JIL BARTLEY - UK
BORN 20 OCTOBER
Jil Bartley (20/10/1933) is a female composer living and working in France, born at Welwyn Garden City, Herts, Uk, England.
Some of her works include Requiem, a choral/orchestral work with two soloists using the original latin mass text (about 28 mins in performance). Requiem received a successful premiere in Nice, followed by performances in Monaco Cathedral, Vence Cathedral and at the Summer International Festival, Krakow, Poland. There have been two broadcasts of Requiem in Australia ( 2006) and several broadcasts in Germany ( 2007/2008 ) plus a British Premiere of the work by Arun Choral Society in Arundel Cathedral, Sussex in 2006.
Among other works, she also composed Lux Aeterna, a tribute do her Dachschund adopted some years ago, who had some problems due to maltreatment and was euthanased.
Jil Bartley (20/10/1933) is a female composer living and working in France, born at Welwyn Garden City, Herts, Uk, England.
Some of her works include Requiem, a choral/orchestral work with two soloists using the original latin mass text (about 28 mins in performance). Requiem received a successful premiere in Nice, followed by performances in Monaco Cathedral, Vence Cathedral and at the Summer International Festival, Krakow, Poland. There have been two broadcasts of Requiem in Australia ( 2006) and several broadcasts in Germany ( 2007/2008 ) plus a British Premiere of the work by Arun Choral Society in Arundel Cathedral, Sussex in 2006.
Among other works, she also composed Lux Aeterna, a tribute do her Dachschund adopted some years ago, who had some problems due to maltreatment and was euthanased.
Source: Jil Bartley Official Website and Requiem Survey
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Requiem by Jil Bartley
ALEXANDRA GARDNER - USA
BORN 20 OCTOBER
BORN 20 OCTOBER
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Alexandra Gardner holds degrees from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University (M.M.) and Vassar College (B.A.). She currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
The music of composer Alexandra Gardner is thrilling audiences and performers alike with a clear, expressive sound and a flair for the imaginative and unexpected. She composes for varied instrumentations and often mixes acoustic instruments with electronics, blending lyricism, deep rhythmic exploration, textural development, and a love of sonic storytelling.
Alexandra’s compositions are regularly featured at festivals and venues around the world, including the Aspen Music Festival, Beijing Modern Festival, Centro de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Festival Cervantino, Grand Teton Music Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Library of Congress, Merkin Hall, Strathmore Music Center, Symphony Space, and the Warsaw Autumn Festival.
Among Alexandra’s honors and awards are recognitions from American Composers Forum, American Music Center, ASCAP, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Maryland State Arts Council, The Netherland-America Foundation, the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution. She has conducted residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harvestworks, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, The MacDowell Colony, and Willapa Bay AiR, and she spent two years as a visiting composer at the Institut Universitari de l’Audiovisual in Barcelona, Spain. Her music is recorded on the Innova, Ars Harmonica, and Naxos labels.
The music of composer Alexandra Gardner is thrilling audiences and performers alike with a clear, expressive sound and a flair for the imaginative and unexpected. She composes for varied instrumentations and often mixes acoustic instruments with electronics, blending lyricism, deep rhythmic exploration, textural development, and a love of sonic storytelling.
Alexandra’s compositions are regularly featured at festivals and venues around the world, including the Aspen Music Festival, Beijing Modern Festival, Centro de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Festival Cervantino, Grand Teton Music Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Library of Congress, Merkin Hall, Strathmore Music Center, Symphony Space, and the Warsaw Autumn Festival.
Among Alexandra’s honors and awards are recognitions from American Composers Forum, American Music Center, ASCAP, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Maryland State Arts Council, The Netherland-America Foundation, the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution. She has conducted residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, Harvestworks, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, The MacDowell Colony, and Willapa Bay AiR, and she spent two years as a visiting composer at the Institut Universitari de l’Audiovisual in Barcelona, Spain. Her music is recorded on the Innova, Ars Harmonica, and Naxos labels.
Source: Alexandra Gardner Official Website and New Music USA
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Vixen by Alexandra Gardner
Vixen by Alexandra Gardner
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