Elliot Corner

Elliot Corner has just been awarded the ABRSM Gold Award (2012-2013 exam season) for his mark in an ABRSM Grade 8 Exam (148/150).

The ABRSM Gold Award is awarded to around 20 students annually who achieve exceptionally high marks in their ABRSM Grade 6-8 exams. It entails a financial prize of £250 towards musical study. Elliot is aiming to put his award towards the purchase of a 17" Viola by David Milward.

Elliot is also fortunate enough to disc...

On the 5th December 2012, Elliot auditioned for the Royal College of Music. 

He is now delighted to share that the Royal College offered him a place and a Foundation Scholarship to study there from September 2013. He will be studying Viola as a Principal Study and Composition as a Second Study.

The Royal College of Music, London, is one of the best conservatoires in the world, providing top quality preparation for life in the busy classical world. Find...

“New Sounds” is a concert that is formed of music written by Elliot, and two fellow young composers. It is in two halves, with the first being chamber music- movements for Solo Viola, String Quartets and Piano preludes, alongside other works; while the second being dedicated to larger scale works- including the world premiere of more than three orchestral and choral works.

It is very difficult to enter into the public eye as a young clas...

Elliot is pleased to announce that he has just signed a publishing contract with Oriol Lopez, of OLC Barcelona Music.

Elliot said: 'This is a massive step forward in my career as a young musician, and to be offered a contract is incredible. I am very grateful for the support of everybody in my life, and all who have helped me reach my full potential. Let's hope that this partnership will be prosperous to all and continue for many years!'

OLC Barcelon...

Elliot was commissioned by the Brighton Little Theatre a few months ago to write the incidental music for a play, Martin McDonaugh's 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane'.

The play ran for a week at the Brighton Little Theatre, and was a critically acclaimed success. Below is a review in the local newspaper, The Argus.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/leisure/stage/9503547.The_Beauty_Queen_Of_Leenane/

The director Claire Lewis thought the music was 'bea...