title: Michael John Norris
text: Michael John Norris (Middlesex, 1934) is een Brits-Schots componist en fagottist.
  
  Career 
  Norris studied music theory, bassoon and composition in the Trinity College of Music in London and the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1962 he moved to Scotland, to play bassoon with the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra 1962-66, and with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 1966-86. He resumed studies at the University of Glasgow in 1986, graduating with B.Mus. in 1990. He accepted an invitation to join the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama academic staff to teach music theory 1990-99. 
  As a composer he has written works for different genres, including youth opera, orchestra, concert wind-band and brass band, vocal music, chamber and electronic music.</span>
  
  Compositions
  
  Works with orchestra 
   1964 Irish Holiday, for light orchestra
   1982 Concertino, for bassoon and string orchestra 
   1983 Saturday Suite, for youth orchestra
   1983 Waltz, for string orchestra
   1990 Concertino, for harpsichord and string orchestra
   1993 Carousel, for chamber orchestra
   2007 Thyme, for symphony orchestra
  
  Works for concert wind-band & brassband 
   1976 Diversions, for brassband
   1981 Spring Suite, for concert wind-band
   1985 Sombrero, for solo piccolo trumpet & brassband
   1987 Harlech Suite, for brassband
  
  Music Theatre
  
  Operas
  
  Vocal music
  
  Works for choir 
   1989 Beastly Songs, for children's choir, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano and percussion - text: Hilaire Belloc
   1997 Celebrating Music, for chorus and orchestra - text: Lisa Hendry
   1997 The Nutcracker And The Sugar Tongs, for children's choir and piano - text: Edward Lear
  
  Songs 
   1988 Five Nonsense Songs, for soprano (or tenor) and piano - text: Lio Moscardini
   1989 Two Ballads, for soprano, clarinet and piano - text: William Soutar
  
  Chamber Music 
   1979 rev.2003 Three Bagatelles, for four bassoons and harpsichord
   1980 Three Dances, for three bassoons
   Waltz  
   Tango  
   Gallop
   1980 Three More Dances, for three bassoons 
   1981 A Christmas Carillon, for flute, clarinet and piano
   1981 Pros And Cons, for piccolo and bassoon
   1982 Bass Motives, for three double basses
   1982 Viol Motives, for three cellos
   1983 Requiem For Brass, for brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba)
   1984 Suite Jazzmin, for saxophone quartet
   1987 Introduction and Allegro,for cor anglais and piano
   1989 Suite Assortment, for wind quartet (flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon)
   1989 Gamex, for ensemble
   1992 Dulcian Suite, for three bassoons and contra bassoon
   2000 Persephone, for flute quartet (2 flutes, alto flute and bass flute)
   2003 Bagatelle Blues, for three double basses 
   2005 Six Bagatelles, for three bassoons 
   2010 Kaleidoscope, for viola and piano
  
  Works for organ 
   1988 Guided Tour
  
  Works for piano 
   1997 Six Pieces, for piano
  
  Electronic music 
   1989 PVG Bach - Variations, on tape
  
  Media
  
  Bibliografie 
   Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan: Das Neue Lexikon des Blasmusikwesens, 4. Auflage, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
  
  Brits componist
  Brits fagottist
  20e-eeuws componist
  21e-eeuws componist
  Schots componist
  Schots fagottist