colriley

UK composer Colin Riley’s work integrates many aspects of contemporary music drawing on elements of improvisation, new technologies, song-writing and large-scale classical form. His work is impossible to categorize, embodying a genuine distillation of stylistic approaches. As an established, but ever-questioning figure within the contemporary music scene over the last 20 years he has cut an independent path through the many layers of trends and styles. His music is played by a wide range of performers and ensembles and he also regularly creates work for his own two groups, the Homemade Orchestra and MooV, where he is composer and performer/director. As an exponent of collaboration he has built up many long-term relationships with certain key performers and artists. His work embraces the tension of complex and simple approaches, as well as those between the avant-garde and popular music.