Dominic Murcott

Dominic Murcott is a composer, curator and educator whose work encompasses a wide range of activities. His compositions often combine acoustic instruments with digital media or theatrical ideas and is as enthusiastic about working with amateur musicians as professionals. Two recent projects are released on nonclassical, including the award-winning percussion duo The Harmonic Canon. A specialist in the US-Mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow, he has spent 10 years, researching, curating, arranging and presenting his works around the world. Starting as a self-taught musician, he has gradually made a transition from playing drums and percussion as a member of The High Llamas as well as recordings with Stereolab, Cathal Coughlan, Pavement and many others, to classically-based composition and education. Since 2003 he has been Head of Composition at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, forming a department that has become well-known for its innovative approaches and student-centred methods.