Roger May

Roger May has a growing reputation in the fields of both concert and media music as a composer and orchestrator. His compositions have been performed by the Orchestra of Opera North, the National Symphony Orchestra, Jersey Symphony and the National Saxophone Choir (with whom he is currently Composer-in-Residence), and have featured in Lesley Garrett's gala concerts. His music has been heard in venues such as the South Bank Centre, Barbican, and St. John's Smith Square, as well as on national and local radio. On screen, Roger orchestrated on the soundtrack to the DreamWorks Animation film Bee Movie, and has worked on numerous projects for the BBC, including Robin Hood and Jeremy Paxman's The Victorians.

Roger studied Music at Bristol University, and Composing for Film and Television at the London College of Music and Media, where he won the Wilfred Josephs prize for his orchestral epic, Bariolage. He has won further awards for his compositions including the West Forest Sinfonia 21st Birthday Commission, the National Saxophone Choir's composition competition and the Aldworth Philharmonic's Young Composer Award. Roger is an active conductor, as assistant conductor of the Swindon Concert Band and regular conductor of a local amateur choir. He is a visiting lecturer in orchestration and composition at Rose Bruford College of Performing Arts.