About Geoffrey Walker

Welcome to GJW Music!  I am a composer and keyboard player from Scotland who is now based in Yorkshire in the UK and this site is about my music. There are some other things too, but, in conjunction with my homepage at Sibelius Music it will focus on my recent and future compositions along with news about performances, recordings, broadcasts and publications.

You can also find out how to get me to compose music especially for you!

I studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, won a scholarship to King's College Cambridge, and gained a Master's degree in jazz and composition from Edinburgh University. I also have a diploma in piano performance and have worked as a classical and jazz violinist.

I've always enjoyed writing for the stage, but I didn't see my future as a theatre or media composer, and moved into hi-tech business for many years. I maintained my performing interests by leading the Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and directing the Cambridge Sinfonietta while putting composition on hold. I have now resumed composing and have completed my second commission for the Absolute Zero Viola Quartet.

The Absolute Zero Viola Quartet (a professional ensemble who met in the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra) have released their first CD 'Easier Than it Sounds'. This is a treasure house of the viola quartet repertoire, and the first viola quartet album ever released. I am proud that they chose my 'Absolute Zero Rag' as the title track. You can find out more about this distinguished group and how to purchase the CD at their website

I recently completed a commission for a 25 minute score to accompany the meditational labyrinth at the the Crossover Youth Festival. This was a particularly interesting project as I provided the music in the form of mp3 files, rather than an orchestral score.

I am also working my way through several smaller commissions.