Sam Meredith

Composer | Musician

Sam Meredith is a composer and musician based in London.

He studied composition at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating with first-class honours and is now studying for an MA on Guildhall’s Opera-Making course, in association with the Royal Opera House.

His music has been described as:

“Wonderfully rich”
- Prof. Robert Saxton

“Exceptionally sensitive and effective”
- Stephen Gutman

“Very imaginative”
- Nigel Foster

“Scorching”
- Henry Tadros (Ercol Chairman)

Biography

Sam at Abbey Road, Studio 2

Sam Meredith (b.2002) is a composer, singer and instrumentalist from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Whitmarsh, graduating with First Class honours before pursuing an MA in Opera-Making, also at the Guildhall, which he is currently studying for with Julian Philips and Julian Anderson. His studies have been generously supported by the Guildhall School Trust and this has continued with a scholarship for his MA.

His harmonically rich work is often inspired by literature and poetry. In 2022, Sam was awarded joint First Prize in the AESS English Song Competition where his setting of a poem by Emily Dickinson was performed in the London Song Festival. Sam’s music has also been featured by the BBC and at the National Centre for Early Music. Recent projects include writing a piece on the theme of ‘Utopia’ which was commissioned by John Harle for the Bauhaus Festival in association with the companies of Ercol and Vidal Sassoon. In April 2024, Sam composed and produced a new opera - An Image of Stars - in collabration with the librettist, Olivia Bell. With the help of conductor Antoine Veillerette, he coordinated a 25-strong team who brought this production to life in Milton Court (Barbican).

Listen

Another Attempt at Utopia for bauhaus band

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Premiered in the 2024 Bauhaus Festival with Ercol Furniture and Vidal Sassoon
Conducted by John Harle
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Contact

Email: q09smeredith@gmail.com

Based in London

Scores available on request

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