Jane Antonia Cornish
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| Genres | Contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Jane Antonia Cornish is a contemporary classical music composer and orchestrator based in New York City.
Early life and education
Cornish grew up in England, where she studied violin, piano and composition from an early age. She studied composition with Dr. Anthony Gilbert at the Royal Northern College of Music, and completed her master's degree at the Royal College of Music. She is a recipient of the Edward Hecht Composition Prize, the RNCM Composition Prize and the Associated Board Prize for the Most Outstanding Scholar of the Year. Cornish was also made a Major Scholar of the RNCM.[1]
Music
Solo albums
Duende
Delos released Cornish's first chamber music album, Duende, in April 2014. The album was met with positive critical acclaim. Fanfare described it as "extraordinarily deep music".[2](subscription required) Barry Kilpatrick at American Record Guide said it "...grabbed my attention immediately and never let go." Artists featured on the album include Miranda Cuckson, Blair McMillen and The Lee Trio.[3]
Continuum
Innova Recordings released a new album, Continuum on July 31, 2015. Continuum was performed by Decoda, Carnegie Hall's Affiliate Ensemble.[4][5] WQXR wrote: "Continuum" is a font of wistfulness and melancholic beauty [5] and named it Q2 Music Album of the Week [6] Continuum was also featured on WNYC-FM New Sounds [7]
Film Scores
Cornish has also written music for films, including Fireflies in the Garden and Five Children and It, and was named one of the UK Film Council's Breakthrough Brits in Hollywood in 2005.[8] She has been nominated for Breakthrough Composer of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association and was nominated for a Robert Award for Best Score for her soundtrack to Island of Lost Souls. Cornish has also orchestrated films, including Kung Fu Panda and Maleficent.
Awards
In 2005 Cornish was awarded a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Television Craft: Anthony Asquith Award for New British Composer, for her work on Five Children and It.[9] In 2008 ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Prize jury honored Cornish with a Special Distinction for her orchestral tone poem, Symphony.[10]
References
- ↑ "The Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Fanfare site has moved". fanfaremag.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Duende". Delos Music. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Neighborhood Concert: Decoda Cello Quartet".
- 1 2 "WQXR - New York's Classical Music Radio Station".
- ↑ "WQXR - New York's Classical Music Radio Station".
- ↑ "#3769: New Releases August 2015".
- ↑ Dale Wilcox. "Jane Antonia Cornish and Brenda Blethyn OBE during UK Film Council...". Getty Images. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Television Craft–Anthony Asquith Award For New British Composer in 2005". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "JACK M. JARRETT RECEIVES $5,000 ASCAP FOUNDATION NISSIM PRIZE FOR "AUTUMN TOO LONG"FOR SOPRANO AND ORCHESTRA". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.