Leslie Quarcoopome

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Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Doug Lauber

"Hey Doug, nice to meet you."

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Rudi [Rudolf Schmitt]

"Hey Rudi, great see you at the weekend. At the moment, there is no complete recording of the quartet. I need to get a bunch of players together to record it."

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Clive Lukover

"Hey Clive, thanks for the invite and very happy to make the connection. So yeah, do come to Composium. It is great fun. I sadly missed the last one and so the plan is to rectify that this time. I'm on a Flash-less mobile device right now so cannot…"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Yaiza Varona

"Hey Yaiza, thank you :) I can't wait to hear what you, Marie-Anne, Mike and James are creating at the moment."

Leslie Quarcoopome commented on James Semple's blog post Creating realistic legato strings with samples

"Awesome article, James. Going to put some of this to the test."

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Paul Deakin

"Hey Paul, many thanks for stopping by and listening to my tracks. Much appreciated. Listening to your tracks now, and have to say they are very musical and highly impressive. I'll be having fun later exploring your blog too. Keep up the awesome work…"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Paul Wilkie

"Hey Paul, thanks for the invite. Loving your stuff, very very polished. :)"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Ario

"Hi Ario, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Look forward to learning more about what you're up to.

L"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for James Semple

"Hi James, nice to meet you. I think I've come across your music elsewhere on the net before. Hope to get to know you a little better over time.

Leslie"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Adam Weldon

"Hey Adam, nice to meet you. Hope you enjoy CF."

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Jeremy Cummings

"Hi Jeremy, nice to meet you. I'm listening to your work right now :)"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for GT Little, Jr.

"Hey GT, pleased to meet you. You should move the audio player to the top of your page - pride of place, where it belongs."

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for tony hartmann

"Hi Tony, many thanks for your kind words. In fact the film/tv thing is a new exploration for me. Previously, I only composed for the concert hall (and a couple of theatre-based projects) - choral stuffs; orchestral works; some concerti; chamber…"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Gary Aubry

"Wow, Gary. Affirmation is truly beautiful string writing with wonderful harmonic progression. I'm eager to hear more.

Regards,
Leslie"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Mike

"Hey Mike, many thanks for taking the time to listen to my tracks and leaving a comment. I hope to develop these and other ideas fully (just as soon as I give up my day job. LoL) This is imminent so I'll have plenty of time to concentrate on music.…"

Leslie Quarcoopome left a comment for Mario Pettenati

"Hey Mario, it's great to be on your friends list :) You right very beautiful and meditative music. I like very much the stillness. I hope you don't mind me saying but your music has a very 'Italian' quality to it. It paints pictures of old Venice in…"

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Gender

Male

Location

London

What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?

Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs, Contemporary Ensembles, film, television, web, multimedia

What is your favorite genre or style of music?

Symphonic Orchestral

Is music your main income source?

Yes!

Where do you live?

London

About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.

I am an accomplished classically trained musician, playing Piano, (orchestral) Double Bass, arranging and composing. I've been very fortunate to have worked with some of the world's great orchestras, conductors, composers and soloists and played magnificent halls and venues. I have always composed, though very much for the concert hall but have recently started turning my attention to my love of the art of great film scoring. Having also worked in a highly creative industry where visual communication is scrutinized, I am very happy to be able to marry my ever-growing understanding of visual mediums with my music to hopefully create some very thoughtful and complimentary scores. I guess you could call me a traditionalist in that I actually score notate all my pieces fully for whatever orchestration is required (perhaps down to my classical roots as an orchestral performer). I then manage playback through Native Instruments Kontakt Player with mainly Garritan Personal Orchestra instruments. This is possibly a longer process than using midi input et al, but I find it focuses my output on music that has human performance at its core. As a professional instrumentalist, I've, all-too-many times had to play new pieces that bear all the hallmarks of computer music where the subtle nuances of an instrument haven't always been understood. Don't get me wrong, some of it is still brilliant but for me, nothing can beat human interpretation. Alas, until I get a cracking film commission with a cracking orchestra, I'll make do with Sibelius [but write as if for the London Symphony Orchestra]. I will be posting music here too but they'll most likely never be finished or by any means, completely polished works. I almost 'rapid prototype' musical ideas - a definite benefit of computers. This enables me to keep my skills sharpened and the ideas flowing - without getting bogged down with particulars. So with many of the pieces that I'll be uploading, they will most likely seem like miniature studies in developing small fragments of musical ideas (for example, an interesting interval produced by a two-note couplet). Rapid-prototyping allows me to hopefully get my point across quickly, then move on to something else. So, that's the important thing: getting my point across... Everything I'm doing always starts with the question of what am I trying to communicate. And it has to communicate something otherwise I'm failing miserably. That said, I really welcome your input, suggestions and comments through the usual means of emailing, messaging and posting comments on my page. This profile will continue to evolve as I continue to grow so please, watch this space! Thanks for reading

Website:

www.lesliequarcoopome.co.uk

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Larry Elliott July 4, 2016 at 10:17pm

Greetings Leslie,

I like your music. It is very well written and recorded. Thanks for sharing.

Very best,

Larry Elliott
Paulo cesar Maia de Aguiar (Br) August 27, 2011 at 6:57am

GREAT GREAt GREa Job
Doug Lauber December 7, 2010 at 6:07pm

Good to meet you too! I've got a full day today, to compose and record. :)
GaribaldiMusic October 18, 2010 at 9:36pm

Hi Leslie!

Great meeting you. Sorry there was not much time to talk but maybe another time?
I understood that you are on your way to New York ( music related I suppose?)
Good luck with your music and thank for adding me to your friends
Toomas
Thomas Van Beeck October 17, 2010 at 8:43pm

Nice meeting you too, hopefully we can chat alot more next time!
Rudi [Rudolf Schmitt] October 8, 2010 at 2:51pm

Hello Leslie, is there a complete version of your Jazz Quartet somewhere to listen to? You have great stuff here. Intimidatory. We will meet next week. Cheers, Rudi
Clive Lukover September 15, 2010 at 10:37am

Thanks for the reply. Look forward to meeting you there.
Yaiza Varona June 25, 2010 at 8:50pm

Hi Leslie,

Your work is impressive. I have enjoyed listening to it, no doubt how your orchestrator skills manage to give such a deep dimension to it. I especially liked "The person in the mirror", I liked the delicate texture of it, almost ethereal, like a dream....fantastic.
Also I loved the ability of changing style and mood, awesome work!
Thanks for sharing!
Best

Yaiza
Paul Deakin April 18, 2010 at 10:14pm

Thanks for your comments, Leslie. Sometimes I think my tracks aren't musical enough to be honest, since I write to picture a lot, which means sometimes there can be a lot of repetition and layering/building of tension. I do try to write more musical pieces when I can. Thanks for connecting.

Cheers,
Paul
Paul Deakin April 15, 2010 at 11:24pm

Superb compositions, Leslie! I like your orchestration work.