Nathan James Dearden
@nathanjdearden.bsky.social
Composer. Organiser of things // NewMu Lecturer @royalholloway 🏳️🌈🏴
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The Composers Edition catalogue contains a diverse range of music for baritone and piano or with ensemble, of a variety of duration, subject matter, and style. Check it out!
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March 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Composers Edition catalogue contains a diverse range of music for baritone and piano or with ensemble, of a variety of duration, subject matter, and style. Check it out!
whatsnew.composersedition.com/works-for-ba...
whatsnew.composersedition.com/works-for-ba...
Lovely jaunt to Hereford Cathedral today to adjudicate a Choral Composition Competition final, hosted by Hereford Cathedral Voluntary Choir and Three Choirs Festival: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
March 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Lovely jaunt to Hereford Cathedral today to adjudicate a Choral Composition Competition final, hosted by Hereford Cathedral Voluntary Choir and Three Choirs Festival: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
🧡 V excited to be launching #NewSounds2025 today at Royal Holloway - five days of world prems, concerts, lectures, and workshops, showcasing our fabulous newmu community. On the podium today is a load of Kerry Andrew’s gorgeous sounds for collective voices #music #musicfestival #conductor #composer
March 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🧡 V excited to be launching #NewSounds2025 today at Royal Holloway - five days of world prems, concerts, lectures, and workshops, showcasing our fabulous newmu community. On the podium today is a load of Kerry Andrew’s gorgeous sounds for collective voices #music #musicfestival #conductor #composer
This is a fabulous concert of top-drawer singing and great newmu for voices with National Youth Choir.
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👀 Go and check it out nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
Nathan featured in National Youth Choir’s 2025 Showcase — Nathan James Dearden
This February, the National Youth Choir celebrated the huge successes and invaluable contributions of their outgoing Emerging Professional Artists at an in-person event, and I am delighted to share ...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is a fabulous concert of top-drawer singing and great newmu for voices with National Youth Choir.
👀 Go and check it out nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
👀 Go and check it out nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathan-...
Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in my life #IWD2025 #HappyInternationalWomensDay
💪 Special shout-out to my inspiring mother who has been on such a life-changing journey this past year and has met each challenge with power, stoicism, and good humour.
💪 Special shout-out to my inspiring mother who has been on such a life-changing journey this past year and has met each challenge with power, stoicism, and good humour.
March 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women in my life #IWD2025 #HappyInternationalWomensDay
💪 Special shout-out to my inspiring mother who has been on such a life-changing journey this past year and has met each challenge with power, stoicism, and good humour.
💪 Special shout-out to my inspiring mother who has been on such a life-changing journey this past year and has met each challenge with power, stoicism, and good humour.
💃 Looking forward to heading to St Martin-in-the-Fields tomorrow (Friday, 7 March 2025) to hear the premiere performance of 'someone is dancing us' for the lovely Duo Melus and City Music Foundation.
Anyone in the area? nathanjamesdearden.com/live/someone...
Anyone in the area? nathanjamesdearden.com/live/someone...
‘someone is dancing us’ with Duo Melus — Nathan James Dearden
Duo Melus present a captivating programme featuring new works and classical treasures. The concert will include a new work by Nathan James Dearden, William Mathias’s Sonatina op. 98 , Francis Poulenc...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
💃 Looking forward to heading to St Martin-in-the-Fields tomorrow (Friday, 7 March 2025) to hear the premiere performance of 'someone is dancing us' for the lovely Duo Melus and City Music Foundation.
Anyone in the area? nathanjamesdearden.com/live/someone...
Anyone in the area? nathanjamesdearden.com/live/someone...
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Duo Melus will premiere Nathan James Dearden’s ‘someone is dancing us’ at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Friday! @nathanjdearden.bsky.social
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March 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Duo Melus will premiere Nathan James Dearden’s ‘someone is dancing us’ at St Martin-in-the-Fields on Friday! @nathanjdearden.bsky.social
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus, bobl hyfryd! 🏴 #dyddgŵyldewihapus
As a #throwback and to celebrate St. David’s Day, I am sharing some cornerstone Welsh concert pieces that have influenced me along the way - Hoddinott to Tann, @markfbowden.bsky.social to Catrin Finch.
