Bertie Baigent

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Bertie Baigent is rapidly building an international reputation as an exciting and dynamic composer-conductor.  His works have been widely performed by artists such as the Aurora Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the viol consort Fretwork, in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Kings Place, and St Paul's Cathedral.  Bertie has been commissioned and awarded prizes by institutions including the BBC, the Royal Philharmonic Society, and the Britten Sinfonia, and his works have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, and other European radio stations.  

Much in demand as a conductor, Bertie is Music Director of Waterperry Opera Festival (UK) and Assistant Conductor of the Colorado Symphony (USA).  Other groups Bertie has worked with include the Dallas Symphony, WDR-Sinfonieorchester, Gürzenich-Orchester, Britten Sinfonia, and Shadwell Opera.

Bertie studied at the University of Cambridge under Richard Causton and Robin Holloway, and subsequently completed his MA in conducting and composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Sian Edwards and Patrick Nunn.

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Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Concerto

Cello Concerto (fantaisie avec fenêtres 2) (2019)

Solo Instrument

A quiet pavan, with canons (2018)

Choral Ensemble

Ascention SATB with divisions (2018)
There is no rose of such virtue SAT(T)B and organ (2016)

Ensemble (10 - 19 instruments)

Paean: "earth's crammed with heaven" for chamber orchestra (2017)
Things falling out of a cupboard for chamber orchestra (2013)

Instrumental Music

Cello Concerto (fantaisie avec fenêtres 2) (2019)
A quiet pavan, with canons (2018)
Paean: "earth's crammed with heaven" for chamber orchestra (2017)
Mr Hetherington's Hat (2015)
View (2014)
Things falling out of a cupboard for chamber orchestra (2013)
In Memoriam In Nomine for six viols (2011)
A quiet pavan, with canons (2018)
Ascention SATB with divisions (2018)
Cello Concerto (fantaisie avec fenêtres 2) (2019)
In Memoriam In Nomine for six viols (2011)
Mr Hetherington's Hat (2015)
Paean: "earth's crammed with heaven" for chamber orchestra (2017)
There is no rose of such virtue SAT(T)B and organ (2016)
Things falling out of a cupboard for chamber orchestra (2013)
View (2014)