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Zachary Philip Lawrence,

(Born 21st November 1989) is a student of contemporary music composition and conductor at Falmouth University in England. Among his better known works are his Grand Demonic (2010) for two performers and piano, Per Ballare con Il Diavolo (2011) for contemporary dance and Crystal Winds (2012) for String Orchestra and Electronics.

During his earlier years, Lawrence studied music with Mr. Alan Pope, a prestigious conductor and music teacher, renowned for his contribution to the brass band movement in Cornwall, England.He also played tutti cornet for St Dennis brass band and later soprano cornet perfecting his playing under the mentorship of Odette Burdon.During his education Lawrence obtained his eight practical examination diplomas on the Bb Cornet awarded by The Associated Board Of The Royal School Of Music, also obtaining his musical theory diploma.

In completing his college years in 2008, Lawrence obtained qualifications in English Literature, Applied Sciences and Music but before moving into higher education to pursue his ambition of music composition, Lawrence travelled to Budapest in Hungary to teach English Language and Music to under privileged school children in Salgótarján. In returning to the UK in 2009, Lawrence started his studies in BA Music Composition at Dartington University, which has now been coupled with Falmouth University in Cornwall, England. It was here that Lawrence started his journey into contemporary composition, influenced by such composers as Penderecki and George Crumb.

Under the supervision of Composer Dr. Christopher Best, Lawrence composed such works as Grand Demonic (2010) for two performers and piano and Per Ballare con Il Diavolo (2011) for contemporary dance.

In 2012 Lawrence ventured to Vilnius, Lithuania to study contemporary composition under the minimalist composer Rytis Mažulis and composer and orchestration expert Marius Baranauskas at The Lithuanian Academy Of Music and Theatre. It was here that Lawrence composed his latest work for String Orchestra and Electronics Krištolinis Vėjas, which defined Lawrence‘s contemporary style in composition through the use of micro tonality and extended instrumental technique.