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Nathan James Dearden
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Composer. Organiser of things // NewMu Lecturer @royalholloway 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Lovely jaunt to Hereford Cathedral today to adjudicate a Choral Composition Competition final, hosted by Hereford Cathedral Voluntary Choir and Three Choirs Festival: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
March 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🧡 V excited to be launching #NewSounds2025 today at Royal Holloway - five days of world prems, concerts, lectures, and workshops, showcasing our fabulous newmu community. On the podium today is a load of Kerry Andrew’s gorgeous sounds for collective voices #music #musicfestival #conductor #composer
March 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in my life #IWD2025 #HappyInternationalWomensDay

💪 Special shout-out to my inspiring mother who has been on such a life-changing journey this past year and has met each challenge with power, stoicism, and good humour.
March 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Released TODAY (7 February 2025), my little arrangements of Erik Satie’s ‘Trois Poemes D'Amour’ are featured on RTF Classical’s new album - Paris 1913: L'offrande lyrique - with muso friends Claire Booth, soprano and pianist Andrew Matthews-Owen.

More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathans...
February 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"Mae Cymdeithas Cerddoriaeth Cymru yn cefnogi’r rhai sy’n ymgyrchu yn erbyn y cau hwn.”
February 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A big thank you to all of you for making 2024 a special music-making year for me 🫶

It has personally been a tricky year, but grateful every day for the lovely musicians and friends who fill my life with joy.

Here are some highlights: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/2024-a-...
January 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It’s the first day of Advent 🎄

Starting today, my Virga Jesse floruit’ is off on a little tour with the Choir of @royalholloway.bsky.social this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.

👉 Learn how to join us by visiting the ‘Live’ link in my bio.
December 1, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Starting off December right🎄

My 'Virga Jesse floruit' is off on a little tour with The Choir of Royal Holloway this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.

👉Come and join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 28, 2024 at 10:25 PM
🥰 I am excited to be working with my friends at The Choir of Royal Holloway in the coming weeks on a few concerts. This week they are joined by cellist Maxim Calver for an outing of my ‘Three Motets’ as part of their Midweek Music series.

👉 Join us or tune in: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 25, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Lovely to find out that the some of the students at Royal Holloway are airing my 'two hymns' this coming week. A million thanks to the Royal Holloway String Society for giving my music a whirl.

👉 More information and to join us can be found here: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 AM
🙏 Lovely friends are taking my music across the country this week. Thanks to Lliam Paterson for performing two of my piano works at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social, and for The Omnium Ensemble taking some of my choral music for another spin at New College Oxford.

👉 Join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 15, 2024 at 5:39 PM