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Eric Skytterholm Egan is an Irish-Norwegian composer based in the north of England. His music focuses on clarity of formal expression, often combining the sounds of previous musical eras with new instrumental techniques to create a broad textural palette. He completed his PhD in Composition in May 2010, under Richard Rijnvos.

Eric has worked with numerous ensembles and musicians, including the Roentgen Connection, Ives Ensemble, Trondheim Sinfonietta, Curious Chamber Players, Cikada, Crash Ensemble, El Perro Andaluz, ensemble Adapter, Arditti Quartet, Momenta Quartet, groups from the BBC SSO and Northern Sinfonia, Noriko Kawai, Lore Lixenberg, and Richard Casey. His music has featured at festivals including Impuls Festival (Graz) and the Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music, and in venues such as the Konzerthaus Wien, National Concert Hall (Dublin), Sage Gateshead, Southbank Centre (London), and Riksscenen (Oslo). He has recently given lectures on his music at the Academys of Music in Oslo and Krakow.

Eric is currently the producer of Ensemble 7Bridges, and E7B SoundLab, Durham University's ensembles in residence. He also runs NAME (new art music ensemble), the Music Department's student contemporary music group and KLANG, the Department's annual contemporary music festival.

Composition

• Egan, E. Through the Barbacans. [Score]
• Egan, E. (online). "skyggene omkring", a 15 minute composition for 6 or more voices
• Egan, E. (in press). That Old Tune. [Score]
• Egan, E. Stille. [Score]
• Egan, E. "un libro ravvolge" an 8 minute composition for SMATB. [Score]
• Egan, E. (online). in Monochrome
• Egan, E. (2018). “in Motion” a 19 minute composition for mixed ensemble
• Egan, E. (2017). “of her skin” a 16 minute composition for solo tuba
• Egan, E. (2017). “pick the Gun up” a 20-22 minute composition for mixed trio
• Egan, E. (2017). "Fragments | of Shapes | Hewn | in White | Silence” a 14 minute cycle of four compositions for solo string instruments
• Egan, E. (2017). Conflict as Artefact | North Korea
• Egan, E. (2016). “Interplay of Bones” a 45 minute composition for trombone and percussion. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2016). A Stain on Silence | Unmeasured. [Score and Recording]
• Egan, E. (2016). murmurrandoms | in memoriam James Joyce. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2015). “Interplay of Bones” an 11 minute composition for percussion trio. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2015). In One 2. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2015). On Breath and Motion. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2015). A Stain on Silence. [Score and Recording]
• Egan, E. (2015). Falling (in Love). [Score and Recording]
• Egan, E. (2015). In One 1. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2014). “i en eller annen Oase” a 9 minute composition for string orchestra. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2014). out the Dirty Window. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2014). Transit of Shadow. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2013). Through the Embers. [Score and Recording]
• Egan, E. (2013). 1st Canvas (Hidden Name). [Score]
• Egan, E. (2013). Eyes so Dimmed. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2013). A Pint of Plain. [Score and CD]
• Egan, E. (2013). ...a thing Glimpsed... [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2013). Privacy of Mind. [Score and CD]
• Egan, E. (2012). in three, on, and seven
• Egan, E. (2012). World of Beauty (b). [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2012). Word of Mouth
• Egan, E. (2011). Listen to Me Listening 1. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2011). ...in the Pause and not... [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2011). Oer the World. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2010). Sideways 1. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2010). Shaken Out. [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2010). Bone. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2009). 12 Miniatures for Guitar. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2009). Non-Stable Equilibrium. [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2008). String Quartet No. 2. [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2008). String Quartet No. 3. [Score]
• Egan, E. (2006). Riddle Me. [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2006). From the Eumenides. [Score, Recording]
• Egan, E. (2006). Symphony No. 104. [Score]

Journal Article

• Steinberg, P., Baxter, R., Egan, E., Kramvig, B., Lehman, J., Winderen, J., Winterling, S., & Kramvig, B. (in press). Listening to/in the Field: Polyphony in the Exploring Arctic Soundscapes Project. Geohumanities,