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m.j.wilson@salford.ac.uk

 

Mick Wilson studied music at York University from 1976 to 1982, achieving a First Class Honours Degree, and a PhD in Composition as a pupil of David Blake. Since then he has been Composer-in-Residence with North West Arts, Musical Director, Composer and Performer with the radical music group Acrobats of Desire, & with Horse+Bamboo Theatre Company, Fellow in Music at Bradford University, and Composer-in-Residence with the London Borough of Havering.

His many compositions include works for Orchestra, Brass Band, Wind Band, Chamber Groups of various sorts, Piano, Percussion, Music Theatre and Contemporary Dance, together with extensive repertoire for the ensembles Acrobats of Desire and Cragg Vale Gamelan, founded and directed by the composer. Kite to the Moon, a 13-track album of original songs, featuring performances by Mick and his daughter Jemima, was released in September 2003.

His Concerto for 6-String Electric Violin & Brass Band received several performances in 2006 & 2007.

Current activities are mainly concerned with Music Theatre, with planned performances of two mini-musicals, an adaptation of Angela Carter's play Vampirella, and of Mick's full-length musical Atlantic Hotel. Caliban’s Beach, a music theatre piece featuring a combination of live actors & puppets, received 4 performances in October 2009.

Other creative activities include various forms of visual arts, with exhibitions in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009, & with paintings shown at art fairs in 2009 & 2010. www.mickwilson.smugmug.com

Mick is currently Level 5 Tutor on the BA (Hons) Music Degree.

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