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Geoffrey Poole settled in the South West in January 2001, having been born in Suffolk in 1949, grown up in London, and lectured at Manchester University from 1976. He is a contemporary classical composer with an internationalist outlook, which results in various approaches to the synthesis of high art and high folk traditions from Europe, Africa and Asia. He has also lived in Nairobi (1985-7), and in the USA as Visiting Fellow in Composition at Princeton (1997-8). He is currently Reader and Director of Composition at Bristol University.His works include three string quartets commissioned by The Lindsays, orchestral music live or broadcast by the Halle, RLPO, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and others, choral music broadcast by The King's Singers, the Tavener Consort / BCMG and the BBC Singers, a new Sheherazade-style voyage for RNCM Wind Orchestra and some very unusual concertos: Two-Way Talking for Ghanean Drummer and 5 ensembles, Swans Reflecting Elephants for Javanese Gamelan and chamber orchestra, and Lucifer for piano and 21 loud instruments scheduled for London Premiere in the BMIC Cutting Edge series on 6 November 2003. He has also written several works for children, including the widely played recorder pieces Skally Skarekrow's Whistling Book, and Look Behind You! commissioned by Chamber Music 2000 and included in the Schubert Ensemble's latest NMC disc. Geoff has served on many public bodies including North West Arts Board, BBC Reading Panels, SPNM Reading Panels and Board of Directors, and ISCM Board of Directors. Currently his music is represented on Metier, ASC, Serendipity, RCA, Forsyth and NMC recording labels, and is published by Maecenas Contemporary Composers, self-published, or Forsyths.

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