Oliver Searle (b. 1977) - Full biography
http://www.myspace.com/oliversearle
Acquired a music teaching degree from Aberdeen University (formerly the Northern College of Education), then taught for a year in further education and, more recently, in schools in Glasgow. Gained external performance diploma (LLCM) in piano and studied with John Maxwell Geddes to gain a distinction for his Masters degree in 2002. Continued studies with the completion of a PhD in composition in 2006. Recent performances include works for the Hebrides Ensemble, John Currie Singers, Paragon, Britten-Pears Orchestra, NYOS, the New Music Players and the RSNO, as well as several broadcasts. Also frequently involved in the creation of music for theatre and teaching part-time at the RSAMD. Winner of the Mendelssohn Scholarship 2004 and a Silver Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians in 2003. He is currently the director of the new-music group, Symposia, which he co-founded in 2002.
One of the most interesting, emerging compositional voices in the Scottish music scene at the moment.
Scotsman