DAVID JOHN ROCHE

 

DAVID JOHN ROCHE has composed pieces for vacuum cleaners and orchestra, epic planetarium shows, customised Dutch street organs, rock bands, video games, films, theatre shows, international orchestras, and anything beyond and in between. His music tends to inhabit one of two worlds. It is either celebratory and bright, consciously in opposition to the world in which it was written, or manic, detailed, and violent in response to the poverty and politics of our time. Roche’s compositions have been broadcast, televised, written about, and performed internationally to millions of people. He is the recipient of over 30 academic and professional awards.


CURRENT PROJECTS

Untitled Commission for the Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation and Mr. Toru Kaku
Untitled String Quartet
: commissioned by Solem Quartet
Concerto for Ukulele: written for Samantha Muir

 

SELECTED MEDIA

the waves I ride have never yet been crossed (2021)

La Filharmonie and Camerata Strumentale "Città di Prato"
Nima Keshavarzi, conductor

Ten Acre Riots! (2017)

Psappha Ensemble

Prayers of Method (2021)

Baron Fenwick, piano


Sculptures: Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra (2021)

Acoustical Anatomy (2018)

The Orion Orchestra


The Harp of Wales (2020)

David John Roche, guitar