Draft:Adam Vincent Clarke

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{{AFC comment|1=After seeing the reviewer's feedback I did my best to try to clean this up. The main references that seem to support notability are the La Scena Musicale article, the interview on Romanian national television, and the Theaterkrant article. I can't figure out exactly what Theaterkrant is but it seems to be independent and it's cited by other articles. The article from the Utah Review also seems to support notability. MediaKyle (talk) 22:25, 8 April 2025 (UTC)}}

{{AFC comment|1=Promising draft, but needs clean up and a rewrite before it can be accepted. Regarding the formatting, kindly see WP:PYRAMID and WP:BLP, and in terms of sourcing, please see WP:RELIABLE and identify at least WP:THREE very good ones. Kind regards, Spinster300 (talk) 18:10, 4 April 2025 (UTC).}}

{{AFC comment|1=In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. AdamVClarke (talk) 17:58, 14 March 2025 (UTC)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Adam Vincent Clarke

| image = AdamVincentClarkeComposer.jpg

| caption = Clarke in 2024

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1992}}

| birth_place = Nova Scotia, Canada

| occupation = Composer

| website = [https://www.adamvclarke.com adamvclarke.com]

}}

Adam Vincent Clarke (born 1992) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, opera, and dance. Clarke was born in Nova Scotia, later moving to Antwerp, Belgium where he co-founded the dance-theatre company Âmok/Âmok in 2016. His style of composition is characterized by a fusion of folk traditions, contemporary classical music, and melodic structures.

Early life and education

Clarke was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, growing up in the community of Greenwood. He developed an interest in music as a child, beginning to learn to play the bagpipes at the age of nine. During this period he cultivated a fascination for Eastern Canadian folk music, which later influenced his compositions. Clarke was also inspired by heavy metal, and learned to play the electric guitar prior to pursuing formal musical education. He studied composition at Acadia University under Dinuk Wijeratne and Derek Charke, going on to earn a master's degree at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp in Belgium.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-01 |title=Adam Vincent Clarke: a journey from East to West |url=https://myscena.org/arnaud-g-veydarier/adam-vincent-clarke-un-parcours-initiatique-dest-en-ouest/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=myscena.org |publisher=La Scena Musicale |language=en-US}}

Career

Clarke's work spans contemporary classical music, opera, and interdisciplinary performance. His compositions have been commissioned and performed internationally by ensembles and companies such as BalletX,{{Cite web |last=Whittington |first=Lewis |date=2024-03-16 |title=BalletX Spring 2024 |url=https://culturevulture.net/dance/balletx-spring-2024/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=CultureVulture |language=en-US}} Sadler's Wells, and National Dance Company Wales.{{Cite web |title=Hang in There, Baby |publisher= National Dance Company Wales |url=https://ndcwales.co.uk/index.php/hang-there-baby |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=ndcwales.co.uk}}

Since 2016, Clarke has been based in Antwerp, Belgium, where he co-founded the dance-theatre company Âmok/Âmok with choreographer Lore Borremans.{{Cite web |title=Recensie contr (a/o) vers (e/u) s door Âmok/Âmok |url=https://www.theaterkrant.nl/recensie/contr-a-o-vers-e-u-s/amok-amok/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Theaterkrant |language=nl-NL}}

In 2022, Clarke was interviewed by Romanian television network TVR for his role in Hang in there, Baby! performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre.{{cite web |date=22 December 2022 |title=WATCH: Adam Vincent Clarke, Interview Romanian National TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzg8XMzovrk |website=YouTube.com |location=Romania |publisher=Televiziunea Română |access-date=4 April 2025}}

Style

Clarke's music is characterized by a fusion of folk traditions, contemporary classical music, and melodic structures. His works draw on Bulgarian, Celtic, and Eastern European folk rhythms and harmonies, integrating them into modern theatrical settings. His 2019 composition Balkan Dance exemplifies this fusion, incorporating Bulgarian rhythms and intricate vocal writing. Music critic Arnaud G. Veydarier described it as "both limpid and intense, with particular attention paid to the vocal lines that captivate the listener with their finesse and expressiveness."

Selected works

Balkan Dance (2019) – Chamber work for Messiaen Quartet & Soprano, premiered in Bulgaria and Canada.
Hang in there, Baby! (2022) – Dance-theatre work for Sadler's Wells, choreographed by John-William Watson.
Two People in Love Never Shake Hands (2024) – Ballet for BalletX, choreographed by Nicola Wills, premiered in Philadelphia, USA.{{Cite web |title=Adam Vincent Clark |url=https://www.balletx.org/collaborators/adam-vincent-clark/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=BalletX |language=en-US}}
Study II (2023) – Created for Shane Urton’s Sweetspot, performed by RDT Utah, premiered in Salt Lake City, USA.{{Cite web |title=Magic Numbers |url=https://fjordreview.com/blogs/all/repertory-dance-theatre-venture |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=Fjord Review |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Roka |first=Les |date=2023-11-13 |title=Five choreographers will have premieres at upcoming Repertory Dance Theatre's Venture production |url=https://www.theutahreview.com/five-choreographers-will-have-premieres-at-upcoming-repertory-dance-theatres-venture-production/ |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=The Utah Review |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://adamvclarke.com/ Official website]

{{Draft categories|

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Canadian classical composers

Category:Canadian male classical composers

Category:Musicians from Nova Scotia

Category:People from Kings County, Nova Scotia

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