Elaine Agnew Explained

Elaine Agnew
Honorific Suffix:	BMus
Birth Place:	Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Genre:	jazz
Occupation:	composer, performer, playwright
Instrument:	piano
Years Active:	late 1950s–present
Label:	Beechpark Records

Elaine Agnew (born 1967) is an Irish composer.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Elaine Agnew studied composition at Queen’s University Belfast with Kevin Volans and at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with James MacMillan.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Career

Agnew was a commissioned composer at the 2012 BBC Proms. ‘Dark Hedges’ was premiered by the Ulster Youth Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and flautist Sir James Galway in London’s Royal Albert Hall.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Klein, Axel. Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music. 6 August 2001. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313317422 . Google Books.
2. Web site: The Agnewsletter. 6 August 1996. Agnew Association of America.. Google Books.
3. Web site: Elaine Agnew. 20 September 2018. Contemporary Music Centre.
4. Web site: Aosdána. aosdana.artscouncil.ie.
5. Book: Klein, Axel. Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music. 6 August 2001. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313317422 . Google Books.
6. Web site: Elaine Agnew - Belfast based Composer. elaineagnew.com.