials #zoomers #coffee #slay #bestie #bestiegoals
TOMORROW got new prem of piece WITCH SKIN [up top that is what we r rehearsing‼️] for @idrisi.ensemble plus Electronics i’ve had amazing time working wiv them on this cos they do the ornament WELL AMAZING so great come see‼️‼️ it is a interlude
TOMORROW got new prem of piece WITCH SKIN [up top that is what we r rehearsing‼️] for @idrisi.ensemble plus Electronics i’ve had amazing time working wiv them on this cos they do the ornament WELL AMAZING so great come see‼️‼️ it is a interlude between a Corsican Stabat Mater and Kyrie heheeeeeeeeee we’ll be in DURHAM CATHEDRAL CHAPTER HOUSE if u r knocking around come say hi and we got amazeballs medieval music of all kind‼️ like for serious this concert is going to be grrrrrrrrrrr8!
2 M*llenials conspiring to make a piece about gen z for @nycgbfellowship @nationalyouthchoir ‼️‼️‼️#cheugy 💀💀💀 music from me wordz by @alice_frecknall heheeee ⚡️⚡️⚡️
2 M*llenials conspiring to make a piece about gen z for @nycgbfellowship @nationalyouthchoir ‼️‼️‼️#cheugy 💀💀💀 music from me wordz by @alice_frecknall heheeee ⚡️⚡️⚡️
HAPY BURTHDAY BEST SISTA @vickytay1
HAPY BURTHDAY BEST SISTA @vickytay1
Frow Handsz 🖕🏼
Frow Handsz 🖕🏼
Congratulations @sunsetsobserver and @szczygiel_j ! 💍💍💍 lets do karaoke again at the wedding! 🎤🤟🏼😇 #engaged #karaoke #carelesswhisper
Congratulations @sunsetsobserver and @szczygiel_j ! 💍💍💍 lets do karaoke again at the wedding! 🎤🤟🏼😇 #engaged #karaoke #carelesswhisper
Jadę do Siwianka!
Jadę do Siwianka!
TRAILER 4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlUxLwh5ko TUNE in 18:30 for online prem of my piece RainFlow’rs & much much MOAR 🤩🤩🤩🤩🌸🪻
Had a beautiful time at @sohoradio talking to @imaxreinhardt with beautiful souls @emilyhazrati @will.harmer & @millicentjames_ about our @nationalyouthchoir @natyouthchoir_epa pieces! We talked The Smile and Palestinian artist Maya Al Khaldi, ca https://open.spotify.com/track/6cLltXRrhoqrSvRLRJqgWK?si=pY9xtud1R0St7tnJ3Rt78g Music: Alex Tay Text: Alex Tay Performers & Producers: @natyouthchoirfellowscomposers @benparrymusic @ailsablcampbell @emilypeggyvarney @sarinarattanmusic @oliviash WOAH‼️ https://open.spotify.com/track/5XWvnvv4V0LiTIPGvJMluC?si=P-bFACVHSs6pKwcbJb6Xag DEEP (HUH?!) just DROPPED FANKS @emilyrdickens @nationalyouthchoir for ur LOVELY LOVELY COLLAB and @alice_frecknall FOR UR GR9 GR10 WORDZ PLZ LISTEN UR STREAM WILL TOMORROW got new prem of piece WITCH SKIN [up top that is what we r rehearsing‼️] for @idrisi.ensemble plus Electronics i’ve had amazing time working wiv them on this cos they do the ornament WELL AMAZING so great come see‼️‼️ it is a interlude 2 M*llenials conspiring to make a piece about gen z for @nycgbfellowship @nationalyouthchoir ‼️‼️‼️#cheugy 💀💀💀 music from me wordz by @alice_frecknall heheeee ⚡️⚡️⚡️ HAPY BURTHDAY BEST SISTA @vickytay1 Frow Handsz 🖕🏼 Congratulations @sunsetsobserver and @szczygiel_j ! 💍💍💍 lets do karaoke again at the wedding! 🎤🤟🏼😇 #engaged #karaoke #carelesswhisper Jadę do Siwianka!