David Lancaster
@david-lancaster.bsky.social
UK Composer, published by UYMP. Amateur medieval historian, photographer, cyclist. www.davidcomposer.com
Off to Belgium next week to hear Benjamin Maneyrol perform my 'Jump Cut' at the Osmose Festival. Very much looking forward to hearing it again!
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Off to Belgium next week to hear Benjamin Maneyrol perform my 'Jump Cut' at the Osmose Festival. Very much looking forward to hearing it again!
It's always exciting to hear about performances that have taken place around the world! So it was great to hear that Kelly Ann Bixby (sop) and Brett Landry (marimba) performed 'Gentle' at a 'Le Salon' concert at the Lafayette School of Music in Louisiana in September. I wish I could have been there!
October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's always exciting to hear about performances that have taken place around the world! So it was great to hear that Kelly Ann Bixby (sop) and Brett Landry (marimba) performed 'Gentle' at a 'Le Salon' concert at the Lafayette School of Music in Louisiana in September. I wish I could have been there!
When you discover that politicians want to relieve you of your hard-won humans rights (but they love flags!) it makes you wonder how they can seriously consider themselves 'populist'. Once again I smell dishonesty, and call it out for what it is.
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Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR
Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
When you discover that politicians want to relieve you of your hard-won humans rights (but they love flags!) it makes you wonder how they can seriously consider themselves 'populist'. Once again I smell dishonesty, and call it out for what it is.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...
Heading for Aylesbury today to hear the wonderful Amabile trio give the second performance of my Anatomy of Angels! It seems like an age since the première in York last year and I can't wait to hear it again!
September 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Heading for Aylesbury today to hear the wonderful Amabile trio give the second performance of my Anatomy of Angels! It seems like an age since the première in York last year and I can't wait to hear it again!
I'm thrilled that my newly-published 'Fox' (from 'Bridges, Lines and Stones') will be part of the programme given by The Harrogate Band in their joint concert with Black Dyke Band at St Wilfred's, Harrogate tonight, and very much looking forward to hearing it again!
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Bridges, Lines and Stones
Bridges, Lines and Stones by David Lancaster, For brass band This work is exclusively available to buy and download online. . Thanks to the pioneering - if often somewhat corrupt - enterprises of Geor...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I'm thrilled that my newly-published 'Fox' (from 'Bridges, Lines and Stones') will be part of the programme given by The Harrogate Band in their joint concert with Black Dyke Band at St Wilfred's, Harrogate tonight, and very much looking forward to hearing it again!
www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...
Change the law to fix music streaming
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!
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August 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...
At last I've reached the double bar line of a new duo for flute and treble recorder, for Sarah McNulty and Carmen Troncoso. Mise en Abyme (the phenomenon in art and literature where something contains an image of itself, repeating into infinity) will be performed in October - details to follow.
July 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
At last I've reached the double bar line of a new duo for flute and treble recorder, for Sarah McNulty and Carmen Troncoso. Mise en Abyme (the phenomenon in art and literature where something contains an image of itself, repeating into infinity) will be performed in October - details to follow.
At sunny Headingley today for day 1 of England v India test match. Hard work for our lads in the field...
June 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
At sunny Headingley today for day 1 of England v India test match. Hard work for our lads in the field...
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Allegro Strangolato 🎶 Poolside first edits !😆 #worknotwork #worknotplay #splishsplashsplosh #hanginaround
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June 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Allegro Strangolato 🎶 Poolside first edits !😆 #worknotwork #worknotplay #splishsplashsplosh #hanginaround
@david-lancaster.bsky.social
🍹 😎 🎶🎷
@david-lancaster.bsky.social
🍹 😎 🎶🎷
It's amazing that my 'Swan' is included in this diverse 'Left of Center' podcast from the US. The 'Bowie, Berlin and Beyond' recording by the Delta Sax Quartet has taken my music to some interesting places. (Let me know if you still want a copy - not many left!) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5...
