Trevor Wishart

Trevor Wishart (born Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 11 October1946) is an English composer, based in York. He is widely acknowledged for his contributions to composing with digital audio media, both fixed and interactive. Not only has he composed many significant pieces, but he has also written extensively on the topic of what he terms “sonic art,” and contributed to the design and implementation of many software tools used in the creation of digital music.

He was educated at the University of Oxford (BA 1968), the University of Nottingham (MA 1969), and the University of York (PhD 1973). He holds an honorary position at the University of York, and in 2006 was appointed as composer-in-residence at the University of Durham, but is mainly a freelance composer.

Music

Wishart's compositional interests deal mainly with the human voice. This is most evident in his "VOX Cycle", "Tongues of Fire", "Globalalia", "Two Women", and "American Triptych". He is also well known as an improvisor of extended vocal techniques. A clip from a video piece by Steina Vasulka based on one of these improvisations can be seen [http://www.vasulka.org/Videomasters/pages_stills/index_89.html here] .

Writings

Wishart has written two major books "On Sonic Art" and "Audible Design", both of which have had a significant impact. "On Sonic Art" puts forth his theoretical and philosophical ideas while "Audible Design" deals mainly with the practice and technique of composing with digital audio.

Discography

as Trevor Wishart:
* "Journey Into Space" (1973, 2xLP, not on label, mail order only)
* "Journey Into Space" (??, cassette, ICR)
* "Red Bird: A Political Prisoner's Dream" (1978, LP, York Electronic Studios)
* "Vox Cycle" (1990, CD, Virgin Classics)
* "Red Bird / Anticredos" (1992, CD, October Music)
* "Audible Design" (1994, CD, Orpheus The Pantomime)
* "Tongues Of Fire" (1994, CD, Maxi-Single, Orpheus The Pantomime)
* "Journey Into Space" (2002, CD, Paradigm Discs)

as Trevor Wishart & Friends:
* "Beach Singularity / Menagerie" (1979, LP, York Electronic Studios)
* "Mouth Music" (1982, LP, Hyperion)
* "Menagerie / Beach Singularity / Vocalise" (1997, CD, Paradigm Discs)

appears on:
* "Electronic Music From York" (1973, 3xLP, York Electronic Studio)
* "Miniatures" (1980, LP, Pipe)
* "Integration" (1983, cassette, ICR)
* "Computer Music Currents 4" (1989, CD, WERGO)
* "Electroacoustic Music And The Saxophones Of Stephen Cottrell" (1989, CD, Overhear Music)
* "Rē Records Quarterly Volume 3 Number 1" (1989, CD, Recommended Records)
* "Prix Ars Electronica 95" (1995, CD, Ars Electronica Center)
* "Inventionen '98 - 50 Jahre Musique Concrète" (1999, CD, Edition RZ)
* "Or Some Computer Music" (1999, CD, OR)
* "Fümms Bö Wö Tää Zää Uu: Stimmen Und Klänge Der Lautpoesie" (2002, CD, Urs Engeler Editor)
* "Das Dreidimensionale Möbiusband" (2003, 2XCD, Flying Swimming)
* "Festival Voor Nieuwe Muziek: Happy New Ears 2005" (2005, CD, Gonzo Circus)

External links

* [http://www.trevorwishart.co.uk www.trevorwishart.co.uk]