Neal Farwell composes acoustic, acousmatic, and mixed electroacoustic music. He gained his PhD in composition from the University of East Anglia, studying with Simon Waters. In 1998 Neal moved to the USA as a Knox Fellow at Harvard University, and continued his studies with Bernard Rands, Mario Davidovsky and David Rakowski. Since January 2002, Neal has taught at the University of Bristol, UK, where he is Professor of Composition. Neal is active also as a performer, regularly conducting the University Symphony Orchestra and New Music Ensemble, working with outside ensembles, and presenting the electroacoustic concert series Sonic Voyages.