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British composer (born 1986)
Daniel Kidane (born 1986) is a British composer. His piece "Woke" opened the last night of the 2019
Proms .
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In 2016 his "Sirens" was one of a group of five short works commissioned by the
BBC Philharmonic to commemorate the 400th anniversary of
Shakespeare's death, and performed in the
Bridgewater Hall .
The Guardian ' s reviewer described it as a "propulsive, eclectic piece" which "soaked up influences of jungle, dubstep and R&B sampled from a trawl through the city after dark.
[3] "His 2017 work "Zulu" was performed by the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra .
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[5] His "Dream Song" was premiered at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall by the
Chineke! Orchestra on the re-opening of the hall in 2018 and the 50th anniversary of the funeral of
Martin Luther King Jr. , and includes words from his "
I Have a Dream " speech.
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[7] The concert was broadcast by
BBC Radio 3 .
[8] The orchestra later recorded the work on their album Spark Catchers .
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In 2020 he was commissioned by
Huddersfield Choral Society to write "We'll Sing", with words by
Simon Armitage , who worked from a list of words sent by choir members to reflect their experience of
lockdown during the
COVID-19 pandemic . This was released on a music video in autumn 2020.
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In 2022 Kidane joined the
Schott Music publishing company.
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Early life and education
Kidane was born in 1986.
[13] His mother is Russian and his father is Eritrean. He was born and grew up in Britain.
[1] He played the
recorder and the
violin at school, and sang in the children's chorus of the
English National Opera , but chose to study composition at the
Royal Northern College of Music , where he graduated with a B.Mus. in 2012.
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[15] He has also studied at the
St. Petersburg Conservatoire under
Sergei Slonimsky .
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References
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c Kidane, Daniel (14 September 2019).
"Why, this year, Last Night of the Proms will be woke" . The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Dixon, Gavin (15 September 2019).
"Last Night of the Proms, review: bisexual pride and diversity" . inews.co.uk . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Hickling, Alfred (25 April 2016).
"BBC Philharmonic/Gourlay review – inventive, eclectic and ill-coordinated" . The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Thompson, Simon (11 November 2017).
"Gomez steps in late for Russian Revolution programme" . bachtrack.com . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Zulu" . www.rsno.org.uk . Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Archived from
the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Ashley, Tim (10 April 2018).
"Chineke!/Parnther review – exhilarating reopening for the QEH" . The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Daniel Kidane's 'Dream Song' is premiered by Chineke! at the reopening of the Queen Elizabeth Hall" . Rayfield Allied . 10 April 2018. Archived from
the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Chineke! Orchestra play Britten, Beethoven, Daniel Kidane" . Radio 3 in Concert . BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Maddocks, Fiona (19 January 2020).
"Home Listening: Rhian Samuel, Chineke! Orchestra and Beethoven Unleashed" . The Guardian . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"About the Commissions" . We'll Sing . Huddersfield Choral Society. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Parr, Freya (9 October 2020).
"Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to write lyrics to music set by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Daniel Kidane in response to COVID-19" . Classical Music . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Daniel Kidane joins Schott Music publishing" . Rayfield Allied . 12 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 .
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"Sound Frontiers: Daniel Kidane" . Composer of the Week: Five under 40 . BBC Radio 3. 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Daniel Kidane" . RNCM . Royal Northern College of Music. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Daniel Kidane" . Rayfield Allied . Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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"Daniel Kidane" . British Music Collection . 7 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
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