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Avril Anderson was born in [[Southsea]], [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. In 1972 she entered the [[Royal College of Music]] where she studied with [[Humphrey Searle]] and [[John Lambert]]. In 1996 she continued her studies at the [[New England Conservatory]] with [[David del Tredici]] in [[New York]].<ref>{{ |
Avril Anderson was born in [[Southsea]], [[Hampshire]], [[England]]. In 1972 she entered the [[Royal College of Music]] where she studied with [[Humphrey Searle]] and [[John Lambert (composer)|John Lambert]]. In 1996 she continued her studies at the [[New England Conservatory]] with [[David del Tredici]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&q=Norton+grove+Avril+Anderson&pg=PA12|title=The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers|first1=Julie Anne|last1=Sadie|first2=Rhian|last2=Samuel|year=1994|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=9780393034875|accessdate=4 October 2010}}</ref> |
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Anderson won the Cobbett Prize for composition, and her music has been performed in [[Europe]], |
Anderson won the Cobbett Prize for composition, and her music has been performed in [[Europe]], Australia and the United States. Anderson has directed educational projects, and took a position at the Royal College of Music in 2001. She is co-artistic director with her husband David Sutton-Anderson of Sounds Positive and has been Composer-in-Residence for the Young Place London Contemporary Dance School since 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcm.ac.uk/?pg=1834&staff_code=JD586&pnum=1|accessdate=12 October 2010|title=Avril Anderson}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 16 March 2024
Avril Anderson (born 10 June 1953) is an English music educator and composer.
Biography
[edit]Avril Anderson was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England. In 1972 she entered the Royal College of Music where she studied with Humphrey Searle and John Lambert. In 1996 she continued her studies at the New England Conservatory with David del Tredici in New York City.[1]
Anderson won the Cobbett Prize for composition, and her music has been performed in Europe, Australia and the United States. Anderson has directed educational projects, and took a position at the Royal College of Music in 2001. She is co-artistic director with her husband David Sutton-Anderson of Sounds Positive and has been Composer-in-Residence for the Young Place London Contemporary Dance School since 1990.[2]
Works
[edit]Anderson has composed for orchestra, chorus, instrumental ensembles, solo instruments and voice. Selected works include:
- The grass is sleeping
- The Lone Piper
- Lines in the Sand
- Le Carillon de Cythère
Discography
[edit]- Contemporary British Organ Music volume 2 Audio CD, 2010, ASIN: B003U4GBGA SFZ Music
- Spectrum 2
- Prime Cuts
References
[edit]- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Avril Anderson". Retrieved 12 October 2010.
Categories:
- 1953 births
- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- British music educators
- English classical composers
- English women classical composers
- Living people
- 20th-century English composers
- 20th-century English women musicians
- 21st-century English women musicians
- British women music educators
- 20th-century British women composers
- 21st-century women composers