Gerard Cousins is a Welsh guitarist, composer and arranger.
Gerard Cousins was born in Brecon and studied music at the University of Leeds and ARTEZ Conservatorium (Netherlands) where his principal composition teachers were Philip Wilby and David Rowland. He studied the guitar with Jeremy Herbert, Graham Wade and Louis Ignatius Gall.
Following the tradition of the performer/composer, Gerard Cousins has recorded and performed much of his own music. He has expanded the guitar repertoire with his own arrangements of traditional Welsh music and often works with contemporary composers arranging and recording their music for guitar. Most notably with Philip Glass and Eric Whitacre.
Radio France dedicated a show to Cousins' recordings of minimalist guitar music featuring his Philip Glass recordings and his own compositions.
Adam Walton dedicated an hour long show on BBC Wales to Cousins' music in 2015.
Track list:
Opening - Philip Glass*<br /> Metamorphosis 1 - Philip Glass*<br /> Escape - Philip Glass*<br /> Metamorphosis 3 - Philip Glass*<br /> Metamorphosis 5 - Philip Glass*<br /> Knee Play Two - Philip Glass*<br /> Truman Sleeps - Philip Glass*
Track list:
Goodnight Moon - Eric Whitacre*<br /> Sing Gently - Eric Whitacre*<br /> The Seal Lullaby - Eric Whitacre*<br /> This Marriage - Eric Whitacre*
Track list:
Sonatina - Federico Moreno Torroba<br /> Una Leyenda - Pedro Sanjuan<br /> Tiento Antiguo - Joaquin Rodrigo<br /> Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tarrega<br /> Un Tiempo fue Italica Famosa - Joaquin Rodrigo<br /> El testament d'Amelia - Miguel Llobet<br /> Canco de Lladre - Miguel Llobet<br /> El noi de la Mare - Miguel Llobet<br /> Sonata - Antonio Jose<br /> Romance de los Pinos - Federico Moreno Torroba
Track list:
Wind Color Vector - Takashi Yoshimatsu<br /> Canticle (from Around the Round Ground) - Takashi Yoshimatsu<br /> Elystan - Gerard Cousins<br /> Viaje a la Semilla - Leo Brouwer<br /> July 18 - Gerard Cousins<br /> A Gift - Robert Jacob<br /> Chant - John Tavener<br /> Hika in Memorium Toru Takemitsu - Leo Brouwer<br /> Tune for Toru - Mark-Anthony Turnage arr. Gerard Cousins
Track list:
Tros y Garreg (Crossing the Stone) - Trad.* <br /> Gwahoddiad (Arglwydd Dyma Fi) - Trad.*<br /> Fantasia on Ar Lan Y Mor - Trad.*<br /> Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock) - Trad.* <br /> Hiraeth - Grace Williams* (1906-1977) <br /> Amanda's Delight (from 2 pieces for guitar) - Robert Smith <br /> A Short Verse for Edward Thornburgh - Thomas Tomkins* (1572- 1656)<br /> A Sad Pavan Forbidding Mourning - Hilary Tann (b. 1947)<br /> Olwyn Ddwr (Water Wheel) - Gareth Glyn* (b. 1951) <br /> Crossing Water Alone - Simon Thorne* (b. 1954) <br /> Teifi's Dream (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) - Trad.*
Track list:
Assyrian Game - Gerard Cousins<br /> Ripening Prelude - Gerard Cousins<br /> Lisa Lan - Gerard Cousins<br /> Suo Gan (Variations and Toccata on a Welsh Lullaby) - Gerard Cousins<br /> In the Grip part 1 (homage to Philip Glass) - Gerard Cousins<br /> White Cloud Blue Sky (homage to John McLaughlin) - Gerard Cousins<br /> Cantus Tintinnabulous (homage to Arvo Part) - Gerard Cousins<br /> In the Grip part 2 - Gerard Cousins<br /> The Sound of One Hand Clapping (homage to Steve Reich) - Gerard Cousins<br /> Minimi (for 2 guitars) - Gerard Cousins<br /> This Marriage - Eric Whitacre (arranged by Gerard Cousins)
Gerard Cousins has been interviewed on "The Next Track" and "Guitaronamie" podcasts.