Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Composer; Master of the Queen’s Music
Associate Composer to the BBC Singers
Works published by MoV
Leaf from leaf Christ knows (SATB & organ)
Leaf from leaf Christ knows (SATB & organ)
Leaf from leaf Christ knows (2016) was commissioned by Matthew Owens for one of his groundbreaking ‘New Music Wells’ festivals at Wells Cathedral. The commission was supported by around fifty people from the local community in Wells, Somerset, and first performed by the Cathedral’s full vocal complement, including girl and boy choristers.
Leaf from leaf Christ knows (SATB & organ)
This work is published in our anthology Volume 1
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Judith Weir (b. 1954)
Judith Weir, born to Scottish parents in Cambridge, studied composition with John Tavener, Robin Holloway and Gunther Schuller. On leaving Cambridge University in 1976 she taught in England and Scotland, and in the mid-1990s became Associate Composer with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of Spitalfields Festival. She was a Visiting Professor at Princeton (2001) Harvard (2004) and Cardiff (2006–13) and in 2014 was appointed Master of the Queen’s Music. In 2015 she became Associate Composer to the BBC Singers. (provided by Peters Ed)
She is the composer of several operas (written for Kent Opera, Scottish Opera, ENO and Bregenz), which have been widely performed. She has written orchestral music for the BBC Symphony, Boston Symphony and Minnesota Orchestras. Much of her music has been recorded and is available on the NMC, Delphian and Signum labels.
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