About Ash Madni

Ash Madni - Composer
Composer Ash Madni, Twitter Id @amadni, has drawn on a lifetime of exotic influences and experiences from the East and West to create his latest compositions. Ash has multiple collaborations with both film directors as well as musicians and ensembles. He has recently been appointed composer in residence at the presitigius International composers festival in Hastings in 2018 Ash’s evocative music explores a new tonal, easy listening fusion style which was well received in February 2012 when his ‘Sounds from the Bazaar’ was performed by the Ten Tors Orchestra, conducted by Simon Ible, in the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival. “Eminently listenable,” wrote Philip R Buttall in The Herald, Plymouth, praising Ash’s “vivid sound picture, where ethnic influences blended seamlessly with instrumental effects.”
The heady cacophony of the bazaar, calls to prayer and Indian serod and sitar ragas formed the soundtrack to Ash’s early childhood in the Middle East. He says: “Until I moved to the UK in the 1970’s I had never heard classical music, and soon became fascinated with the possibilities of the fusion of eastern and western styles.” A self-taught musician and composer, Ash has built up an impressive catalogue of over 30 compositions and has some notable followers around the world. His first collection, ‘Mystic Thoughts’ recorded by the Monzi Quartet, was released last year, and the actor Simon Callow is a fan. He says: “Ash Madni’s Mystic Thoughts is a must listen.”
Recent Posts
A viola concerto for Brett Douglas Deubner
Recently I had the privilege of speaking to the brilliant violist Brett Douglas Deubner. We spoke at length about his wonderful playing, music and my compositional […]Orpheus 5
Like most composers, my inspiration comes from multiple sources. Shostakovich’s 2nd movement of his 8th String quartet remains one of my favourite String Quartet pieces of […]Vespasian and the II Augusta
Inspired by the fantastic Vespasian series of books, written by the novelist Robert Fabbri, this piece commemorates the invasion of Britain in 43AD. The Second Augusta […]The ladder – new String Quartet composition
After 6 months of multiple ideas on how to proceed on a new pandiatonic piece, I settled on the opening motif for “The ladder”. The ladder […]An aria for Ayesha
About 5 years ago, I decided to compose a piece for my eldest daughter, Ayesha, for her wedding day, so that we could play the music […]
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February 21, 2017I am thrilled to announce that my Vespasian and the 2nd Augusta, a symphonic piece, will be performed at the International composers festival in Hastings in […]
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Carmen Lasceski
February 21, 2017I am very excited to announce my collaboration with violinist Carmen Lasceski To begin with Carmen will be performing by Chaccone, Hope, for piano and violin
Patty Chan
February 21, 2017I am thrilled to announce my collaboration with Erhuist Patty Chan.