this site is pending renovation, & is current only to 2014
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Gavin Osborn is a flute-player, composer, sound-artist & teacher based in the North West. He holds Graduate & Professional Performance diplomas from the Royal Northern College of Music (studying with Clare Southworth & Peter Lloyd) & a PhD in Composition from the University of Manchester (studying with John Casken). A recital & chamber music specialist, he is best known as a performer of contemporary music, whether acoustic or electroacoustic, composed or improvised.
Formerly founding director of the Kairos electroacoustic ensemble & co-director of Beacons of Sound, he is currently co-director of flute/voice/cello ensemble Trio Atem. Appearances at festivals & venues include: Sonic Skylines, Sonorities, SAN Expo, MANTIS, ICMC, IDAF, York Late Music Festival, Manchester International Festival, New Music North West, Bridgewater Hall, & Kings Place. Collaborations include with performance artist Karen McLeod, choreographer Charlotte Spencer, dancer Jennifer-Lynn Crawford, artist Lisa Gorton, & performance & visual artist Michael Mayhew.
He is currently a flute tutor at the University of Manchester, where he also coaches chamber music ensembles, and is flute teacher at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
Most recently he has co-created a number of collaborative multi-disciplinary works, primarily with Elizabeth Ditmanson as geode. For this work see the links at the top of this page.
Formerly founding director of the Kairos electroacoustic ensemble & co-director of Beacons of Sound, he is currently co-director of flute/voice/cello ensemble Trio Atem. Appearances at festivals & venues include: Sonic Skylines, Sonorities, SAN Expo, MANTIS, ICMC, IDAF, York Late Music Festival, Manchester International Festival, New Music North West, Bridgewater Hall, & Kings Place. Collaborations include with performance artist Karen McLeod, choreographer Charlotte Spencer, dancer Jennifer-Lynn Crawford, artist Lisa Gorton, & performance & visual artist Michael Mayhew.
He is currently a flute tutor at the University of Manchester, where he also coaches chamber music ensembles, and is flute teacher at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
Most recently he has co-created a number of collaborative multi-disciplinary works, primarily with Elizabeth Ditmanson as geode. For this work see the links at the top of this page.
These pages archive materials including scores & text works from 2002-2014, & link out to current projects.
Scores are made available here to download, print & use for free. If you intend to perform any pieces, please inform me. Some scores are designed to be printed in non-standard formats, e.g. A3 size or on card - please request these from me if required; also, as yet no parts are made available on this site, so in the case of some of the group works, you may wish to request parts if you don't want to perform off the scores.
Text works are also available as downloadable pdfs. Often, they are connected with specific musical works or collaborations, so please explore further with links to other areas.
Scores are made available here to download, print & use for free. If you intend to perform any pieces, please inform me. Some scores are designed to be printed in non-standard formats, e.g. A3 size or on card - please request these from me if required; also, as yet no parts are made available on this site, so in the case of some of the group works, you may wish to request parts if you don't want to perform off the scores.
Text works are also available as downloadable pdfs. Often, they are connected with specific musical works or collaborations, so please explore further with links to other areas.
