William Marsey (born 29 September 1989) is a British composer. He studied music at the University of Cambridge and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was Manson Fellow. ^[1] He is also one of three artistic directors of Listenpony, a London-based concert series, record label and commissioning body. ^[2]

Marsey's piece Belmont Chill (from Dutch Indoor Subjects) for solo piano was nominated for the British Composer Awards in 2018. ^{[3] [4]} He also composed music for Hofesh Shechter's East Wall in the same year. ^[5]

Marsey received an Ivor Novello Award nomination at The Ivors Classical Awards 2023. Why Do You Grieve, for chamber ensemble, was nominated for Best Chamber Ensemble Composition. ^[6]

Notable works

Orchestra

• The Sea (2019), premiered by the Royal Northern Sinfonia conducted by Lars Vogt ^[7]
• Man with Limp Wrist (2023), for orchestra, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic ^[8] and given its world premiere by The Hallé orchestra in Manchester, UK, October 2023. ^[9]

Ensemble

• Dances of Travel (2018) for 13 players, premiered by the Royal Academy Manson Ensemble conducted by Oliver Knussen ^[10]
• Why Do You Grieve (2022) for 11 players, premiered by Ozero Ensemble conducted by Oliver Zeffman ^[11]

Voices

• The Beauty of Sexuality (2011) for solo voices SATBarB and piano ^[12]
• Austerity Songs (2017) for solo voices SATB and piano (commissioned by Songspiel) ^[13]

Chamber

• Doctor (2016) for saxophone quartet ^{[14] [15]}
• For Grace, After a Party (2018) for cello and accordion ^[16]

Multimedia

• Be nice to see you (2019) for string quartet and recorded sound ^{[17] [18]}

Solo

• Dutch Indoor Subjects (2018) for solo piano ^[19]

References

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