| About: | |
| Xander Hough is a freelance musician and theatre professional. He is a self taught composer, experienced orchestrator and trained instrumentalist working across theatre, film and other music mediums both live and recorded. | |
| Categories: | Arranger, Composer, Flute, Irish whistle, Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, Piccolo, Recorder, Song writer, Tin whistle |
| eMail: | http://www.ukscreen.com/contact/xhfms |
| WWW: | http://www.ukscreen.com/solo/xhfms |
| Tel: | 07725 039 475 |
| Mobile: | 07725 039 475 |
| Address: |
Reading & London South East United Kingdom |
| Music: | Acoustic, Ambient, Classical, Various |
| Music Band: | Xander Hough Freelance Music Services |
| Date of Birth: | 1984-03-28 |
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Works of Musical Theatre & Drama Xander co-wrote the musical Dracula with writers Margaret Pritchard and Grace Burson. A demo CD recording of the show features singers Katie Roehl and Jessica Lynne Cromhecke in the roles of Mina Murray-Harker and Lucy Westenra. He is working on a second, the Duchess of Malfi which will be premiered in 2009 by Curtainraiser Theatre Company in Malta. Songs he wrote were featured in the 2007 national tour of the London Shakespeare Workout's Black Atlas which was directed by Bruce Wall. The play was described as "gripping", "moving", "powerful" and "intense" moving by BBC reviewer Helen Otter and "a joyous and affirming experience" by Artsweb Wales. Black Atlas will receive its American premier as part of a double bill with Lifting the Mask off-Broadway in 2008. Music by Xander was written for Bartholomew Road Productions' Alexander which will be premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at The Studio at St Augustine's. The verse play about the personal life of Alexander the Great will be feature actors Constance Dalrymple, Ivan Todorov, Ben Reves, Scott McFarlane and Alek Hayes in the title role. In April 2007, Xander worked as a copyist for the development of the musical Raindogs written by Andrew McBean (Theatreworks, Sunset Boulevard, West Side Story, NINE) which is based on Lanford Wilsoni's play Balm In Gilead. The show was premiered in London's West End afer being developed at the Actor's Centre in May 2007. The showcase featured musical theatre performers Julie Atherton (Avenue Q, Fame, Mamma Mia) and Oliver Tompsett (WICKED, Our House, Mamma Mia). The project was musically directed by Tom Deering (Aspect of Love) and Toby Higgins (Mamma Mia international tour, Little Shop of Horrors West End run). Xander's work on the project was described as "so fast" and "amazing" by the clients. Film Works Xander's first major film score, Leon Herbert's (Emotional Backgammon, 9 Dead Gay Guys, Dark Floors) Shoot & Score will be featured at the Pan African Film Festival in 2008. It was premiered in central London in May 2007 and was written by Darren Raymond (Shakespeare in Love, William Poel Festival). Shoot & Score features noted theatre and television actress Cathy Tyson (RSC, Grange Hill, Liverpool Nativity, Emmerdale). Instrumental Works, Orchestration & Notation He has also written several short pieces for woodwind instruments, songs and choral works and pieces for solo piano, some of which have won first place in regional competitions. He is currently working on Nexus - a piece for tuned percussion, drum kit and piano as well as his debut piano concerto, Phoenix. In June 2007, Xander's string orchestra piece Stop All The Clocks (based on WH Auden's poem of the same title) was shortlisted in the Fauxharmonic Orchestra Adagio Competition out of over 160 entries worldwide. It was judged as being an"impressive work that deserve to be recognized" which "stood out in particular for outstanding quality and emotional power" by a panel featuring composer Mason Bates, violinist Laura Frautschi, and Steven Scott Smalley, master film music orchestrator and teacher. Xander has been mentored by one of the finalist's of the competition, celebrated composer Andrew Lowe Watson. Xander Hough assisted with the set up of new independent London publishing company STAUNCH Music Publishing in August 2007. Set up by Joel Garthwaite, STAUNCH specialises in modern music by composers such as Eric Schwartz, Ashley-John Long and Andrew Keeling. Their publications include commissions by the critically aclaimed Lunar Saxophone Quartet. Xander performed copyist and score setting for many of STAUNCH's debut publications as well as setting the publisher's house style. Xander's flute work, the Vento Flute Sonata was critically acclaimed by leading flautists Andy Findon (Harry Potter, Michael Nyman Orchestra, Lord of the Rings, WICKED, The Woman In White), Gareth McLearnon (Southbank Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, The London Pops Orchestra) and Gareth Hanson (Southbank Sinfonia, Guildford Philharmonic, Boston Symphony). He has provided orchestrations and arrangements for a variety of organisations over the last three years including Oxford Gospel Choir, Pewsey Vale, Woodhouse Players, Royal Holloway Music Theatre as well as for all his own work. Instrumentalist Xander is a trained flautist specialising in the more unusual members of the flute family including the piccolo, alto and bass flute, playing in shows and several ensembles. He has worked on such productions as Jesus Christ Superstar (RHMT), Witches of Eastwick (OBSU Fortune Players), Annie (Pewsey Vale), Nunsense (Binfield Bards) and Stepping Out (Binfield Bards). He is also a first call flautist for Stage Fright Theatre Company. |