Charlotte Bray
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Charlotte Bray is a British composer. She was raised in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and currently lives in London.
Bray studied cello and composition at Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with First Class Honours having studied with Joe Cutler
. She then completed an MMus in composition with Distinction at the Royal College of Music
, where she studied with Mark Anthony Turnage.
Bray was appointed apprentice Composer-in-Residence with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
/Sound and Music
for 2009/10, during which time BCMG gave the première of her violin concerto Caught in Treetops conducted by Oliver Knussen
. Her orchestral work Beyond a Fallen Tree was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
under Daniel Harding
(UBS Soundscapes Pioneers commission), May 2010. She was one of the winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Composition Prize 2010.
Bray studied cello and composition at Birmingham Conservatoire, graduating with First Class Honours having studied with Joe Cutler
Joe Cutler
Joe Cutler is a British composer who studied music at the Universities of Huddersfield and Durham, before a scholarship at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland. He has taught composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire since 2000, and since 2005 he has been the Head of Composition there...
. She then completed an MMus in composition with Distinction at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
, where she studied with Mark Anthony Turnage.
Bray was appointed apprentice Composer-in-Residence with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group is a chamber orchestra based in Birmingham, England. BCMG specialises in the performance of new and contemporary music. BCMG performs regularly at the CBSO Centre and Symphony Hall in Birmingham...
/Sound and Music
Sound and Music
Sound and Music is a development agency promoting and supporting contemporary music in the United Kingdom. It was established in 2008 from the merger of four existing bodies working in the contemporary music field: the Society for the Promotion of New Music, the British Music Information Centre,...
for 2009/10, during which time BCMG gave the première of her violin concerto Caught in Treetops conducted by Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen CBE is a British composer and conductor.-Biography:Oliver Knussen was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, Stuart Knussen, was principal double bass of the London Symphony Orchestra. Oliver Knussen studied composition with John Lambert, between 1963 and 1969 and also received...
. Her orchestral work Beyond a Fallen Tree was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
under Daniel Harding
Daniel Harding
Daniel Harding is a British conductor.Harding studied trumpet at Chetham's School of Music and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra at age 13. At age 17, Harding assembled a group of musicians to perform Pierrot Lunaire of Arnold Schoenberg, and sent a tape of the performance to Simon...
(UBS Soundscapes Pioneers commission), May 2010. She was one of the winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society is a British music society, formed in 1813. It was originally formed in London to promote performances of instrumental music there. Many distinguished composers and performers have taken part in its concerts...
Composition Prize 2010.
Orchestral and Large ensemble works
- Beneath The Dawn Horizon for large ensemble (2007)
- Beyond a Fallen Tree for orchestra (2009)
- Caught in Treetops for solo violin & large ensemble (2010)
- In The Cold Light of Day for orchestra (2007/9)
- Scenes from Wonderland for solo violin & orchestra (2011)
Chamber and Solo works
- Alliance for small ensemble (2008)
- A Match with the Moon for solo violin (2010)
- Midnight Closes for soprano, piano, clarinet and cello (2010)
- Off The Rails for piano (2005)
- Throw Back for saxophone quartet (2009)
- Verre de Venise for tenor, piano and string quartet (2010)