5-31-25 Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of Center
Podcast Episode · Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left Center · 07/06/2025 · 1h 59m
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June 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It's amazing that my 'Swan' is included in this diverse 'Left of Center' podcast from the US. The 'Bowie, Berlin and Beyond' recording by the Delta Sax Quartet has taken my music to some interesting places. (Let me know if you still want a copy - not many left!) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5...
I have curated a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of Erik Satie's death, and commissioned some of my favourite composers to write new pieces in tribute. Also lots of real Satie! Do come along on Saturday 7th June. latemusic.org/duncan-honey...
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) - York Late Music Concerts
Saturday 7th June, 1:00pm A series of new commissions commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie
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May 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I have curated a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of Erik Satie's death, and commissioned some of my favourite composers to write new pieces in tribute. Also lots of real Satie! Do come along on Saturday 7th June. latemusic.org/duncan-honey...
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🚨 NEW SCORE VIDEO ALERT 🚨
Take a listen (and watch!) of @david-lancaster.bsky.social's wonderful 'Grotesques' for wind quartet!
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To buy the score, head to: www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
Take a listen (and watch!) of @david-lancaster.bsky.social's wonderful 'Grotesques' for wind quartet!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULn...
To buy the score, head to: www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
David Lancaster - Grotesques
YouTube video by University of York Music Press
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May 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🚨 NEW SCORE VIDEO ALERT 🚨
Take a listen (and watch!) of @david-lancaster.bsky.social's wonderful 'Grotesques' for wind quartet!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULn...
To buy the score, head to: www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
Take a listen (and watch!) of @david-lancaster.bsky.social's wonderful 'Grotesques' for wind quartet!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULn...
To buy the score, head to: www.uymp.co.uk/publications...
No pictures can capture the incredible range of music and dance we witnessed on Saturday at Late Music Concerts, York, or the sublime fluency of the performances, but here are just a few shots from our rehearsal. Thanks to @musicontheedge.bsky.social and our fabulous dancers from NSCD.
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
No pictures can capture the incredible range of music and dance we witnessed on Saturday at Late Music Concerts, York, or the sublime fluency of the performances, but here are just a few shots from our rehearsal. Thanks to @musicontheedge.bsky.social and our fabulous dancers from NSCD.
A trip to Headingley today to see Messrs. Bairstow, Root and Brook in action. Wish I had brought a hat.
May 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A trip to Headingley today to see Messrs. Bairstow, Root and Brook in action. Wish I had brought a hat.
Coming up on Saturday, the first performance of my 'Compendium of Ingenious Mechanical Devices' for bass clarinet, percussion and dance, part of an astonishing weekend of new music at Late Music in York. latemusic.org/the-lapins-t...
Trio Agile & Antonio Bukhar Ssebuuma - Freedom Dances - York Late Music Concerts
Saturday 3rd May, 7:30pm Bringing together the freedoms of dance, music and rhythm, the Trio Agile combine their experimental flair and improvisatory talent with Antonio Bukhar Ssebuuma.
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April 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Coming up on Saturday, the first performance of my 'Compendium of Ingenious Mechanical Devices' for bass clarinet, percussion and dance, part of an astonishing weekend of new music at Late Music in York. latemusic.org/the-lapins-t...
Thanks to Harrogate Band for a fabulous performance of Fox on Saturday. This was I was commissioned in 2019 but due to the pandemic we had to wait until now to hear it - it was well worth the wait! Thanks to Craig Ratcliffe for directing with such precision and authority. Let's do it again sometime!
April 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thanks to Harrogate Band for a fabulous performance of Fox on Saturday. This was I was commissioned in 2019 but due to the pandemic we had to wait until now to hear it - it was well worth the wait! Thanks to Craig Ratcliffe for directing with such precision and authority. Let's do it again sometime!
