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Composer-in-Focus: Steve Martland

One of our major focuses this year is on the British composer Steve Martland, one of the most vibrant, unconventional and dynamic voices in British music, until his untimely death in 2013.

Born in Liverpool, he studied composition in Holland with Louis Andriessen. His music is raw, physical, rhythmic and uncompromising, yet his vision extended far beyond sound alone. Steve cared deeply about the role of the composer in society: he was outspoken on issues of access, diversity and challenging the establishment. He also devoted himself to education, leading composition projects in schools across the UK and abroad. Collaboration was central to his practice, often working with musicians outside the classical world and regularly performing with his own ensemble, The Steve Martland Band.

Throughout this series of five performances, we invite the The Colin Currie GroupCarice SingersHebrides Ensemble Riot Ensemble and Artists in Residence, GBSR Duo to tell his story through sound.

This series is generously supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.

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Hebrides Ensemble: Shifting Baseline Syndrome

Classical at Kings Place

As part of our Steve Martland, Composer-in-Focus series, Hebrides Ensemble brings together bold contemporary voices exploring nature, memory, and sound. Works by Steve Martland and Eleanor Alberga frame a new commission from Dave Maric, Shifting Baseline Syndrome—a powerful reflection on shifting norms in our relationship with nature.

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Colin Currie Group Performs the Music of the Steve Martland Band

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

The Colin Currie Group performs the music of the Steve Martland Band, unleashing the full force of Martland’s sound, epic in scale, electrifying in energy, and uncompromising in spirit.

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Carice Singers Perform Martland

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

An exciting survey of Steve Martland's choral works within a programme of energy and discovery.

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