Lucy Hale (Composer)
Lucy Hale (born 1994, London) is a British composer of contemporary classical music. She currently lives and works in Manchester.
She has been Young Composer in Association with BSO Resound (2017/18) as part of the Change Makers project.[1][2]
In 2017 Lucy was commissioned by Drake Music in partnership with the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Foyle Future Firsts scheme.[3] The resulting work, In The Wind, was premiered at The Institute for Contemporary Arts, London in March 2017.
Lucy was assistant composer for a new scoring of the 1928 silent film Lonesome, which was performed as part of HOME's inaugural celebrations in 2015.[4] Lucy collaborated with writer Andrew Owen Cook for the Manchester Songbook project in May 2018. She was commissioned for the Lasham Music Festival in 2018.[5]
Education[edit]
Lucy attended the Royal College of Music Junior Department between 2010 and 2013. Lucy also attended the Sound and Music Summer School in 2011. She held a Hampshire Music Award for exceptional ability from 2011 to 2013. One of Lucy’s earliest works was performed at The Glazier’s Hall by members of the National Youth Orchestra.
She attained a Bachelor of Music with Honours degree from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2017.
Awards and Prizes[edit]
In 2012 Lucy was awarded the John Wills Prize at the Royal College of Music.
List of Works[edit]
- Led Into Their Dreams (orchestra, 2016). The title was taken from the poem ‘Night Music’ by Philip Larkin.
- Interrupted (guitar quartet, 2015). Written for the 2015 Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Music Festival: Songs Without Words. Premiered in the RNCM Studio Theatre on the 4th of March 2015.
- Against the Tide (orchestra, 2015). Premiered by the RNCM Brand New Orchestra, conducted by Jan Wiersche.
- On a Winter's Night (vocal trio, 2015). Words by Hans Christian Andersen. Completed in March 2015. Recorded by Juice Vocal Ensemble.
- Sustain and Snap (cello, 2013).
- Space (tabla and fluid piano, 2011).
'beating obedient to controlled hands' (electronics). Made from recordings of medical equipment.
References[edit]
- ↑ "bsochangemakersprojectdisabled" (PDF).
- ↑ "New Year, New Challenges". Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Blog. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "Drake Music-commissioned composer Lucy Hale talks about her work - Disability Arts Online". Disability Arts Online. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "Lonesome with Live Score - HOME". HOME. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ "2018 Festival Closes | lashammusicfestival". lashammusicfestival. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
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