About

Narotam Horn is a British Indian composer from Watford. He began studying composition under Dai Fujikura at the Purcell School, where he was awarded in the highly commended category of BBC Young Composer of the Year, and was selected as the youngest composer to participate in Harrison Birtwistle’s birthday celebration at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. In 2020, he completed an MMUS degree in composition with distinction from Goldsmiths University, where he focused on ethnomusicological research into the devotional traditions of kirtan and bhajan as a contemporary extension from keyboard influenced music.

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Narotam was a recent recipient of the Sound and Music Covid-19 Composer’s Award, and his generative compositions were included in the Digital Design Weekend as part of Ninon Ardisson’s piece ‘Sensing Patterns’ at the V&A Museum in September 2023. His compositions have been performed at prestigious venues including the Cadogan Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, Elgar Room and the Wigmore Hall. Recent notable performances include “River Recital Presents” as part of Anthony Tidd’s Act4Music Festival, South Asia Solidarity Fundraiser, and “Wear Your Corona Like a Garland of Stars” with Eugene Skeef, Abel Selaocoe and Alice Zawadzki. In May, 2024 Narotam performed for FLOAT’s Piano Day event in the National Gallery alongside Karim Kamar, Arthur Jeffes, Belle Chen and Tawiah.