Oliver Searle
Creator, Educator
Oliver is a Glasgow-based composer and educator and is currently Interim Head of Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He has written a wide variety of works for many professional, amateur, youth and theatre organisations, which have been broadcast and performed around the world, and is interested in developing new environments for new music, collaborating with other artists and organisations to find ways to communicate to new audiences. He won a British Composer Award in 2018 for 'Microscopic Dances', a large-scale, inclusive work for digital orchestra created in collaboration with Drake Music Scotland and the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, and has also been nominated for a Royal Philhamornic Society Award.
My music is published by Composers Edition and Tetractys
Residence/Main Office Glasgow
Year of birth 1977
Works
| Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Sauchiehall | 2016 | Ensemble (with conductor) |
| From the Coast | 2021 | Solo instrument |
Events
| Date | Title | Venue |
| 14 Nov 2020, 9 p.m. | The Illicit Still | BBC, Online, Scotland, UK |
| 28 Sep 2021, 7:30 p.m. | New Music for Winds | Craxton Studios, London, England, UK |
| 8 Apr 2022, 6:30 p.m. | Ùrachadh | Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| 5 Sep 2025, 7 p.m. | Urpremiär: Tredje Örat! | Västerås Konserthus, Västerås, Sweden, SE |
| 11 Oct 2025, 3:30 p.m. | NESMS 50th Anniversary Concert | Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland, UK |
Upcoming events
- 03 Dec 2025, 13:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 08 Dec 2025, 12:30
[Covfefe: online monthly coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 10 Dec 2025, 13:00
[Composers' Helpline] - 11 Dec 2025, 19:30
[GNARLY BUTTONS (Scottish Chamber Orchestra: New Dimensions)] - 12 Dec 2025, 19:30
[GNARLY BUTTONS (Scottish Chamber Orchestra: New Dimensions)]
Recent updates
Works
- La Cavallina, by Roberto Cassani
- The Monkey and the Camel, by Claire McCue
- Colours of the City, by Oliver Searle
Events
Projects
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
- On a Wing and a Prayer - presentation
Opportunities
- Noisy Nights in Glasgow – Call for Scores
- Red Note is looking for a new Chair of the Board
- In Motion 2026 - Sound and Music
