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| Born = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|10}} |
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| Genre = [[Crossover]], [[classical music|Classical]] |
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| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Solo (music)|Soloist]], [[Music researcher]] |
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[Solo (music)|Soloist]], [[Music researcher]], [[Ethnomusicologist]], [[Composer]], [[Arranger]] |
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| Years_active = [[2002]]–present |
| Years_active = [[2002]]–present |
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| Instrument = [[Clarinet]]<br>[[Bass Clarinet]] |
| Instrument = [[Clarinet]]<br>[[Bass Clarinet]] |
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'''Alison Turriff''' born August 10, 1984 |
'''Alison Turriff''' (born August 10, 1984) is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[clarinetist]]. |
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==Premieres and new works== |
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As well as regularly performing the great standards of the solo clarinet repertoire, Alison is known for pioneering and pioneering lesser known and under represented works.{{CN|date=May 2011}} This led to her performing Nikola Resanovic's electro-acoustic masterpiece Alt.Music.Ballistix at the Wigmore Hall in addition to her giving the UK première of Aleksander Tansman's Clarinet Concerto at St John's, Smith Square, London in a performance which was described by the critics as 'ravishing' and 'one to keep in the memory'.{{CN|date=May 2011}} |
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==New projects== |
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Alison is currently preparing to record a new cd which is due to be completed in Summer 2010 and will feature a range of folk influenced classical and popular arrangements. |
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Turriff started to learn the clarinet at the age of 16. Offered a place at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in [[Cardiff]], she studied under [[Leslie Craven]], the principal clarinetist of the orchestra of the [[Welsh National Opera]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lesliecraven.co.uk/cgi-bin/viewlatestnews.pl | title = Leslie Craven home page | accessdate=2008-10-23}}</ref>. Turriff then spent six months in Spain studying under Joan Enric Lluna. Turriff is currently finishing her Masters Degree at [[Trinity College of Music]], [[London]]. |
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In March 2008, Turriff took part in the [[Glasgow Music Festival]], winning the Glasgow Music Festival Association Award<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theherald.co.uk/musicfestival08/results06 | title = Results from the Glasgow Music Festival| date=2008-03-07|publisher=The Herald|accessdate=2008-10-23}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>, Ailie Cullen Memorial Prize<ref name="H13">{{cite web | url = http://www.theherald.co.uk/musicfestival08/results13 | title = Results from the Glasgow Music Festival| date=2008-03-16|publisher=The Herald|accessdate=2008-10-23}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and the John Fyfe Trophy<ref name="H13"/>. She was also invited to perform in the [[Glasgow University]] Recital Series in October 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/music/?action=details&id=4284 | publisher = University of Glasgow | title = University events | accessdate=2008-10-23}}</ref> |
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Alison performs exclusively on Vandoren reeds with Vintage clarinets by Buffet and Backun barrels and bells. |
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Due to her involvement with Polish works, Turriff was invited to perform [[Zygmunt Krauze]]'s ''Quatuor pour la naissance'', with him performing at the piano, and will also give the UK premiere of [[Alexandre Tansman]]'s ''Clarinet Concerto'' with The Alvarez Chamber Orchestra in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://freespace.virgin.net/geoffrey.alvarez/alvarezorchestra.htm | title = The Alvarez Chamber Orchestra | accessdate = 2008-10-23}}</ref> |
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Alison Turriff (born August 10, 1984) is a Scottish clarinetist.
Premieres and new works
As well as regularly performing the great standards of the solo clarinet repertoire, Alison is known for pioneering and pioneering lesser known and under represented works.[citation needed] This led to her performing Nikola Resanovic's electro-acoustic masterpiece Alt.Music.Ballistix at the Wigmore Hall in addition to her giving the UK première of Aleksander Tansman's Clarinet Concerto at St John's, Smith Square, London in a performance which was described by the critics as 'ravishing' and 'one to keep in the memory'.[citation needed]
New projects
Alison is currently preparing to record a new cd which is due to be completed in Summer 2010 and will feature a range of folk influenced classical and popular arrangements.
Alison performs exclusively on Vandoren reeds with Vintage clarinets by Buffet and Backun barrels and bells.