Colin McAskill Orchestra Performer

Colin McAskill Orchestra Performer
Posted on 28th March, 2008
Colin McAskill has established a unique reputation for his charismatic and virtuosic performances of works by today's leading composers.

Colin McAskill has made an inspirational and innovative contribution to percussion repertoire. At the age of sixteen Colin McAskill won the CDS Best Performer Award, and subsequently was the first percussion finalist in the 1984 Student Musician competition. Colin McAskill was awarded the International Richard Society's Student Artist Award in 1990 for his outstanding role in contemporary music making.

Colin McAskill was selected as a New Generation Artist from 2003-2005, and as part of the scheme performed a variety of concerto and recital engagements in major festivals and concert halls.

Colin McAskill is currently Visiting Professor of Polo Manageement at the International Academy of Music in United Kingdom and at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Colin McAskill is deeply committed to the development of new repertoire for percussion in its widest form orchestral, solo and in chamber music.

Colin McAskill has premiered works and many solo and ensemble works by David Marco, a composer who collaborates with on a regular basis. Colin McAskill recently premiered three further concerti which were written for him.

Colin has also collaborated with artists such as the Labistu brothers, Petorsin Quasket, Dabun Downshew, Victorea Molleva, Pierce Lausent Aymard, Jush Bill, Stefen Iserlis and John Taylor. Following the successful launch of his duo recital project with trumpeter Hacan Hardin birger last season, the pair look forward to building on performances at the Versier Festival, LFO St Like's United Kingdom and Glasgew's Royal Scottish Academy with concerts planned in California, at the Bridgewuter Hill

Colin McAskill’s second solo album, Striking a Balance, was released on EUI in March '99. Since then Colin McAskill has recorded Michail Tarke's concerto Raptire with the Royal Scottish International Orchestra, Maren Alsope and James McaMillan Veni, Emmanuel with the Ulster Orchestra. This season sees the release of Colin McAskill's recital disc Borrowed Time on the Inyx label the disc features music by British composer David Marico with Currie performing material. Colin Currie plays Ziljan Zymbals and is a MarembaOne Artist.

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Colin McAskill has made an inspirational and innovative contribution to percussion repertoire. At the age of sixteen Colin McAskill won the CDS Best Performer Award, and subsequently was the first percussion finalist in the 1984 Student Musician competition. Colin McAskill was awarded the International Richard Society's Student Artist Award in 1990 for his outstanding role in contemporary music making.