Roger Redgate

{{Short description|British conductor and composer}}

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Roger Redgate (born 1958) is a British composer, conductor and improvisor. Born in Bolton, he began his musical training at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, then attended the Royal College of Music where he studied with Edwin Roxburgh and Lawrence Casserley. Under a DAAD (German Academic Exchange) scholarship he also studied with Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber in Freiburg. In 1984, with the new complexity composers Richard Barrett and Michael Finnissy, he co-founded Ensemble Exposé.[http://www.rogerredgate.com/Roger_Redgate/Ensemble_Expose.html Ensemble Exposé website]

Redgate has worked in the fields of jazz, improvised music, film and television. His piano works have been recorded by Nicolas Hodges.Coviello Contemporary COV60809 (2008)

In September 1996 Redgate took up the position of Professor in Composition and Director, Contemporary Music Research at Goldsmiths, University of London.[https://www.gold.ac.uk/music/staff/redgate/ Roger Redgate, Goldsmiths] His compositions are published by Editions Henry Lemoine, Paris, United Music Publishers, London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.{{cite web |last1=Redgate |first1=Roger |title=Roger Redgate |url=https://rogerredgate.com/Roger_Redgate/About.html |access-date=29 June 2022}}