David Power

David Power was born in London in 1962. His initial interest was rock music. In the late 1970's and early 1980's he played in a number of bands and appeared on the compilation album New Belief in Old Cities in 1983. He studied composition with Richard Steinitz, Steve Ingham and Roger Marsh. His Three Chamber Pieces was premiered at the 1987 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and since then his work has been performed widely throughout the UK. He was Composer in Residence at the Go West Festival in 1996 and has received a number of commissions over the years. In December 1995 his Seven Songs was broadcast on BBC Radio Three. Earlier that same year he co-founded the acclaimed Late Music Festival of which he remained Artistic Director until 2008. In 2007 he was awarded the St Hugh's Fellowship to write new pieces and found a new classical music festival in NE Lincolnshire. This Festival was held in 2008 and has now been made into an annual event