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Howard Burrell
Composer/Producer
Howard Burrell (b. 1944) is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Hertfordshire where he was appointed in 1972 to commence music activities. When he retired from his academic post in December 2005 he left behind a thriving department embracing composition, technology and music industry business studies.
Burrell’s compositions, including two symphonies (1998/9 and 2000), have been widely performed and three of his string quartets, No.s 3 (1974), 4 (1981) and 5 (2007/8) were issued on the UHR label ("…and the birds sang too.", performed by the Aylwin String Quartet - UHR 020011014) in 2008.
Commissions include Occasion for brass band (Besses o’ the Barn 1975); Visions for Chorus, brass and percussion (Harlow Chorus 1978); Kings Variations (Kings School Cambridge 1985); Kaleidoscope for flute, harp, violin and cello (Pearce School Cambridge 1987); No Comment, an electronic ballet, with Ian Dearden (1990); Wedding Song and Chorus for mezzo-soprano and tape,(Nato Welton 1995); Te Deum (Parish Church of St Andrew and St George, Stevenage 1996); Contraband for symphonic wind orchestra (David Johnston 2003) and We wish you a merry Christmas (Hertford Choral Society 2006).
In October 2009 his Anniversary for orchestra was premiered by deHavilland Philharmonic in celebration of that orchestra’s 40th anniversary.
Other recordings include - May the rain fall soft (Ealing Abbey Choir - UHR 020011003); Resonent in laudibus (The Plaxtol Scholars - UHR 020011011) and Love came down (The Plaxtol Scholars - UHR 020011019).
Featured on:
UHR001: Plays Smith - Dave Smith
UHR002: Piano and Electronics - Philip Mead & Rob Godman
UHR003: Reflection - Ealing Abbey Choir conducted by Timothy Blinko
UHR004: Wurzburger String Quartets - Aylwin String Quartet
UHR006: Sonic Voyages – MTI De Montfort University
UHR007: "Of Dragonflies and Moonbeams" - Alison Wells with Firebird
UHR008: 'Pataphysical Piano - The sounds and silences of Andrew Hugill
UHR009: Piano - Richard Uttley
UHR010: Edward Cowie: 24 Preludes - Philip Mead
UHR011: Resonet in laudibus – The Plaxtol Scholars conducted by Marius Carboni
UHR012: The music of John Hopkins - Olivia Robinson & University Ensemble conducted by Robin Browning
UHR013: Images and Impression - Isabel Chaplais and Karis Stretton
UHR014: "…and the birds sang too." - Aylwin String Quartet
UHR016: Sonnets without words - Richard Uttley
UHR017: fanfares, fancies and fugues - UHBrass Ensemble conducted by Robin Browning
UHR018: Moments and Days - Alison Wells and Ian Mitchell
UHR019: Noël - The Plaxtol Scholars conducted by Marius Carboni
UHR020: Death and Resurrection - Robert Crowley
UHR021: Chasing Boundaries - Peter O'Hagan
UHR022: Edward Cowie: Rutherfords lights - Richard Casey
UHR023: The Next Ocean - Raymond Warren, Seamus Heaney
UHR024: Venite Adoremus - University Chorale & Brass Ensemble
UHR025: 15 White Sonatas - Dave Smith