ChristopherBest.net
composer
and writer
Composing news
I am currently engaged on a research project with the
Seven Sisters Group, delving
into the many strange spaces in theatres and concert halls that make up the
world 'behind the scenes'. It is hoped that this research phase, extending over
the next few months across a number of venues in the UK, will lead in due course
to a new work combining live and mediated performance that opens the doors on
a maze-like world back-stage.
New Zealand based guitarist Matthew Marshall has commissioned
me to write a new work for electric guitar and FX, to be toured internationally
next year.
I continue to work on a large-scale project for orchestra, choir and soloists,
selecting and setting Russian and Chechen texts. Watch this space for further
news.
Writing
news
After completing my first novel 'The Moor Inn Fire'
in 2007, I've been spending some time investigating the medium of the short
story, an example of which can now be freely downloaded from my writing
page.
In April 2008 I began writing a dramatic new novel with the working title of 'Mobius'.
Click here for a brief synopsis. Current word
count stands at 64,000 words.
Teaching and other news
The future of Dartington
College has now been decided, and the decision seems to be irrevocable.
Evicted from its current location by the Dartington Hall Trust, it has now become
part of University College Falmouth and will re-locate to Cornwall in September
2010. For me, such a move would be a major upheaval - but we shall see.
Updated Oct 08