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As a #throwback and to celebrate St. David’s Day, I am sharing some cornerstone Welsh concert pieces that have influenced me along the way - Hoddinott to Tann, @markfbowden.bsky.social to Catrin Finch.
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Tafliad yn ôl: Ancient crags to Hiraeth — Nathan James Dearden
To celebrate St. David’s Day this year, I thought I would share some cornerstone Welsh concert pieces that have influenced me along the way. For anyone who has met me, you will immediately figure out...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus, bobl hyfryd! 🏴 #dyddgŵyldewihapus
As a #throwback and to celebrate St. David’s Day, I am sharing some cornerstone Welsh concert pieces that have influenced me along the way - Hoddinott to Tann, @markfbowden.bsky.social to Catrin Finch.
👉 nathanjamesdearden.com/news/tafliad...
As a #throwback and to celebrate St. David’s Day, I am sharing some cornerstone Welsh concert pieces that have influenced me along the way - Hoddinott to Tann, @markfbowden.bsky.social to Catrin Finch.
👉 nathanjamesdearden.com/news/tafliad...
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👁 NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW MONTH 👂
March brings a range of works by Allbright, Baltakas, Boyle, Bussey, Dearden, Doolittle, Gorb, Harry, Holmes, Inglis, Milstein, Peate, Robertson, Self, Tafreshipour & Venturi
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March brings a range of works by Allbright, Baltakas, Boyle, Bussey, Dearden, Doolittle, Gorb, Harry, Holmes, Inglis, Milstein, Peate, Robertson, Self, Tafreshipour & Venturi
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February 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
👁 NEW MUSIC FOR A NEW MONTH 👂
March brings a range of works by Allbright, Baltakas, Boyle, Bussey, Dearden, Doolittle, Gorb, Harry, Holmes, Inglis, Milstein, Peate, Robertson, Self, Tafreshipour & Venturi
whatsnew.composersedition.com/march-new-re...
March brings a range of works by Allbright, Baltakas, Boyle, Bussey, Dearden, Doolittle, Gorb, Harry, Holmes, Inglis, Milstein, Peate, Robertson, Self, Tafreshipour & Venturi
whatsnew.composersedition.com/march-new-re...
🎂 Here’s wishing that the Elizabethan Madrigal Singers of Aberystwyth University have a ball this weekend, as they celebrate their 75th anniversary and give a premiere of this wee birthday commission for them #PenblwyddHapus #BirthdayGift nathanjamesdearden.com/news/by-the-...
‘by the sea’ with Aberystwyth University — Nathan James Dearden
Following a conversation with the committee of the Elizabethan Madrigal Singers of Aberystwyth University, I have composed a short work that responds to several aspects close to the singers themselves...
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February 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🎂 Here’s wishing that the Elizabethan Madrigal Singers of Aberystwyth University have a ball this weekend, as they celebrate their 75th anniversary and give a premiere of this wee birthday commission for them #PenblwyddHapus #BirthdayGift nathanjamesdearden.com/news/by-the-...
🥳 Very excited to be heading into town shortly for National Youth Choir 2025 Showcase at St. John's Waterloo.
Although I have been working with this fab bunch since 2020, this will actually be the first time I will hear my music sung by them post-pandemic: nathanjamesdearden.com/live/everyth...
Although I have been working with this fab bunch since 2020, this will actually be the first time I will hear my music sung by them post-pandemic: nathanjamesdearden.com/live/everyth...
'Everything about us' with National Youth Choir — Nathan James Dearden
2025 marks the 10th anniversary year of our Emerging Professional Artists programme, and they are looking forward to celebrating this milestone by sharing the creativity and brilliance of these young ...
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February 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🥳 Very excited to be heading into town shortly for National Youth Choir 2025 Showcase at St. John's Waterloo.
