Piers Hellawell

Piers Hellawell (born 14 July 1956) is a British composer and professor of composition, currently residing in The Western Isles of Scotland. Biography Hellawell grew up in England and studied composition with James Wood and later Nicholas Maw at the University of Oxford. At the age of 24, he was appointed as Composer-in-Residence at Queens University, Belfast where, in 2002, he was made Professor of Composition. His music is published by Edition Peters Ltd, based in London. From 2000 to 2003, Hellawell held the Gresham Chair of Music in the City of London. Hellawell’s works are represented by the ECM (New Series), NMC and Metier labels and on Metronome Label. Musical works In 1999, Hellawell wrote Inside Story, which was premiered at the Proms and led to a CD featuring the piece alongside other recent major works on the Metronome Label in 2002. This CD was named BBC Music Magazine CD of the Month. In the same year, the Hilliard Ensemble and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra also premiered his piece The Pear Tree of Nicostratus at the Kaustinen Festival in Finland. Two years later, his piece Cors de chasse was premiered by the Philharmonia Orchestra with Håkan Hardenberger and Jon