performed by the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble; Eric Hewitt, conductor

Leaf Metal, for large wind ensemble

Paul Max Edlin's music is published by Composers Edition. 

Paul Max Edlin, 2016/2017 Composer in Residence for the London Chamber Orchestra, has a career that combines composing with higher education, artistic direction and performing.  

His works have been performed by many leading artists including Alison Balsom, Arditti Quartet, Britten Sinfonia, David Campbell, Cantus Ansambl, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Rolf Hind, Johannes Möller, London Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Olga Pasiecznik, Psappha, Silesian Quartet, Southbank Sinfonia, Gabriella Swallow, John Wallace and The Wallace Collection and Bede Williams. 

He studied with Edwin Roxburgh, Richard Blackford and Joseph Horowitz (Royal College of Music) and Michael Finnissy (University of Sussex). He has won many prizes including Premio Internazionale Ancona, Harriet Cohen Memorial Award and United Music Publishers Prize. His music explores symbolism and often derives its inspiration from extra musical material. From the mid 80’s to mid 90’s many works were inspired by the art and architecture of South-East Asia, especially Indochina. From 2000 onward symbolism of a wider range of sources guided his music, from the chiastic structures of J.S. Bach to the writings of Gabriel García Márquez and Federico García Lorca and visual work of Frida Kahlo.

Paul Max Edlin is former Director of Music at Queen Mary University of London. He was Artistic Director of Deal Music & Arts (formerly Deal Festival) from 2004 to 2021, Sounds New (2007 to 2013), Director of International Composer Pyramid (2008-2013) and was founding Chair of the Board of Trustees of Ora Singers. He is current Executive Chair of W.E. International Music Festival, which brings eastern and western cultures together.  From 2012 to 2013 he was President of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), the UK's leading association for professional musicians.

American composer born in 1989, known for his diverse musical works that span both concert compositions and film scoring. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and a Master of Music from Western Michigan University in 2015. Walasavage’s music is particularly noted for its rich textural qualities that explore various elements of motion and form. His compositions have been described as creating sonic textures that can suspend in time, transform into cacophony, breakdown to silence, or express movement and fluidity.

Hi! I'm Jake Berran (b. 2002), a composer from Minnesota currently studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. I believe that music has a magical, captivating power to say what is hard to articulate with other forms of expression. To that end, I love making each new creative process a completely different path through the vast expanse of human emotion and thought, resulting in a unique, multifaceted style. I enjoy writing for any instrumentation but feel most at home with piano, percussion, concert band, and choir. My current compositional interests include exploring humor, juxtaposing aesthetically incongruent material, working with various forms of text, and using electronics in enticing ways.

 My musical background is varied. I started studies in music theory and violin at the age of 8. At the age of eleven, I started with  guitar. I 'm a self-taught guitarist. One year later I started in  a school to study harmony and modern piano for six years. In 2006 I moved to Madrid to study visual production and sound.

I'm part of several bands which plays different styles: Rock, pop, heavy ...

My favourite music style  is classical music and rock. I do not think that both worlds need to be exclusionary.

My musical instrument is the piano. I spend my time playing it with complete devotion.

Some samples that can be heard on SoundCloud serve to show the variety that I can cover. I give special priority to  symphonic samples.

Raving Mahler’s Symphonies into the 21st century with phat beats to groove on

Leaf Metal, for large wind ensemble

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