compabout – David Bicarregui | Baritone and Composer

ABOUT

DAVID

British-Spanish composer and baritone, David grew up in Oxfordshire, initially training as a first study pianist. For David, composition was a natural part of the playing music.

David received a place to study on the prestigious Joint Course Programme between the University of Manchester and the Royal Northern College Music, completing two degrees across four years at the two institutions. David received First Class Honours from both institutions before entering into a Master's degree in singing and composition at the RNCM, where he is generously supported by the Ann Gerrard Foundation and is a recipient of the Sybil Tutton Opera Award.

David studies with Tom Coult. He is praised for the expansive soundworlds that he creates through his music and has a particular interest in writing for the voice, attempting to explore its inherent humanity.

Recent projects include Capsule, a chamber opera exploring the extremes of human psychology in a dystopian world, that premiered in Manchester in 2024 to two sold out houses. David is currently working on a series of pieces inspired by the works of Manchester-based French impressionist painter Adolphe Valette. The first, York Street, Manchester (mixed ensemble), premiered at the RNCM in 2025. The second, India House (orchestra), will premiere at the RNCM in late April.

works

for voice and piano

The Night Dances (after Sylvia Plath) (2026)

for soprano and piano

c. 4 minutes

Handfuls of Dust: Songs on the Preludes of Scriabin (2023)

for baritone and piano

You Picked Fresh Daffodils

c. 3 minutes

You Lay on the Grass

c. 3 minutes

On the Beach at Night (2020)

from Song of Ourselves, an Earthen Requiem

for baritone and piano (string orchestra reduction)

c. 5 minutes

for voice and ensemble

Spring-Touch (2023)

for baritone, pno, vln, vla, vlc

c. 7 minutes

Life Cycles (2023)

for soprano, vln, tbn

c. 4 minutes

for voice and orchestra

Capsule (2024)

chamber opera

for sop, sop, mezzo, tenor, baritone

chamber orchestra (1.1 / 1.1.1 / T1P / 4.4.3.3.2)

c. 70 minutes

Song of Ourselves, an Earthen Requiem (2020)

for soloists (SMTBB), choir (SSAATTBB) and string orchestra

c. 40 minutes

for orchestra

India House (2026)

3.3(ca).3(bc).3(cb) / sax: 0.2.1.1 / 4.3.3.1 / T3P / Hp / pf(cel) / 10.8.8.6.2

part of Adolphe Valette series

c. 7 minutes

Interact (from Capsule)

1.1 / 1.1.1 / T1P / 4.4.3.3.2

c. 8 minutes

for piano

Albert Square, Manchester (2026)

part of Adolphe Valette series

in progress

for ensemble

York Street, Manchester (2025)

for vln, vlc, flt (picc), b. cln, tpt, marimba (vib)

part of Adolphe Valette series

c. 2 minutes

for electro-acoustics

Ghosts and Shadows (2026)

for piano harp and electronics

in progress

for screen

Overpowered (2024)

short, dir. Michael Bicarregui

original soundtrack

The Father Joe Show (2025)

short, dir. Michael Bicarregui

theme song arrangement