James Garner

James Garner is a Leicester-born composer based in London. His music has been described as “utterly accomplished in all respects” (Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen’s Music), “atmospheric, evocative and eminently singable” (Sarah Walker CBE), and praised for its “warmth, sincerity and tension” (Bachtrack). His work has been performed in the UK, Canada, Austria and Russia, at venues such as Kings Place, Central St Martins, Barbican Cinema, Old Vic Workrooms, Milton Court, Arcola Theatre, Australia House, Tanna Schulich Concert Hall, and the Stanislavsky Music Theatre Recital Room. His collaborators have included the director Miranda Cromwell, soprano Elisabeth Boudreault, mezzo-soprano Rachael Lloyd, countertenor James Hall, EXAUDI, Orchestre classique de Montréal, and principal players