Jason Noghani was born in London in 1985. His musical education began at the age of 5 when his parents purchased an upright piano from one of their neighbours. He started piano lessons locally when aged 7 and briefly played the violin, french horn and the trombone. The urge to compose came around the age of 11 or 12 when Jason began experimenting with musical concepts new to him, and it was around this time that he became familiar with the music of the Second Viennese School and Varese, as well as gaining some insight into the works of Stockhausen and Berio. Jason continues to be inspired by many of the pre-20th century composers and has particular admiration for Beethoven and Brahms. In 1998 he began composition studies at the Purcell School of music, under Dr Jonathan Cole and Edward Longstaff.
In 2003 Jason was awarded a scholarship to study composition at the Royal Academy of Music where he was to remain until graduation in 2007.He studied under Simon Bainbridge, Paul Patterson and Christopher Austin and it was here that Jason became aware of the music at the forefront of the avant-garde scene and began to nurture his own style. Being influenced by the concepts of the post-second world war aesthetic of creating a music as far removed from tradition as possible Jason’s compositional process is reflective resulting in carefully constructed works that are as dynamic as they are challenging. Upcoming performances of Jason’s work include a solo violin piece “…Hotaru no Kiete…” written for Andrew Harvey which is due for performance on 28th May at the Royal College of Music; “Signals I” a duo for keyboard instruments written for Kate Ryder and Jane Chapman, and Jason is completing of a work for a capella choir entitled “Fractals,” part of which was delivered in a workshop at the Maida Vale studios by the BBC singers in May 2007.
