J. Simon van der Walt

Composer

J. Simon van der Walt is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher, living and working in Scotland. His work ranges from the conventional to the experimental, by way of jazz, gamelan, electronics, theatre, and instrument building. A sometime jazz trumpet player, Simon has also been known to perform on the trombone, didgeridu, guitar, and various kinds of world percussion. He teaches composition, midi and digital audio at Stevenson College Edinburgh, and is himself a part-time research student at the RSAMD in Glasgow. Oh, and in his spare time he composes, plays music, and teaches.
Picture of Simon"The peformers are not there
to play the music. The music
is there for the performers to play with."

On this site

Complete catalog of compositions
With program notes, forces and durations, scores, recordings and video.
About
General information about my work as a composer, teacher and performer.
News
What I'm up to at the moment;

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Created 18/2/01 Last modified 10/04/08