Ilan is a British film composer who has established himself as an exciting young talent in the world of film music. Born in London into a musical family, Ilan grew up playing violin and later took up playing guitar in bands. He studied Music and English literature at Leeds University, during which time he also worked with film composer Ed Shearmur learning first-hand the technique of film composition. After graduating, he went on to work with other film composers such as Michael Kamen and Hans Zimmer. At this time Ilan began scoring his own projects, and his talent for creating cinematic music on a limited budget soon gained him recognition within the film industry.
Doctors in the house
The School’s healthy research culture is reflected in a diverse range of subjects pursued by recent success doctoral candidates The School of Music is delighted to announce its latest roll call of successful PhD students and, as usual, the span of topics our researchers have been pursuing is wide-ranging indeed.
Dr Bryan White, who is the Research Postgraduate tutor in the department, commented: ‘We want to pass on our warmest congratulations to our newest group as they attain their doctorates. The subjects they have been studying are amazingly diverse, a reminder of what scope there is for investigation as a Music researcher. We also wish our PhDs well in the next stage of their lives and careers.’
Students from inside or outside the School who have ambitions to embark on PhD level study should contact Dr White in the first instance. He will be happy to share advice on how you might apply for such a project.
Recent successful students and their subjects include…
Mariko Ono, pictured above (Performance) ‘John Ireland’s piano works: towards an informed performance’
Anastasia Belina ‘A Critical Re-Evaluation of Taneyev’s Oresteia’
Elli Glarou (Performance) ‘Marcel Dupré: an aesthetical and philosophical approach to the interpretation of his organ works demonstrated through performance’
Ian Gallimore ‘What’s that noise? Musical boundaries and the construction of listening and meaning’
George Kennaway ‘Cello Techniques and Performing Practices in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries’
Rachel Milestone “A New Impetus to the Love of Music”: The Role of the Town Hall in Nineteenth-Century English Musical Culture’
Judi Leighton ‘Lucia Vestris as lessee and manager of the Olympic Theatre 1831 - 1839 and the influence of James Robinson Planche’
Sally Drage ‘The Performance of English Provincial Psalmody c.1690-c.1840’
Julia Downes ‘DIY queer feminist (sub) cultural resistance in the UK’
Date Published: 23 February 2010
Keywords: PhD, Bryan White
Keywords: PhD, Bryan White
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