Algernon Cornelius

Opting to study composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester under the tutelage of Gary Carpenter – who can list associate music director for The Wicker Man among his many credits – Carmel Smickersgill has since written for theatre as well as numerous chamber and vocal works. Her pieces have been performed by the Liverpool Philharmonic and Glasgow-based collective the Galvanise Ensemble, among others. In 2017, meanwhile, she performed with New Order as part of ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) – the legendary group’s 2017 Manchester International Festival commission.
The composer lists the likes of Arthur Russell and Mica Levi among her influences, but those who listen and recall Anna Meredith’s work aren’t far from the mark either: the Scottish composer and performer has been acting as a mentor for Smickersgill during the creative process, listening to demos and offering feedback, with producer Marco Woolf also working closely on her recent debut EP for PRAH.

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Carmel Smickersgill

Algernon Cornelius

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