Andrew McBirnie
Andrew McBirnie (born 1971, Portsmouth) is a British composer, educator and administrator.
He studied at the University of Bristol with Adrian Beaumont and at the Royal Academy of Music with Justin Connolly, gaining a PhD in Composition from the University of London. He also studied at Tanglewood with Henri Dutilleux, and at the Dartington Summer School with Peter Sculthorpe. He was Director of Music at The Oratory School from 1999 to 2002.
From 2002 to 2008 he was Chief Examiner in Music for London College of Music Examinations at Thames Valley University. Following a brief period in the USA, he returned to the UK in 2010 to take up the position of Director of Examinations at the Royal Academy of Dance.
McBirnie was a finalist in the composition section of the 1993 BBC Young Musician of the Year. His music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and recorded on CD. Ritornel for septet, was a prizewinner in the 2005 Salvatore Martirano award at the University of Illinois. An early work for clarinet, cello and piano, Trio I, is published by Breitkopf & Härtel.
[edit] External links
- Trisagion: Onyx Brass CD - includes Sonatina for Brass by Andrew McBirnie
- Passacaglia CD - includes Variation for Joanne Johnson by Andrew McBirnie
- Rocking Horses CD - includes City by Andrew McBirnie
