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D A V I D

L E W I S T O N

S H A R P E

C O M P O S E R - W R I T E R - T E A C H E R

"For me, writing music is the distillation of memory"

"We are united by the evolution of speech,
more than we are divided by our dispersal
among countless languages"

- writing in Babel: The Language Magazine

"A poem is a universal locus,

and a lens for all light"

- writing in The Spoken River: 100 sonnets

R E V I E W S

“Very lovely music … a life experience”

Arvo Pärt (on Lewiston Sharpe's Piano Concerto No.1)

“David Lewiston Sharpe’s piano concerto, performed by the Royal Phil last October and conducted by Nicholas Cleobury was fantastic and one piece I had to share with my listeners.”

Lisa Duncombe, Classic FM

N E W S

31 July 2020

The new CD recording of the 60-minute song cycle
In The Tavern Of Sweet Songs, will be released on
31 July. Marketed by Music Connection Ltd, distributed by Proper Music Dstribution, the recording presents
a vivid, intense performance by soprano Lucy Knight, tenor Jeff Stewart, and pianist Nigel Foster. MORE

18 June 2020

The violin and cello Helix String Duo, are giving a
second performance from Memoria non est in mente - the duo-sonata given its premiere in May 2019. https//20-20.live from Köln, Germany.

12 July 2019

A feature interview, 12 July, has

been published in the Church

Times highlighting the choral and

vocal works of David Lewiston

Sharpe - including the Chapel

Royal commission in 2017 - and

music's powerful connections

with tradition, meaning and

friendship. READ MORE