Jonathan Cooper
Composer and music director
Jonathan studied Music at Oxford University and the clarinet and piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he won the Lutine Prize. He has since established an international reputation as a composer for theatre, television and the concert hall.
Jonathan is currently based in Norfolk.
Jonathan Cooper’s Cabinet of Curiosities & Labels
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
A SONGBOOK OF THE STRANGE,
THE LOST, THE INTRIGUING AND
THE FABULOUS.
Intimate tales of the unexpected.
A collection of songs on subjects as eclectic as medieval torture, wandering spectres, the plight of the last polar bear on earth, the tragic downfall of The Biscuit Tin Hero and a host of other stories taken from Jonathan’s various albums.
A Cabinet of Curiosties is performed live by Kevin Walton (voice), Thangam Debbonaire (cello) and Cooper himself on clarinets, piano and other instruments that come to hand.
Mabel Stark: Tiger Tamer
Mabel Stark: Tiger Tamer
A life in song
Music by Jonathan Cooper; words by Barb Jungr
A song cycle for mezzo-soprano, four male voices, flute, clarinet, string quintet and piano.
Originally supported by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Greenwich Theatre, Nitro & The Royal & Derngate.
‘utterly brilliant…hugely entertaining’
‘consistently intriguing’
‘absolutely gorgeous’
‘a really excellent cd’
‘Jonathan Cooper’s score is haunting in its offbeat eclecticism’
‘The music in the production is no less than magnificent’
‘Jonathan Cooper’s superbly layered music increases the impact of this potent piece’