Rhythm: Nigel Clarke

Our speaker for November is renowned composer Nigel Clarke. He will dive into the concept of “Rhythm” and how it is the heartbeat of creativity.

Clarke is renowned for his virtuosic writing using an uncompromisingly contemporary language that speaks to audiences. He has a penchant for storytelling, and his work brims with rhythmic drive and bravura orchestration. It is this language of contrasts and colour, juxtaposing savage musical outbursts with moments of sheer transcendental beauty, that draws audiences into his sound world.

He studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music where he was awarded the Academy’s highest distinction, the Queen’s Commendation for Excellence. Clarke has previously held positions as Young Composer in Residence at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, as Composition and Contemporary Music Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, or as Head of Composition at the London College of Music and Media. Clarke has also co-written film soundtracks to Jinnah, The Little Vampire, The Little Polar Bear, The Thief Lord, Baseline. In 2008 Clarke was awarded the title of Doctor of Musical Arts from University of Salford.