Huw Watkins - Composer in the House

Huw Watkins, one of the UK’s most admired musicians – both as a composer and pianist – will join forces with Statford-upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan as the next Composer in the House.

Composer in the House was created by the Royal Philharmonic Society and PRS for Music Foundation in 2005 and enables composers and performers alike to have space to create new work, and seeks to engage audiences more actively with new music through long-term involvement with a composer.

David Curtis, Artistic Director of Orchestra of the Swan comments:
“We are absolutely delighted that Orchestra of the Swan has been selected to receive this highly prestigious RPS/PRS award.  The Composer-in-the-House award recognizes OOTS’ long-term commitment to commissioning and performing new music, placing contemporary composers at the heart of the concert programme.
  
Huw Watkins is an outstanding musician and a composer we have been hoping to commission for some time. His appointment as our Composer-in-the-House from 2012-14 will create extremely exciting and innovative opportunities for Orchestra of the Swan, Huw, our partners in schools and at the Royal College of Music and of course, our audiences.  We will all be embarking on an extremely exciting musical journey over the next two years.”

• Watkins - profile
• Orchestra of the Swan
• RPS - Composer in the House