{"id":95,"name":"Andrew Wainwright","url":"https:\/\/www.wainwrightmusicmedia.com\/","description":"Andrew Wainwright is a highly respected composer, arranger, designer and journalist. An award-winning composer, his music is performed internationally by brass bands, orchestras, wind bands and choirs. \r\n\r\nAndrew has been the recipient of 1st prize in the Grimethorpe Colliery Band\u2019s 1st Annual Composition Competition (2023), River City Brass\u2019s Composition Competition (2022),\r\nthe RWCMD Cory Band Composition Competition (2018), and the New York Staff Band\u2019s International Composers\u2019 Competition (2017). In the same year he was commissioned to write two pieces by New York Philharmonic Brass for its annual Holiday Brass concert at David Geffen Hall. Andrew\u2019s music featured three consecutive years in this concert series.\r\n\r\nIn 2014 his composition, The Smoke that Thunders, was one of five finalists in the Salford International Composers\u2019 Competition. Andrew first received acclaim for his compositional skills when in 1997 he came runner-up in television\u2019s Performance, The Arts Channel\u2019s Young Composer of the Year for Great Britain. \r\n\r\nAndrew\u2019s music has been commissioned, performed and recorded throughout the world by numerous brass bands, orchestras and choirs. In addition, he has been commissioned to write solos for Beth Malovance, Brett Baker, Elmer Churampi, David Daws, David Childs, Chris Jeans, Craig Lewis, James Fountain, Les Neish, Michael Baker, Owen Farr and Sheona White, as well as several arrangements for ITV\u2019s Britain\u2019s Got Talent star Faryl Smith, winner of television\u2019s The Voice (Mexico), Yuliana Martinez, and former BBC Radio 2 Choirgirl of the Year, Lucy Rhodes. \r\n\r\nIn 2020 Andrew launched a publishing company called BrookWright Music - www.brookwrightmusic.com - where much of his work is now published, in addition to Boosey & Hawkes, Faber, Prima Vista Musikk, Lake Music and SP&S.\r\n\r\nAndrew\u2019s music features on over 20 commercial recordings. In 2012, a CD of his music, Christmas Fantasia - The Music of Andrew Wainwright, was released by Virtuosi GUS Band and featuring Faryl Smith. \r\n\r\nFor more information about Andrew\u2019s music, please visit wainwrightmusicmedia.com","link":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/index.php\/author\/andrewwainwrightbandworld-org\/","slug":"andrewwainwrightbandworld-org","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WainwrightAndrew.jpeg","48":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WainwrightAndrew.jpeg","96":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WainwrightAndrew.jpeg"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}