Although I have been working with this fab bunch since 2020, this will actually be the first time I will hear my music sung by them post-pandemic: nathanjamesdearden.com/live/everyth...
Although I have been working with this fab bunch since 2020, this will actually be the first time I will hear my music sung by them post-pandemic: nathanjamesdearden.com/live/everyth...
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From the male voice choirs of the Valleys to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, music is woven into the fabric of Welsh identity - a ‘Land of Song’ whose voice is being ripped out ✍🏻 Nathan James Dearden wp.me/p8Mk4U-V3y
Gwlad o (protest) gân: Why closing Cardiff University’s School of Music is cultural suicide
Dr Nathan James Dearden My heart breaks – for the current students who are experiencing the wonders of a music degree, for future students who may never have the chance to be part of this special plac...
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February 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
From the male voice choirs of the Valleys to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, music is woven into the fabric of Welsh identity - a ‘Land of Song’ whose voice is being ripped out ✍🏻 Nathan James Dearden wp.me/p8Mk4U-V3y
Released TODAY (7 February 2025), my little arrangements of Erik Satie’s ‘Trois Poemes D'Amour’ are featured on RTF Classical’s new album - Paris 1913: L'offrande lyrique - with muso friends Claire Booth, soprano and pianist Andrew Matthews-Owen.
More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathans...
More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathans...
February 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Released TODAY (7 February 2025), my little arrangements of Erik Satie’s ‘Trois Poemes D'Amour’ are featured on RTF Classical’s new album - Paris 1913: L'offrande lyrique - with muso friends Claire Booth, soprano and pianist Andrew Matthews-Owen.
More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathans...
More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/nathans...
My heart breaks this week.
I studied for four years at Cardiff University School of Music (BMus Hons., 2013; MMus, 2014), and it was the first place where I was truly able to be myself and pursue what I love.
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I studied for four years at Cardiff University School of Music (BMus Hons., 2013; MMus, 2014), and it was the first place where I was truly able to be myself and pursue what I love.
📚 More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/death-b...
Death Blow: Thoughts on the proposed close of Cardiff School of Music — Nathan James Dearden
In a statement released on 28 January, Cardiff University announced the launch of a formal consultation on proposed changes ‘designed to realise its ambitions and secure the University’s long-term...
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February 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My heart breaks this week.
I studied for four years at Cardiff University School of Music (BMus Hons., 2013; MMus, 2014), and it was the first place where I was truly able to be myself and pursue what I love.
📚 More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/death-b...
I studied for four years at Cardiff University School of Music (BMus Hons., 2013; MMus, 2014), and it was the first place where I was truly able to be myself and pursue what I love.
📚 More here: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/death-b...
"Mae Cymdeithas Cerddoriaeth Cymru yn cefnogi’r rhai sy’n ymgyrchu yn erbyn y cau hwn.”
February 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"Mae Cymdeithas Cerddoriaeth Cymru yn cefnogi’r rhai sy’n ymgyrchu yn erbyn y cau hwn.”
Utterly devastating. Spoken to colleagues this morning and the writing appears to be on the wall at the School of Music at Cardiff University.
January 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Utterly devastating. Spoken to colleagues this morning and the writing appears to be on the wall at the School of Music at Cardiff University.
A big thank you to all of you for making 2024 a special music-making year for me 🫶
It has personally been a tricky year, but grateful every day for the lovely musicians and friends who fill my life with joy.
Here are some highlights: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/2024-a-...
It has personally been a tricky year, but grateful every day for the lovely musicians and friends who fill my life with joy.
Here are some highlights: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/2024-a-...
January 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A big thank you to all of you for making 2024 a special music-making year for me 🫶
It has personally been a tricky year, but grateful every day for the lovely musicians and friends who fill my life with joy.
Here are some highlights: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/2024-a-...
It has personally been a tricky year, but grateful every day for the lovely musicians and friends who fill my life with joy.
Here are some highlights: nathanjamesdearden.com/news/2024-a-...
