SINKING TONES, by Ryan Probert
The composition is written to challenge a willing performer to undertake a creative music process in an ordinary situation. To tune one’s ears to nuance and complexity and power of an everyday situation is a central tenet of Deep Listening as I understand it.
Ryan Probert is composer recognised for works for the concert hall, as well as soundtracks for documentaries and songs. Ryan has had performances in venues including Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, Leicester Cathedral, and The British Museum, and has worked for organisations including the BBC. Ryan won the NJO Prize at the International Young Composers Meeting. Ryan was Creative Director at the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School until 2020, and he has gone on to run workshops at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Middlesex University.