In 2014, he was awarded the
Jules-Léger Prize for New Chamber Music, for his work, Au found du Cloître humide, commissioned by Continuum Contemporary Music (Toronto). In the same year he also received first prize at the
SOCAN awards for his piece Violon et clarinette, and third prize for his opera Less Truth More Telling.[1]
In 2015, the Akademie der Künste der Welt in Cologne commissioned his Manifeste Assi, for clarinet, flute, cello and reciter, based on texts by
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine and Joséphine Bacon. This work was premiered in Cologne by Liz Hirst,
Heather Roche and Niklas Seidl, with Tidrow and Fontaine reciting.[2]
In 2016, the New Talents Biennale Cologne commissioned his work, Styroporös for
ensemble hand werk.[3] He was also a fellow at
Heidelberger Frühling and his piece based on texts from Das Knaben Wunderhorn, Die alten, bösen Lieder was commissioned by the festival for
Sarah Maria Sun and
Johannes Fischer.[4]
Works
STYROPORÖS (2016) violin, cello, clarinet, flute and bowed polystyrene [8′]
Die alten, bösen Lieder (2016) (mezzo-)soprano and percussion [9′]
At the still point (2016) two recorders and voice [9′]
Manifeste Assi (2015) for reciter and cello, bass clarinet and bass flute [55′]
Et tu m’as nommée nouveau monde (2015) cello, bass clarinet, bass flute [8′]
So be it (2015) saxophone quartet [10′]
Clarintabile (2014) clarinet and voice [12′]
Ricercar (2014) baroque violin [9′]
Au fond du cloître humide (2014) flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion [12′]
LUFT-1098 (2015) flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, harp and synthesizer [9′]