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BBC Radio 3
Choral Evensong
Live from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with music by Bruckner, George Arthur, Stanford, Nathan James Dearden and Reger.
Choral Evensong
Live from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with music by Bruckner, George Arthur, Stanford, Nathan James Dearden and Reger.
December 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM
BBC Radio 3
Choral Evensong
Live from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with music by Bruckner, George Arthur, Stanford, Nathan James Dearden and Reger.
Choral Evensong
Live from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, with music by Bruckner, George Arthur, Stanford, Nathan James Dearden and Reger.
So difficult finding a barber you click with. I think this is especially the case if you’re a gay man. Today I found a good ‘un.
December 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM
So difficult finding a barber you click with. I think this is especially the case if you’re a gay man. Today I found a good ‘un.
It’s the first day of Advent 🎄
Starting today, my Virga Jesse floruit’ is off on a little tour with the Choir of @royalholloway.bsky.social this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉 Learn how to join us by visiting the ‘Live’ link in my bio.
Starting today, my Virga Jesse floruit’ is off on a little tour with the Choir of @royalholloway.bsky.social this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉 Learn how to join us by visiting the ‘Live’ link in my bio.
December 1, 2024 at 11:31 AM
It’s the first day of Advent 🎄
Starting today, my Virga Jesse floruit’ is off on a little tour with the Choir of @royalholloway.bsky.social this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉 Learn how to join us by visiting the ‘Live’ link in my bio.
Starting today, my Virga Jesse floruit’ is off on a little tour with the Choir of @royalholloway.bsky.social this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉 Learn how to join us by visiting the ‘Live’ link in my bio.
Starting off December right🎄
My 'Virga Jesse floruit' is off on a little tour with The Choir of Royal Holloway this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉Come and join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
My 'Virga Jesse floruit' is off on a little tour with The Choir of Royal Holloway this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉Come and join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 28, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Starting off December right🎄
My 'Virga Jesse floruit' is off on a little tour with The Choir of Royal Holloway this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉Come and join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
My 'Virga Jesse floruit' is off on a little tour with The Choir of Royal Holloway this December, finishing off with a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with cellist Maxim Calver.
👉Come and join us: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
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I want all young composers to know that rejection is the norm. I reckon 85% of my ideas never come to fruition because I can’t engage an orchestra, soloist, festival, commissioner, funding body etc. It’s exhausting, but keep going. Don’t give up! It’s their loss, not yours!
November 25, 2024 at 12:36 PM
I want all young composers to know that rejection is the norm. I reckon 85% of my ideas never come to fruition because I can’t engage an orchestra, soloist, festival, commissioner, funding body etc. It’s exhausting, but keep going. Don’t give up! It’s their loss, not yours!
🥰 I am excited to be working with my friends at The Choir of Royal Holloway in the coming weeks on a few concerts. This week they are joined by cellist Maxim Calver for an outing of my ‘Three Motets’ as part of their Midweek Music series.
👉 Join us or tune in: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
👉 Join us or tune in: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
November 25, 2024 at 9:21 PM
🥰 I am excited to be working with my friends at The Choir of Royal Holloway in the coming weeks on a few concerts. This week they are joined by cellist Maxim Calver for an outing of my ‘Three Motets’ as part of their Midweek Music series.
👉 Join us or tune in: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
👉 Join us or tune in: nathanjamesdearden.com/live
Saw #Wicked. 💚
I cried. A lot.
My 13-year-old little gay-boy-self, where ‘I’m not that girl’ changed the game, would have lost his mind. Just perfection.
I cried. A lot.
My 13-year-old little gay-boy-self, where ‘I’m not that girl’ changed the game, would have lost his mind. Just perfection.
November 23, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Saw #Wicked. 💚
I cried. A lot.
My 13-year-old little gay-boy-self, where ‘I’m not that girl’ changed the game, would have lost his mind. Just perfection.
I cried. A lot.
My 13-year-old little gay-boy-self, where ‘I’m not that girl’ changed the game, would have lost his mind. Just perfection.