Param Vir: A Spread of Dreams. BCMG conducted by Thomas Kemp
About Param Vir
Delhi-born composer Param Vir is a leading figure in contemporary music. Based in London, his output encompasses works in several genres that include chamber music, symphonic works and opera / music-theatre. His works have been performed by major ensembles, orchestras and opera houses, and presented at several international festivals. He composes prolifically, and recent seasons have seen the premieres of several major works, including a full-length opera Black Feather Rising, a choral work He Begins His Great Trance for the BBC Singers, alongside several works for cellist Rohan de Saram. Work for large forces include a recent and much-acclaimed BBC Proms commission Cave of Luminous Mind and the hugely successful Raga Fields for three international contemporary ensembles. Recent chamber works include Ablaze! for soprano and piano drawing on Tagore’s poems, and Drum of the Deathless for percussion ensemble. A string quartet We Want to Live in #Peace (inspired by the Syrian Refugee crisis) has been released on CD. A song cycle for baritone A Kinsman to Danger, based on the poetry of Sri Aurobindo, has toured internationally. NMC released a portrait CD ‘Wheeling Past the Stars’ in 2021.
Vir’s work is inspired by varied sources drawn from world mythology, art and literature. Groups that have performed or given premieres of his works include The Netherlands Opera, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Klangforum Wien, Music-Theatre Wales, Schoenberg Ensemble, Fulcrum Point (Chicago), Scottish Opera, Music Theatre Wales, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and Ensemble Modern. New works planned include a work for solo percussion and a song cycle for soprano and orchestra.
About Param Vir
Delhi-born composer Param Vir is a leading figure in contemporary music. Based in London, his output encompasses works in several genres that include chamber music, symphonic works and opera / music-theatre. His works have been performed by major ensembles, orchestras and opera houses, and presented at several international festivals. He composes prolifically, and recent seasons have seen the premieres of several major works, including a full-length opera Black Feather Rising, a choral work He Begins His Great Trance for the BBC Singers, A Spread of Dreams for the Orchestra of the Swan, two works for cellist Rohan de Saram and the hugely successful Raga Fields for three international contemporary ensembles.
His work is inspired by varied sources drawn from world mythology, art and literature. Groups that have performed or given premieres of Vir’s works include The Netherlands Opera, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Klangforum Wien, Schoenberg Ensemble, Fulcrum Point (Chicago), Scottish Opera, Music Theatre Wales, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Ensemble Modern. Current commissions include a new work of music-theatre, a string quartet and a new Concerto for Indian soloist and orchestra.
News
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PV’s critically acclaimed Opera Double Bill – Snatched by the Gods and Broken Strings – has been released on a double CD on …
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New York based Indian-American pianist Lara Saldhana uploaded her performance of Param Vir’s White Light Chorale to Youtube six years …
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Param Vir’s White Light Chorale for solo piano is on the new 2023-24 ABRSM Piano Syllabus. White Light Chorale was commissioned by …
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BCMG are releasing their superb film of Param Vir’s Hayagriva in a special online screening on Sunday 19 December 2021 …
Events
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Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Conducted by Thomas Kemp Performed as part of the Lunar Dreams Concert CBSO Centre, Birmingham 15 …
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Royal Academy of Music Percussion Department Neil Percy, Head of Percussion 1 or 2 movements, to be confirmed
Blog
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A Composer For Our Times I made it my business to explore the music of my contemporary George Benjamin …
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Pierre Audi’s breathtaking production at Dutch National Opera INTRODUCTION It is hard to visit a performance of Parsifal without interpretative …
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A rivetting myth, ablaze with light and energy Once a year, perhaps twice a year, one might get to …