Andrew Wainwright, Composer in Residence

We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Wainwright has agreed to become a composer in residence for FLSB!

Andrew will be joining Composer in Residence, Lovatt-Cooper to form an incredible tandem of composers for the band going forward.

"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with Five Lakes Silver Band in this way. I have watched from afar the development of the band over the past few years and the remarkable progress made under their Musical Director Christopher Ward, to the point where they are rightly talked about as one of the most exciting and progressive brass bands in the world today. We have already enjoyed a positive relationship in collaborating on several projects and I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with the band, which I believe will be mutually beneficial."
- Andrew Wainwright

"Andrew is an enormously talented composer who has certainly developed his own voice as a writer. We've had a great relationship over the years and felt like this was the next step. The band has already commissioned a few pieces, including 'Metamorphosis on Finlandia', which is featured on our latest recording. 'Enduring Faith' is another commission that the band premiered in December and will be recording on our new album this spring. With more exciting ideas in the pipeline, the future is bright, and we are looking forward to a tremendous partnership together."
- Christopher Ward, Music Director

Andrew Wainwright Biography

Andrew Wainwright is a highly respected composer, arranger, designer and journalist. An award-winning composer, his music is performed internationally by brass bands, orchestras, wind bands and choirs. With over two decades' experience as a graphic designer, he has worked with numerous high-profile ensembles, composers and soloists.

Andrew has won a number of awards in composition including first place in Grimethorpe Colliery Band's 1st Annual Composition Competition (2023) with his piece Fallen Souls, the inaugural River City Brass Composition Competition (2022) with his work Resilience, the RWCMD Cory Band Composition Competition (2018) with his piece The Spirit of St. Louis, and New York Staff Band's inaugural international composers' competition (2018) with Fearless. In 2014 his composition, The Smoke that Thunders, was one of five finalists in the Salford International Composers' Competition. Andrew first received acclaim for his compositional skills when in 1997 he came runner-up in television's Performance, The Arts Channel's Young Composer of the Year for Great Britain.

In 2018 Andrew was commissioned to write two pieces by New York Philharmonic Brass for its annual Holiday Brass concert at David Geffen Hall, hosted by Philip Smith and featuring guest soloist Doc Severinsen, and his music has since featured on these concert programs on a number of occasions.
Andrew's music has been commissioned, performed and recorded throughout the world by bands such as Black Dyke, Canadian Staff, Chicago Staff, Cory, Fairey's, Five Lakes Silver, Foden's, Grimethorpe Colliery, the International Staff, Melbourne Staff, New York Staff, GUS and Brass Band Aid Celebrity Band; orchestras such as the Elgin Symphony and National Composers Orchestra (USA); and choirs such as the Elgin Master Chorale, Halifax Choral Society, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Exeter Festival Chorus, The International Staff Songsters, and St Charles Singers.

In addition, he has been commissioned to write solos for Beth Malovance, Brett Baker, Elmer Churampi, David Daws, David Childs, Chris Jeans, Craig Lewis, James Fountain, Les Neish, Michael Baker, Owen Farr and Sheona White, as well as several arrangements for ITV's Britain's Got Talent star Faryl Smith, winner of television's The Voice (Mexico), Yuliana Martinez, former BBC Radio 2 Choirgirl of the Year, Lucy Rhodes, and popular singer songwriter Sara Groves.
In 2020 Andrew launched a publishing company called BrookWright Music - www.brookwrightmusic.com - where much of his work is now published, in addition to Boosey & Hawkes, Faber, Prima Vista Musikk, Lake Music and SP&S.
Andrew holds a BA Music Degree from Middlesex University, an HND in Graphic Design from the University of Bedfordshire and a Foundation Studies in Art & Design from Central Saint Martins.

Away from music, Andrew is the co-creator of Arsenal Football Club's mascot, Gunnersaurus Rex, which makes an appearance at every match at the Emirates Stadium.

For more information on Andrew’s music, please visit www.wainwrightmusicmedia.com