Luke Harrison

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Luke Harrison is a British composer whose inspiration and aims for much of his work is to express his emotions, thoughts, and experiences through his music.  

His work has been commissioned by ensembles such as the National Youth Percussion Orchestra and the National Youth French Horn Ensemble, broadcast on CBBC, BBC 2 and BBC Radio 3 and performed by ensembles including I Solisti (Belgium), Quatour Bozzini (Canada) and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.    

During his Batchelor of Music in Composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Luke studied under Howard Skempton, Fumiko Miyachi, Richard Ayres, Sean Clancy, Martjin Padding, Joe Cutler, Michael Wolters and with Nico Muhly while at Dartington International Summer School.   

Biography

Luke Harrison is a British composer whose inspiration and aims for much of his work is to express his emotions, thoughts, and experiences through his music.  

His work has been commissioned by ensembles such as the National Youth Percussion Orchestra and the National Youth French Horn Ensemble, broadcast on CBBC, BBC 2 and BBC Radio 3 and performed by ensembles including I Solisti (Belgium), Quatour Bozzini (Canada) and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.    

During his Batchelor of Music in Composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Luke studied under Howard Skempton, Fumiko Miyachi, Richard Ayres, Sean Clancy, Martjin Padding, Joe Cutler, Michael Wolters and with Nico Muhly while at Dartington International Summer School.   

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