Julian Broughton

Julian studied composition with Robin Holloway and Robert Saxton, and piano with Philip Mead and John York.  More recently, he has also studied with the composer David Matthews.

Julian’s compositions include a symphony commissioned by Horsham Symphony Orchestra, which gave the premiere under Steve Dummer on 19th June 2010.  A second performance was given by the University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra in December 2010.  Other compositions include Points of Departure, a concerto for strings commissioned by the Musicians of All Saints; Intermezzo for orchestra, commissioned by the Music Society of University College, London, various vocal and choral compositions, and a range of chamber music, including three string quartets.  Work for piano includes the Sonata Across Four Elements, whose most recent performance was given by Adam Swayne (Chichester 2009).

Recent compositions include Under Your Feet (2008) forsoloists, chorus and orchestra (incorporating ‘The Flowering of Flint’, commissioned by East Sussex County Council in 1997, with four new movements) and Gallop apace!  for soprano and piano (2008). 

Recent performances include Death and the Woodcutter, from A Fountain by a Wood, sung by Eliana Pretorian with pianist Sergey Rybin (St.John’s Smith Square, 2008), and the complete song cycle sung by Sally Bradshaw at Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, London (2008).   London Myriad gave the first performance of the wind sextet Natural Light in May 2009. 

Heading Down, a setting of three poems by Abi Curtis for speaker and viola, was premiered in April 2009, and an innovative new work for speaker, viola, clarinet and piano, The Long Negation (text: Peter Abbs), was premiered in Brighton in March 2011 by Julian’s new ensemble, ‘Pedlar’s Dream’.

In addition to Shadow Play, recent work includes a song cycle, Rain at Midnight, a setting of six poems from Paul Matthews’s  collection ‘Slippery Characters’ (2011).