About Composeher

A bold musical adventure. 7 composers creating 7 new choral works for the GSA Choir. Premiere in Glasgow 2021.

Lyricist blog – Judith Bishop

Judith Bishop - whose poem, 14 Weeks, is being set to music by Jane Stanley for Composeher - writes about the power of music in the following essay, A Short Meditation on Music and Meaning... 1 Towheaded is the word that comes to mind to describe him. He had tufty [...]

2022-07-27T12:12:46+00:00June 29th, 2020|

Composer blog – Rebecca Rowe

A servant to the text... It is a thrill to write for the Glasgow School of Art Choir. The ensemble's community spirit, its passion and dedication to choral singing and to the commissioning and enjoyment of new music is truly inspirational. Writing for many voices gives an opportunity to have [...]

2023-04-29T13:30:45+00:00May 29th, 2020|

Listening in lockdown

Jamie Sansbury, Musical Director of the Glasgow School of Art Choir, shares a selection of music in which he has found some comfort during the Coronavirus lockdown. Read about his choices and listen to the songs below. With most people across the country at home more often than usual [...]

2020-05-18T13:09:32+00:00May 22nd, 2020|

Composer blog – Ailie Robertson

The personal and the universal... It is an unusual luxury to receive a vocal commission where the choice of text is left open to the composer, so this presented an exciting opportunity to spend time immersed in researching texts. I knew from the start, particularly given the nature of the [...]

2023-04-29T13:31:15+00:00May 19th, 2020|

Composer blog – Jane Stanley

Building block elements... In this video blog composer, Jane Stanley, explains her initial thoughts on her Composeher work; including some of the musical elements she is incorporating into the piece, her text selection, and the inspiration she has taken from some existing choral works. Listen to the [...]

2022-08-23T09:41:01+00:00May 1st, 2020|

Composer blog – Sarah Rimkus

Selecting a text... I will begin to share my Composeher journey with you by saying that contemplating my work for this project presented a unique challenge for me, in the best possible way. Usually, when composers are commissioned by an ensemble, especially a choral ensemble, the group will have some [...]

2023-04-29T13:31:44+00:00April 16th, 2020|

Composer blog – Dee Isaacs

Before the first note... There is huge excitement in writing a cappella (unaccompanied) music for a choir of this size. My entire compositional career has been about making work with and around communities, making work that reaches in and out. Over the last few months I have been in conversation [...]

2023-04-29T13:32:12+00:00April 8th, 2020|

Composeher Kickstarter reaches its £4,000 goal

It’s barely one week since we launched our Kickstarter campaign, but we’re absolutely thrilled to say that we have now reached our £4,000 fundraising target. We wish to extend our thanks to every single person who has supported our Composeher Kickstarter campaign. Whether you pledged funding or spread the word [...]

2020-05-15T08:49:38+00:00February 24th, 2020|

The GSA Choir announces Composeher

An ambitious project to create new choral music composed by women. The Glasgow School of Art Choir (GSA Choir) has announced its most ambitious project to date to commission, perform and promote seven new pieces of choral music created by leading contemporary composers. Entitled Composeher, [...]

2020-02-17T10:18:33+00:00February 17th, 2020|

The Forgotten Female Composer

Does sex matter? Let’s start with a game. No musical knowledge or expertise is required – just an open mind, open ears. Please listen to the following seven extracts of music. Can you guess the sex of each composer? It’s not obvious, is it? And I can guarantee [...]

2023-03-27T16:10:00+00:00February 7th, 2020|
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