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Recently I have become involved with writing a large and complex score for a new videogame called
"Theseis" by Track7games.
I am working along side the young and talented Greek composer Iosif Kefalas who is also contributing to the score.
The many visionary landscapes and dream sequences have given me unprecedented inspiration to compose imposing
orchestral, electronic and experimental scores, some of which you will be able to hear on the
"Theseis" site and the
mySpace profile dedicated to the game in September.
At the same time I am preparing a set of post-minimalist pieces for a live performance called "Asylum".
This will involve a group of eleven instrumentalists and a light and video stage show.
- Greek readers can check out the 5 star review of Music for Strings on
classicalmusic.gr
Here's an English translation:
Music For Strings –Fergus Currie ***** (5 stars)
by Alexandros Harkiolakis for

These days, especially in the arts, complexity rules and simplicity
is retreating. Many times, this results in music and art in general
digressing from it’s original aim and works end up existing just for
the sake of existing and offering nothing to the listener in the case
of music.
The present recording of works by composer and bassist Fergus Currie,
who currently lives and works here in Greece, shows us a path, which
many have abandoned: that of clean, melodic lines. The two works on
this CD are for string orchestra and the titles ‘Serenade for
Strings’ and ‘Sinfonietta’ are not out of place since they return the
listener to a more melodic past. However, this music makes no
concessions, in fact exactly the opposite. The tonal centers are
powerful and there are no notes that sound as if the just popped out
of nowhere.
A point of interest is the way that the composer constructs his
themes. With an obvious sense of tradition but full of fresh ideas,
Currie creates imaginative musical themes, which strengthen and
nurture with characteristic ease and quality.
Of course I should not fail to mention that one of the best
orchestras in the UK, the London Chamber Orchestra and conductor
Christopher Warren-Green play an important role in the realization of
this CD producing a clear and transparent tone. Certainly the luxury
of working with musicians of such caliber counts towards the final
result.
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- Watch the promo video from my London recording- you may need the apple quicktime plugin:
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My new CD "Music For Strings", featuring Christopher Warren-Green and the London chamber Orchestra is available now in the shops. Two major works for string orchestra are included on it: Serenade and Sinfonietta.
- My orchestration of the first book of Piano Preludes by Claude Debussy are very likely to be included in one of the LCO concerts next summer possibly in the South Bank Series.
- My short story "The Disappearance" is to be published soon in the arts magazine "GRAYSCALE".
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listen to music from my new album "Music for Strings"- you need to have the apple quicktime plugin installed
 Extract from Sinfonietta 1st. Movement
 Extract from Serenade 1st. Movement
visit the listening room
and should you wish to find out more about me & my work, see my discography and bio
Fergus Currie, composer
track7music
2 Miaouli st and Ermou st,
Athens, Greece |