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Piers Hellawell was born in England and studied with James Wood and Nicholas Maw. At the age of twenty-four he was appointed composer-in-residence at Queen's University, Belfast, where he is now Professor of Composition. His works have been commissioned, broadcast and performed around the world, including at several ISCM festivals and the Helsinki Biennale. He has collaborated with the Hilliard Ensemble, the Schubert Ensemble of London, the Scottish Ensemble and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Major commissions of recent years include those from the BBC Proms, the Philharmonia Orchestra and Stockholm Chamber Brass, with performances at numerous international festivals. The CD of the 1999 BBC Proms commission Inside Story and other recent major works appeared in 2002 on the Metronome label, when it was a BBC Music Magazine CD of the Month. Piers Hellawell is published by Peter's Edition Ltd.
(biography A Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland)
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