Hannah Kendall (b. 1984)
Composer
Doctoral Fellow in Composition at Colombia University, New York
Works published by MoV
Nativity (SSA soloists, SSA)
Nativity (SSA soloists, SSA)
Hannah Kendall (b. 1984)
Hannah Kendall studied at the University of Exeter and then at the Royal College of Music where she earned a Distinction for her MA in Advanced Composition. Her music has been performed by such groups as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Singers and the Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral (London) and she has earned accolades for its intricacy, imagination and originality. In 2015 she won the Women of the Future Award for Arts and Culture, recognising her diverse interests, collaborations and dedication to contemporary culture. Kendall works extensively with orchestras and choirs around the world, and in 2017 her work The Spark Catchers, composed for Chineke!, an international organisation ‘championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music’, was premièred at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Her commission for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama was given its world première at the First Night of the Proms in 2020. She is currently Doctoral Fellow in Composition at Columbia University, New York.
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