Emily Howard
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Emily Howard is a British composer from Liverpool
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As a child Howard learned to play chess (British Junior Girls Chess Champion for 6 years (1990 U11, 1991 U12,1992 U16, 1993 U14, 1994 U15/U16, 1996 U18) and the cello, while doing compositions for local ensembles and orchestras. After completing a degree in mathematics and computation at Lincoln College, Oxford University, Howard studied composition at the Royal Northern College of Music. She holds a Doctorate in Composition from the University of Manchester.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
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As a child Howard learned to play chess (British Junior Girls Chess Champion for 6 years (1990 U11, 1991 U12,1992 U16, 1993 U14, 1994 U15/U16, 1996 U18) and the cello, while doing compositions for local ensembles and orchestras. After completing a degree in mathematics and computation at Lincoln College, Oxford University, Howard studied composition at the Royal Northern College of Music. She holds a Doctorate in Composition from the University of Manchester.
Works
Selected works include- Hope for tenor and piano, 2002
- Passacaglia for string orchestra, 2002
- Dualities for large ensemble, 2005
- Sky and Water for solo piano, 2005
- Cloud Chamber for clarinet and piano, 2006
- Deep Soul Diving for wind orchestra, 2006
- Ite Fortes for solo violin and chamber choir, 2006
- Lachrymose for chamber orchestra, 2006
- Lachrimae Antiquae Novae for large symphony orchestra, 2007
- Magnetite for symphony orchestra, 2007
- The Summoning of Mephisto for chamber ensemble and film, 2007
- Wild Clematis in Winter for mezzo-soprano and piano, 2008
- Broken Hierarchies II for piano trio, 2009
- Masquerade for basset clarinet and piano, 2009
- Symphony:Magnetite for symphony orchestra, 2009
- Settle for mixed ensemble and film, 2009–10
- Simple Remains for mixed ensemble and film, 2010
- Solar for large symphony orchestra, 2010
- Songs from Dickens for mezzo-soprano, speaker and piano trio, 2010
- Broken Hierarchies for cello ensemble, 2008
- Prayer for wind orchestra, 2010
- Obsidian for brass band, 2010
- Ada Sketches II for mezzo-soprano, 2011
- Mesmerism piano concerto, 2011