Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
One of our major focuses this year is the British composer Steve Martland - one of the most vibrant, unconventional and dynamic voices in British music until his untimely death in 2013.
Born in Liverpool and later studying composition in Holland with Louis Andriessen, Martland’s music is raw, physical, rhythmic and uncompromising. Yet his vision extended far beyond sound alone. He cared deeply about the role of the composer in society: outspoken on issues of access, diversity and challenging the establishment, he devoted himself to education, leading composition projects in schools across the UK and abroad. Collaboration was central to his practice, often working with musicians outside the classical world and regularly performing with his own ensemble, The Steve Martland Band.
kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/composer-in-focus-steve-martland
- Hebrides Ensemble: Shifting Baselines - Fri 27 Mar
- Colin Currie Group Performs the Music of the Steve Martland Band - Fri 17 Apr
- Carice Singers Perform Martland - Thu 14 May
- Riot Ensemble Play Steve Martland Danceworks - Thu 11 Jun
- GBSR Duo: Lines of Resistance - Thu 12 Nov
Thank you to the Vaughan Williams Foundation for their generous support of this series.
With thanks to Colin Currie; Aaron Holloway-Nahum of Riot Ensemble; Sally Groves, Creative Director at Schott Music; and George Barton and Siwan Rhys of GBSR Duo.
We are also grateful to Schott Music for permission to use the music featured. Works include Eternal Delight and Horses of Instruction, performed by The Steve Martland Band; Green Gravel, performed by Evelyn Glennie and The King’s Singers; and Dance Works Part 2, performed by Orkest De Volharding.
The Composer in Focus series is generously supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.
The event 'Colin Currie Group Performs the Music of the Steve Martland Band' is further supported by the Francis Routh Trust and The Marcus Trust.
One of our major focuses this year is the British composer Steve Martland - one of the most vibrant, unconventional and dynamic voices in British music until his untimely death in 2013.
Born in Liverpool and later studying composition in Holland with Louis Andriessen, Martland’s music is raw, physical, rhythmic and uncompromising. Yet his vision extended far beyond sound alone. He cared deeply about the role of the composer in society: outspoken on issues of access, diversity and challenging the establishment, he devoted himself to education, leading composition projects in schools across the UK and abroad. Collaboration was central to his practice, often working with musicians outside the classical world and regularly performing with his own ensemble, The Steve Martland Band.
kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/composer-in-focus-steve-martland
- Hebrides Ensemble: Shifting Baselines - Fri 27 Mar
- Colin Currie Group Performs the Music of the Steve Martland Band - Fri 17 Apr
- Carice Singers Perform Martland - Thu 14 May
- Riot Ensemble Play Steve Martland Danceworks - Thu 11 Jun
- GBSR Duo: Lines of Resistance - Thu 12 Nov
Thank you to the Vaughan Williams Foundation for their generous support of this series.
With thanks to Colin Currie; Aaron Holloway-Nahum of Riot Ensemble; Sally Groves, Creative Director at Schott Music; and George Barton and Siwan Rhys of GBSR Duo.
We are also grateful to Schott Music for permission to use the music featured. Works include Eternal Delight and Horses of Instruction, performed by The Steve Martland Band; Green Gravel, performed by Evelyn Glennie and The King’s Singers; and Dance Works Part 2, performed by Orkest De Volharding.
The Composer in Focus series is generously supported by the Vaughan Williams Foundation.
The event 'Colin Currie Group Performs the Music of the Steve Martland Band' is further supported by the Francis Routh Trust and The Marcus Trust.
