JAN FOOTE
Unique and Fresh -Gallery of Guitar.
Containing a bold power and energy which is remarkably striking -Culture Matters.
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Selected Works
Our Fatal Magic
Flute, oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion, guitar, viola, double bass, mezzo-soprano
Half-Broken Hymns for Synthetic Souls
Flute, clarinet, keyboard, percussion, double bass, fixed media (audio and video)
The Clouded Memories of G.G.M.
Percussion
Room/Halo
Mezzo-soprano (amplified), alto saxophone, electric guitar, electric bass, live electronics
ZenSim
6 accordions
Echoes of Joni
Submergence
4 bass clarinets (amplified)
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Albums, recordings and live performances
Albums on Bandcamp and a growing set of concert recordings on SoundCloud and YouTube, all in one place.
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About
Composer, guitarist, sound designer
Jan Foote’s music lives in the liminal space between structure and sensation, where repetition bends perception and sound becomes a living architecture of resonance.
Born in Leeds in 1991. PhD, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2025). Performed by Ensemble Klang, Bl!ndman, The Hebrides Ensemble, Attica Ensemble, Ensamble Black Noise and others.
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In conversation
24 June 2026
Testimonio Oidas Jan Foote 3
Jan nos habla sobre el proceso compositivo y los pormenores implicados en la realización de su más reciente estreno "Our Fatal Magic.
24 June 2026
Half Broken Hymns — Reflections from a Yorkshire Composer
In an era where art and society are being shaped by technology and globalisation, composer Jan Foote represents an interesting dialectic:
31 January 2026
Fonoteca Nacional: Entrevista con Jan Foote
Charla sobre el concierto de aniversario de la Fonoteca Nacional, con el compositor escocés.