There are two performances of my music this weekend: on Saturday Fallen will be performed by Norwich singers, then on Sunday Gentle will form part of a recital given by Elayna Parandi (soprano) and Anna Day (marimba) at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA - no tariffs were paid! @uymp.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
There are two performances of my music this weekend: on Saturday Fallen will be performed by Norwich singers, then on Sunday Gentle will form part of a recital given by Elayna Parandi (soprano) and Anna Day (marimba) at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA - no tariffs were paid! @uymp.bsky.social
Saturday's office: conducting the fabulous York RI Band in a concert that included Derek Bourgeois' 'Diversions' and a first concert performance for my 'Epithalamium'.
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Saturday's office: conducting the fabulous York RI Band in a concert that included Derek Bourgeois' 'Diversions' and a first concert performance for my 'Epithalamium'.
A super concert yesterday from the fabulous @elysiansingers.bsky.social who gave a beautifully shaped performance of 'The World's Last Night'.
TONIGHT!
Thrilled to premiere a John Donne setting by @david-lancaster.bsky.social with @elysiansingers.bsky.social alongside other a capella wonders by Arvo Pärt, Ešenvalds, Lauridsen + Eric Whitacre’s astonishing, rapt masterpiece When David Heard in 18-part harmony. latemusic.org/elysian-sing...
Thrilled to premiere a John Donne setting by @david-lancaster.bsky.social with @elysiansingers.bsky.social alongside other a capella wonders by Arvo Pärt, Ešenvalds, Lauridsen + Eric Whitacre’s astonishing, rapt masterpiece When David Heard in 18-part harmony. latemusic.org/elysian-sing...
Elysian Singers - York Late Music Concerts
Saturday 1st March, 7:30pm A concert celebrating Arvo Pärt at 90
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March 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A super concert yesterday from the fabulous @elysiansingers.bsky.social who gave a beautifully shaped performance of 'The World's Last Night'.
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The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable.
Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.
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Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable.
Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below.
www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...
This Saturday at Late Music the @elysiansingers.bsky.social will give the first performance of 'The World's Last Night', a setting of John Donne. I've written about it for the Late Music website with all the details of Saturday's performance. Come along if you can! latemusic.org/the-worlds-l...
The World’s Last Night by David Lancaster - York Late Music Concerts
My first serious encounter with the poetry of John Donne came when the Oxford Harmonic Choir commissioned me to compose a new piece for their concert in June 2019, to precede their performance of Moza...
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February 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This Saturday at Late Music the @elysiansingers.bsky.social will give the first performance of 'The World's Last Night', a setting of John Donne. I've written about it for the Late Music website with all the details of Saturday's performance. Come along if you can! latemusic.org/the-worlds-l...
I really enjoyed hearing 'Unity' at the NLCS Festival of Music yesterday, and start the journey home a very happy composer with lots of new friends.
February 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I really enjoyed hearing 'Unity' at the NLCS Festival of Music yesterday, and start the journey home a very happy composer with lots of new friends.
Day 2 in Singapore, and the first rehearsal of 'Unity' - with orchestra alone. It's going to be great! Also the cathedral, cocktails at Raffles, curry at Lau Sa Pat, and a light show at the Marina Bay.
February 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Day 2 in Singapore, and the first rehearsal of 'Unity' - with orchestra alone. It's going to be great! Also the cathedral, cocktails at Raffles, curry at Lau Sa Pat, and a light show at the Marina Bay.
I'm thrilled to be part of this amazing project, and can't wait to see and hear the outcomes.
Inspirational start to our next Lapin project ‘Freedom Dances’ in Leeds yesterday. Exciting times ahead. 🎶🙏🕺 #latemusic #freedomdances @angelascomposer.bsky.social @david-lancaster.bsky.social @paulhoneymusic.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I'm thrilled to be part of this amazing project, and can't wait to see and hear the outcomes.
I'm in Singapore for the first performance of my piece 'Unity' for choir and orchestra on Sunday at the NLCS Festival of Music. Today is a time for sightseeing and recovering from jetlag; rehearsals start tomorrow.
February 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I'm in Singapore for the first performance of my piece 'Unity' for choir and orchestra on Sunday at the NLCS Festival of Music. Today is a time for sightseeing and recovering from jetlag; rehearsals start tomorrow.