Oscar Bettison

is a composer whose work demonstrates a willingness to work within and outside the confines of concert music. He likes to work with what he calls “cinderella instruments,” either by making percussion instruments (in the case of Junk) or by re-imagining other instruments (Krank, Cibola) as well as writing for instruments more common in rock music. More recent pieces have featured some electro-acoustic elements. His latest work, O Death, is concerned with bringing all these strands together.