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Martin Westlake is a percussionist who spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He was a percussionist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and wrote a variety of music for a range of percussion and percussion ensemble. He has also participated in different recordings with Christ Church Cathedral Choir and Medici String Quartet in England. He is now living in France and focusing on writing music for film and the media, and also choral music.
 
Martin Westlake is a percussionist who spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He was a percussionist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and wrote a variety of music for a range of percussion and percussion ensemble. He has also participated in different recordings with Christ Church Cathedral Choir and Medici String Quartet in England. He is now living in France and focusing on writing music for film and the media, and also choral music.
  
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Martin Westlake was born in Buckinghamshire (Amersham) and grew up in North West London (Harrow). He studied at University College, Oxford (BA), the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center (MA) and the European University Institute, Florence (PhD). He lived and worked in Italy and France before moving to Belgium (Brussels).
 
  
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He is married (to an artist) and has two children. He has worked in several European organisations and institutions and is currently Secretary General of the European Economic and Social Committee. He is the author of a number of books and articles about British and European politics and institutions as well as a major biography of Neil Kinnock. He keeps a blog (www.martinwestlake.eu), is a budding poet and is currently working on a historical novel.
 
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He and composer Nigel Clarke initially met through their sons (best friends and fellow footballers) and have since worked closely together on initiatives to bring writers, musicians and artists together in 'chamber' performances.
 
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Martin Westlake is a percussionist who spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom. He was a percussionist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and wrote a variety of music for a range of percussion and percussion ensemble. He has also participated in different recordings with Christ Church Cathedral Choir and Medici String Quartet in England. He is now living in France and focusing on writing music for film and the media, and also choral music.



Works for Percussion

Percussion Solo No.1 - Multiple Percussion
Percussion Solo No.2 - Multiple Percussion
Percussion Solo No.3 - Multiple Percussion
Ten Duet for Percussion - Percussion Duo

References




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