Chris Dench

The biggest news of the last month or so was the world première of the first section of my epic 10 to the power 62, for saxophone solo and twelve saxophones, which was performed at Northwestern University Chicago on March…

I have blogged before about the strange synchronicities that seem to characterise my composing life. To paraphrase: composing is 90% perspiration, 9% inspiration …and 1% revelation, in the form of performances. That last 1% is usually spread fairly thin for…

It has been a very productive and, from a compositional viewpoint, busy year since last I blogged. So busy in fact that I have continually put off blogging until a quieter moment… which has never come. So I apologise if…

At long last my 2021 solo for contrabass, Resuscitatîve, has been played! And by its co-dedicatee, no less. On 28 April 2024 contrabass players from all over gathered at the Elder Conservatorium for a series of “recitals, presentations, masterclasses, and…

I am delighted to be able to declare that Thomas Giles gave the World Premiere of my soprano saxophone solo ⟨ʀ⟩emote in the Frequency Series at the Constellations venue in Chicago on 5 November. The livestream of the concert is…