On Tuesday 16th July, BBEC Music department welcomed Philip Henderson, a local composer to lead a composing workshop with our Year 10 students and to discuss his life and career as a composer.
Phil has composed the music for the west end show 'The Far Pavilions' and has extensive experience in the industry. He started his career composing the jingles for Radio Luxembourg back in the 1960s and eventually moved to composing music performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Macedonia for a range of musical styles. Phil has a love of opera and composed his own opera, ‘Giacomo’s Muse’ which premiered in the USA in June 2023. In recent years, Phil has composed music for several Netflix films including his work on the orchestration of the film ‘Bombairiya’. Throughout his years producing music he has collaborated with a range of musicians to produce a number of albums
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