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Martin Ward Joins Faber Music

Mar. 03, 2015

Martin Ward Joins Faber Music

Faber Music Ltd announces the signing of a new exclusive publishing agreement with UK composer, Martin Ward. As a composer of music for opera, dance and theatre, as well as for screen and the concert stage, Ward's narrative works explore an eclectic range of styles and genres, which reflect the adventurous scope of the stories he has tackled and merge diverse musical elements, both acoustic and electronic.

Ward contributed the score to Will Tuckett's Olivier Award winning dance-theatre production of The Wind in the Willows (revived last winter in London's West End), as well as a number of other critically-acclaimed narrative ballets, including Pinocchio and Faeries for the Royal Opera House, and The Canterville Ghost for English National Ballet; and four operas including Skitterbang Island and the Edinburgh Fringe First nominated Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions. His new chamber opera, Clocks (the steampunk opera), is currently in development.

Alongside these theatrical works, Martin continues to compose for the concert stage and, as an arranger and orchestrator, he has worked with a broad range of companies and individuals, including the Royal Opera House, BBC, ITV and Sofia National Opera, as well as with the international instrumental virtuosi Paco Pena, Vasko Vassilev and Alison Balsom.     

For more information on Martin Ward, visit fabermusic.com.

Martin Ward
The Wind in the Willows (2002)
a ballet in two acts
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90’

Pinocchio (2005)
dance-theatre with songs
for soprano, tenor, singing dancers and chamber ensemble
cl-perc-acc.gtr-vn.db-recorded tracks
90’

Faeries (2008)
a ballet
cl(bcl)-pno-recorded tracks
80’

The Canterville Ghost (2006)
a ballet in two acts
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100’

Skitterbang Island (2010)
a puppet opera
libretto (Eng) by Phil Porter
for soprano, tenor and puppeteer
pno-hp-vn (or recorded soundtrack)
40’

Dr. Quimpugh’s Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions (2011)
a chamber opera in one act
libretto (Eng) by Phil Porter
for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone
pno-vn.vc
60’

Clocks (the steampunk opera) (2015)
an opera for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone
in development

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