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Contemporary Composers on Music-Scores.com<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Although we focus on classical sheet music from composers whose works are in the public domain, we do have permission to publish a few works by some talented comtemporary composers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Baldwin – New Zealander<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Baldwin<\/a> (b.1986) is a graduate of the Royal College of Music, London and the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington. He is a previous winner of the Music-Scores composing competition. You can read more about him<\/a> on his website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johannes Bergkvist – Swedish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Johannes Bergkvist<\/a> is a previous winner of the Music-Scores composition competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Christopherson – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anne Christopherson<\/a> is a Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music and Associate of the Royal College of Music – London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne’s career includes teaching piano and keyboard in Southern England. She has extensive experience in: piano, violin, keyboard, flute, clarinet and has recently taken up the saxophone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A classicist by heart she has amassed a collection of works over the last 40 years. Her preference is towards the French composers as they are both challenging and romantic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saul Dzorelashvili – American<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Saul Dzorelashvili<\/a> was a joint runner-up in a previous Music-Scores International Composition Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francisco J. Gil Valencia – Spanish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Francisco J. Gil Valencia<\/a> is a qualified piano teacher; senior clarinet Professor; Superior Professor of Solfeggio, Music Theory, Transposition and Accompaniment; Superior Professor of Harmony and Accompanied Melody, Counterpoint and Fugue, Composition and Instrumentation; and Senior Professor of Orchestra Conducting.
He is a previous winner of the Music-Scores International Composition Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: Christopher – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Gordon<\/a> is a composer and arranger, best known for his inventive, imaginative and beautifully written music for wind instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutteridge: Mark – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mark Gutteridge<\/a> has been a long standing friend of Music-Scores and has contributed some wonderful choral pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penny: James – English<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

James Penny<\/a> has a few modern funk pieces published on our site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kolonelos: Alexandros – Greek<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alexandros Kolonelos<\/a> was a previous joint runner-up of the Music-Scores International Composition Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lathbury: Benjamin – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin Lathbury<\/a> was a previous winner of the winner of the Music-Scores Composition Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Neill: Clare – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Clare O’Neill<\/a> was winner of Music-Scores.com 2001 Summer Composition Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wakefield: Anthony – British<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Wakefield<\/a> was born in Lancashire in 1942. Taking up the clarinet and piano, his studies took him to gain performing and teaching diplomas (clarinet) at the Royal and London Colleges of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winkelmann: Richard – Venezuelan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Richard Winkelmann<\/a> has been writing music since 1998 and has worked teaching piano privately at home and in a music school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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