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Bryan Kelly

b. 1934

British

Summary

Bryan Kelly was born in Oxford in 1934. He studied at the Royal College of Music with Gordon Jacob and Herbert Howells, then with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. After some years on the staff of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, he was appointed to a post at the Royal College of Music in 1963, and taught there for twenty-two years. One year was spent in Washington DC, teaching at the American University. During a subsequent spell of livingin Umbria, he taught and gave recitals in Rome, as well as conducting the United Nations Choir. More recently, he has developed a career in Egypt as accompanist and teacher of orchestration, has worked at the Cairo Opera and taken part in projects sponsored by the American University in Cairo. Recent compositions include a forty-minute cantata, 'Look, Stranger at this Island' (a Millennium commission); 'Don Quixote', a suite for saxophone and piano; and 'Umbrian Variations', for eight cellos. Bryan Kelly currently divides his time between France, the UK and the Middle East.

Biography

Bryan Kelly was born in Oxford in 1934. He studied at the Royal College of Music with Gordon Jacob and Herbert Howells, then with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. After some years on the staff of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, he was appointed to a post at the Royal College of Music in 1963, and taught there for twenty-two years. One year was spent in Washington DC, teaching at the American University. During a subsequent spell of livingin Umbria, he taught and gave recitals in Rome, as well as conducting the United Nations Choir. More recently, he has developed a career in Egypt as accompanist and teacher of orchestration, has worked at the Cairo Opera and taken part in projects sponsored by the American University in Cairo. Recent compositions include a forty-minute cantata, 'Look, Stranger at this Island' (a Millennium commission); 'Don Quixote', a suite for saxophone and piano; and 'Umbrian Variations', for eight cellos. Bryan Kelly currently divides his time between France, the UK and the Middle East.

Performances

3rd December 2023

PERFORMERS
Sinfonieorchester Basel
CONDUCTOR
John Fiore
LOCATION
Stadtcasino, Basel, Switzerland

3rd December 2023

PERFORMERS
Saint Andrew's Chapel Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR
Todd Alexander
LOCATION
Saint Andrew's Chapel, Sanford, FL, United States of America

3rd December 2023

PERFORMERS
Orchestra and Choirs of Montview
CONDUCTOR
Adam Waite
NOTES
Performing movement I only.
LOCATION
Montview Presbyterian Church, Denver, CO, United States of America

10th December 2023

PERFORMERS
South East London Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
David Smith
LOCATION
St Michael and All Angels Church, Beckenham, United Kingdom

10th December 2023

PERFORMERS
Second Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
CONDUCTOR
Calvin Ellis
NOTES
Performing Movements I, III, V.
LOCATION
Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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