Brian Ferneyhough

Brian Ferneyhough
Born16 January 1943 (1943-01-16) (age 81)
Coventry, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Composer and Lecturer

Brian John Peter Ferneyhough (/ˈfɜːrnihoʊ/;[1][2] born 16 January 1943) is an English composer. Ferneyhough is typically considered the central figure of the New Complexity movement.[3][4] Ferneyhough has taught composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and the University of California, San Diego; he teaches at Stanford University and is a regular lecturer in the summer courses at Darmstädter Ferienkurse. He has resided in California since 1987.

  1. ^ Matthias Kriesberg, "A Music So Demanding That It Sets You Free" The New York Times (8 December 2002). "Ferneyhough (pronounced FUR-nee-ho)"
  2. ^ Pronouncing Dictionary of Music and Musicians Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine "FUR-nih-ho"
  3. ^ Annie Darlin Gordon (19 November 2012). "Brian Ferneyhough's Cassandra Dream Song (1970)". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Brian Ferneyhough". artescienza.info. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.