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Music
| Opus | Title [subtitle] | Key | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber music | |||
| Mechanical Failure | 2003 | ||
| The Flamingo | 2003 | ||
| Bassoon Where Needed | 2004 | ||
| Not Close Enough | 2004 | ||
| Taming the Clarinet | 2004 | ||
| The Curious Hypnotist | 2004 | ||
| Episodic Dreams | 2005 | ||
| Friction | 2005 | ||
| Hyperactive | 2005 | ||
| Stifled | 2005 | ||
| The Dictation | 2005 | ||
| Compromise | 2006 | ||
| Minimum Vs. Maximum | 2006 | ||
| Repercussions | 2006 | ||
| The Empty Head | 2006 | ||
| Twisted Fairground | 2006 | ||
| The Dark, Blue Secret | 2007 | ||
| Electronic | |||
| Fears And Dreams | 2005 | ||
| Not (yet) classified | |||
| Sisters | 2004 | ||
| Exploring the Atmosphere (Tones and Moods) | 2005 | ||
| Knackered | 2005 | ||
| The Fly In The Cradle | 2005 | ||
Life
Composer in Cardiff
Background
Dan Phelps is a composer and pianist who was born in Birmingham in 1981. He has been composing since he was nine years old and started piano lessons at the age of eleven.
Education
After receiving a BTEC National Diploma in Popular Music from New College Telford, Shropshire, he then went on to study Music at Bath Spa University College where he received a BA (Hons) Degree and has recently received a Post Graduate Diploma in Composition from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
Multimedia
Since Dan has been living in Cardiff he has composed music for a number of professional organisations and individuals including Rubicon Dance, India Dance Wales, Elan Wales (a theatre company) and Calon TV (an animation company) amongst others.
For Calon TV Dan was responsible for composing the music for one of their animation ‘Trailers’ "Are We There Yet"
Dan continues to work very closely with two poets, Jeff Phelps and Simon Fletcher, on a collaboration project Severn Spirit. The collaboration combines the original solo piano works of Dan Phelps with the poems and stories of Jeff Phelps and Simon Fletcher. In October 2006 the trio performed at a sold out performance at the Bewdley Festival.
Chamber Music
Dan has been involved with numerous chamber ensembles including the Gjylaci Duo who have given a world premiere performance of his Violin and Guitar piece (Episodic Dreams) at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, as well as performing it again as part of the ‘Monday Night Musicales’ season organised by the Royal Northern College of Music.
His Piano and Cello piece "Minimum Vs. Maximum" was premiered by Harvey Davies (piano) and Heather Bills (cello) at the Powys Hall at the University of Wales Bangor, as part of the Bangor Music Festival in March 2006. This concert was co-organised by the Composers of Wales which Dan is a member of. For more information about the Composers of Wales, please visit their website at www.cc-cw.org
Dan has also had his piece "The Empty Head" for two Clarinets and Bassoon premiered by Ensemble Cymru in June 2006. The piece was premiered in Mold, North Wales and was then played throughout Wales in a six date tour.
In June 2006 Dan had his Viola and Piano piece "Twisted Fairground" Premiered by Philip Heyman (of Welsh National Opera) and Zoe Smith at the Wales Millennium Centre.
Work
Dan currently works at the Wales Millennium Centre leading educational music workshops for children.
As well as this he is also a member and an associate composer of the Cardiff New Music Collective, who specialise in performing contemporary music to new audiences and have performed at the Chapter Arts Centre, the Wales Millennium Centre, the Canton Uniting Church, Trinity College Carmarthen, the Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Conway Methodist Church in Canton. They also have more concerts planned for autumn 2007. For more information about Cardiff New Music Collective please visit their website at www.cnmc.moonfruit.com.
Links
yahoo.co.uk
or visit his website: www.compositiontoday.com/danphelps
To listen to Dan Phelps’ MP3 samples please visit: www.nationalgigguide.com/danphelps