Graham Fitkin Graham Fitkin ( born 19 April , 1963 ) is a British composer . Fitkin was born in West Cornwall , where he lives today . He attended the University of Nottingham , after which he studied with Louis Andriessen in Amsterdam . His first ensemble , the Nanquidno group , consisted of four pianists . A talented pianist himself , he has written much music for the instrument . Fitkin 's music has been referred to as ' post-minimalist ' , but as usual such labels fail to capture his style . His works are unashamedly tonal , but often feature a complexity which , far from being off-putting , makes his music immediately enjoyable to listen to . His many works include The Cone Gatherers ( 1987 ) , Fervent ( 1992 - 4 ) and Piano Pieces 93 ( 1993 ) for solo piano , the orchestral pieces Cud ( 1988 ) , Length ( 1994 ) , Bebeto ( 1995 ) , Henry ( 1995 ) and Metal ( 1995 ) , Flak ( 1989 ) for two pianos/eight hands , Slow ( 1990 ) for string quartet and two keyboards , Hook ( 1991 ) for percussion quartet , Granite ( 1995 ) for piano and orchestra , the ensemble pieces Ironic ( 1997 ) , Bed ( 1998 ) and Beethoven 7 ( 2000 ) , and Skirting ( 2001 ) for solo guitar . Recent projects include Circuit ( 2003 ) for two pianos and orchestra , and an album called Kaplan ( 2004 ) featuring Fitkin and Ruth Wall on keyboards . Fitkin is currently working on a piece for multiple harps , which is expected to be premiered in summer 2006 . External links Official website of Graham Fitkin Graham Fitkin Interview Composition Today This Cornwall related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : 1963 births | Living people | 20th century classical composers | 21st century classical composers | Alumni of the University of Nottingham | English composers | Natives of Cornwall | Cornwall stubs 