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Competitions/Awards |
1st
Prize, 1997 Gaudeamus International Interpreters Competition
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Fourth
Prize, 1995 Guitar Foundation of America Competition
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1st
Prize, 1994 American Artistic Ambassador Competition
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2nd
Prize, American Music Teachers' National Association Competition
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Presser
Foundation Fellowship (America's highest undergraduate music award)
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| Concerto Appearances |
The
Nieuw Ensemble
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Armenian
National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Ayrshire
Symphony Orchestra
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Kantak
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Ensemble
Exposé
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University
of Leicester Sinfonia
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Helix
Ensemble
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| Festival Appearances |
Aldeburgh
(UK)
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BBC
Proms (UK)
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Brighton
(UK)
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Bath
Guitar Festival (UK)
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Huddersfield
Contemporary Music Festival (UK)
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ISCM
(UK)
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Sound
(Scotland, UK)
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Spitalfields
(UK)
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Cheltenham
(UK)
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York
Late Music Festival
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Chester
Music Festival (UK)
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King's
Place "Multiplier" series (UK)
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Ether
(UK)
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SPNM
"Solo Spotlights" series (UK)
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Salisbury
(UK)
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Oxford
Contemporary Music (UK)
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BMIC
"Cutting Edge" series
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Hoxton
(UK)
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Exeter
Festival (UK)
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Voix
Nouvelles (France)
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Gaudeamus
Festival (NL)
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November
Music (NL)
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Output
Festival (NL)
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Rotterdam
Biennial (NL)
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Zwolle
Guitar Festival (NL)
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Transit
(Belgium)
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Berlin
Festival (Germany)
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Witten
New Music Days (Germany)
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GAS
(Sweden)
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Ultima
(Norway)
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New
Music Nights (Slovakia)
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American
Music Week (Bulgaria)
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Guitar
Foundation of America (USA)
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Salisbury
International Festival (UK)
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| Ensemble Performances |
Graham
Fitkin Band
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Endymion
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Apartment
House
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Ensemble
Expose
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Lontano
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Nieuw
Ensemble
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Ixion
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London
Steve Reich Ensemble
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New
London Chamber Choir
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Capella
Amsterdam
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Backbeat
Percussion Quartet
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Decibel
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Exaudi
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| Selected World Premieres Given |
Ed
Bennett: My Broken Guitar
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"solo spotlights" | 06
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Derek
Bermel: Elektrokosmos
| Output
Festival | 07
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Willem
Boogman: Genieting IV |
Output
Festival | 07
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Laurence
Crane: Bobby J. | Modern Britain Series |
99
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Laurence
Crane: Some
Rock Music for Alan Thomas |
Rational Rec |
08
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Laurence
Crane: John
White in Berlin |
Berlin Festival |
03
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Paul
Davies: Ciacconna 21 | Electric
Spring Festival |
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Gabriel Erkoreka: Jukal (guitar concerto) | Nieuw Ensemble, Netherlands
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Gabriel
Erkoreka: Fantasia | Dartington College | 01
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Michael
Finnissy: Casual Nudity |
BMIC Cutting Edge tour |
01
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Michael
Finnissy: Yob Kultcha |
Rational Rec New Music |
08
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Graham
Fitkin: numerous premieres with the Fitkin Band
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Christopher
Fox: The Grain of Abstraction | Electric
Spring Festival |
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Christopher
Fox: Zone | BBC
Invitation Concert |
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Bryn
Harrison: Return | Kettle's Yard New Music Series |
05
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Nigel
Morgan: Preludes | Electric Spring Festival |
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Petros
Ovsepyan: Now the Shadow of the pillar... | Univ. of California,
SD |
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Alwynne
Pritchard: Nostos ou Topos |
BMIC Cutting Edge Series |
00
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Evis
Sammoutis: Alter Ego I | Hellenic Centre, London | 07
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| Festival Performances of Alan's Compositions |
SPNM
"Solo Spotlights" series (UK)
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Chester
Festival (UK)
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Soundwaves
Festival (UK)
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Bath
Guitar Festival (UK)
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Adur
Arts Festival (UK)
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Birmingham
Artsfest (UK)
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Sarajevo
International Guitar Festival (Bosnia)
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Guitar
Art Festival (Serbia)
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Chicago
Guitar Festival (USA)
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Guitar
Plus concert series (New York, USA)
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Long
Island Guitar Festival (USA)
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American
National Flute Association (USA)
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Monterrey
International Guitar Festival (Mexico)
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Beijing
Festival (China)
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Calcutta
Guitar Festival (India)
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Louisville
Guitar Festival
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Coria
International Guitar Festival (Spain)
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EGTA
Convention (Cyprus)
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| Selected Performers of Alan's Compositions |
Denis
Azabagic
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Cavatina
Duo
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Agnew-McAllister
Duo
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Madison
Duo
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Duo
Allegro
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Adi
Sehu and Dani Sehu
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Roberto
Casado and Sergio Larrion
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Annica
Gerlecz and John Larsson
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Juliet
Fraser (soprano)
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LaCatrina
String Quartet
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Thracian
Quartet
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Camerata
Serbica
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Traverse
Symphony Orchestra
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Sarajevo
Philharmonic Orchestra
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Midlands
Fretted Orchestra
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Helix
Ensemble
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University
of Leicester Sinfonia
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Natalia
Luis-Bassa (conductor)
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Bojan
Sudic (conductor)
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Diane
Wittry (conductor)
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