Alex Paxton (born 1990) is an English composer and trombonist known for his maximalist compositions that often incorporate elements of jazz, baroque music and new complexity.[1][2]

Education and career

Paxton studied jazz trombone performance at the Royal Academy of Music before receiving an MMus in composition from the Royal College of Music.[3]

As a trombone soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Philharmonia Orchestra, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra.[4][5]

As a composer, his music has been performed by the London Symphony Orchestra,[6] Danish National Symphony Orchestra,[7] London Sinfonietta,[4] and the WDR Symphony.[8]

In 2021, his piece Sometimes Voices won an Ivor Novello Award.[9] He was also nominated for an Ivor in 2022 for Best Composition for Chamber Ensemble for his piece Music for Bosch People[10] and in 2023 for Best Large Ensemble Composition for his piece ilolli-pop.[11]

Paxton was selected as the winner of the 2023 Hindemith Prize at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.[12]

Paxton's debut record Music for Bosch People was released by NMC Recordings[13] in 2021 and his record Happy Music for Orchestra was released by Delphian Records in 2023.[14]

Paxton is currently a composition professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.[15]

References

  1. ^ Colter Walls, Seth (29 April 2021). "In a Dark Time, This Music Will Make You Smile". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ Gottschalk, Kurt (6 July 2024). "Ensemble Modern stages a post-war Modernist revival". bachtrack.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Sound and Music Profile". Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "TAPESTRIES". London Sinfonietta. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ^ de Somogy, Zygmund (24 May 2021). "Interview: Alex Paxton | PRXLUDES". PRXLUDES | beyond genre. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ Spero, Josh (20 April 2023). "Composer Alex Paxton: 'I want to make the music that makes me feel most alive to write'". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. ^ Maddocks, Fiona (13 May 2023). "Classical home listening: Carl Nielsen: The Symphonies; Alex Paxton's Happy Music for Orchestra". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ^ Hromin, Michelle (28 February 2024). "5 Questions to Alex Paxton (composer, improvising trombonist)". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  9. ^ MacMillan, Jamie (9 December 2021). "The Ivors Composer Awards 2021 winners announced". PRS for Music. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  10. ^ Ophelia, Maya (18 October 2022). "The Ivors Composer Awards 2022 Nominations Announced". The Ivors Academy. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  11. ^ Harteam Moore, Sam (18 October 2023). "The Ivors Classical Awards 2023 nominees announced". PRS for Music. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  12. ^ NDR. "Alex Paxton: Kompositionen mit kindlichem Blick". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Alex Paxton: Music for Bosch People". NMC Recordings. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  14. ^ Quietus, The (1 May 2023). "Alex Paxton — Happy Music For Orchestra". The Quietus. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Composition". Trinity Laban. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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