Roger May

Roger was born in Swindon, England in 1974 and an early interest in music led to piano and trumpet lessons. His first composition was written at the age of 13 for a Music for Schools education day at the Barbican Hall, and was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. He went on to study 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 work, Bariolage.

Among Roger's most notable achievements are: becoming Composer-in-Residence with the National Saxophone Choir for 2008/9, being declared joint winner of the West Forest Sinfonia 21st Birthday Commission in 2008, orchestrating on Rupert Gregson-Williams' soundtrack to the 2007 DreamWorks Animation film Bee Movie, winning the National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain's composition competition in 2006 and receiving the Aldworth Philharmonic's Young Composer Award in 2003. He has written for a wide range of ensembles, and scored a number of short films, including Time with Nyenne, winner of the Narcisse Award for Best Swiss Short Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival. He has a sizable catalogue of concert works, and is published by Saxtet Publications, Bandleader Publications and Reynard Music.