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Robert Saxton was born in London and started composing at the age of six. He won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in the Netherlands at the age of 21. In 1986 he was awarded the Fulbright Arts Fellowship to the USA, where he was in residence at Princeton and was assistant to Oliver Knussen at Tanglewood. Robert Saxton has held the position of Head of Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Head of Composition and Contemporary Music at the Royal Academy of Music. He is currently Professor of Composition and Tutorial Fellow in Music at Worcester College, Oxford and is a Trustee of the Mendelssohn/Boise Foundation. Robert Saxton’s Quartet No. 3 was commissioned by
the Southbank Centre, London and premiered by the Arditti Quartet in May 2011.
Venue
Napoleon’s Retreat
Audience
Pupils, parents, staff, local schools and wider community (public)
Tickets
Free of charge