Composer · Aberdeen, Scotland

John
De Simone

Works for soloists, ensembles and orchestras, shaped by memory, class, health, technology and everyday life.

02 — Works

Highlights

Recordings and video documentation. More works are listed on the works page.

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Another Life

Richard Schofield and Iain Clarke · Inverurie Music 2024

A piece that became a meditation on impending fatherhood.

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Geek

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra · BBC Tectonics 2013

Ein Heldenleben from a sci-fi addict.

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Monster

Ensemble Klang · sound festival 2018

A 35-minute work for Ensemble Klang, premiered at sound festival and subsequently performed in The Hague.

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“A composer whose music is courageous and singular and very much worth hearing.”Kate Molleson / The Herald
“A master in illustrating emotion using a diverse range of musical techniques… powerful and moving.”Broadway Baby

03 — About

About

John De Simone writes music shaped by health, identity, class, memory and the pressures of everyday life.

He is founder and Artistic Director of Ensemble Thing and Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of Aberdeen.

04 — Contact

Contact

For commissions, scores, programme notes or academic enquiries, contact John directly.