Alison Turriff
| Alison Turriff | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 10 August 1984 |
| Origin |
 Lanark, Scotland
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| Genres | Classical, Contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Soloist, Composer |
| Instruments |
Clarinet Bass Clarinet |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | alisonturriff.com |
Alison Turriff (born 10 August 1984 in Lanark, Scotland) is a Scottish folk fusion clarinetist, composer, recording artist, researcher, producer and Artist for world leading clarinet makers Buffet Crampon.
Alison spent her early years in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Despite showing an early interest in music, particularly the piano and composition, she didn't receive any tuition until a school teacher recognized her talent for singing and at aged 10 she was entered and won 3rd place in a local Robert Burns competition singing 'A rosebud by my early walk'. From this she was quickly encouraged to take up an instrument and decided on the clarinet because she 'didn't know what it looked like' and thought it 'might be interesting'. Despite this early start Alison's clarinet studies didn't take off until she was 16 when she began having lessons with her high school music teacher. Within 18 months Alison had passed her grade 8, secured several places to further her studies at Music College and won the North Lanarkshire 'Musician of the year'.
Alison received a Bachelor of Music from Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama studying with Principal Clarinet of Welsh National Opera, Leslie Craven. During her studies she participated in an exchange programme which took her to Barcelona to study with Spanish soloist Joan Enric Lluna at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya. Alison then furthered her studies with Lluna at Trinity College of Music, London where she won the Harold Clarke prize for woodwind and was awarded a Master of Music with Distinction. Further to this, Alison then took lessons in Paris with 'supersoliste' from the Paris Opera, Philippe Cuper.
As a soloist Alison has toured and performed throughout Europe and Middle East and performed at leading venues such as Wigmore Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, Barbican, St David's Hall and St John's, Smith Square. In 2008 she gave the UK premier of Aleksander Tansmans clarinet concerto in a performance that has hailed by the critics as 'ravishing' and 'one to keep in the memory'. Alison also performed Steve Reich's City Life at the opening celebrations of London's newest concert venue, Kings Place and pioneered the electro acoustic, folk infused master work, Alt.Music.Ballistix by Nikola Resanovic in its first performance at the Wigmore Hall.
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