Avril Anderson facts for kids

Avril Anderson was born on June 10, 1953. She is an English composer and music educator. This means she writes music and also teaches it to others. Avril has created music for many different groups. These include orchestras, choirs, and smaller music groups. She has also written for solo instruments and the organ. Avril taught at the Royal College of Music in London. She is also a professor at the University of Notre Dame in London. She helps lead a music group called Sounds Positive.

About Avril Anderson

Avril Anderson was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England. This was in the year 1953. She started her music journey early.

Her Education

In 1972, Avril began studying at the Royal College of Music. This is a famous music school in London. There, she learned from well-known composers. Her teachers included Humphrey Searle and John Lambert. Later, in 1996, she continued her studies. She went to the New England Conservatory in New York City. She learned from David del Tredici there.

Her Career and Achievements

Avril Anderson is a very talented composer. She won the Cobbett Prize for her music. Her compositions have been played all over the world. People have heard her music in Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Avril also loves teaching music. She has led many educational projects. In 2001, she started working at the Royal College of Music. She is also a professor at the University of Notre Dame in London. She has taught there since 1997.

Avril is a co-director of a music group. It is called Sounds Positive. She leads it with her husband, David Sutton-Anderson. This group plays new music by British composers. They have performed over one hundred new pieces. From 1990 to 2000, Avril was a Composer-in-Residence. This was for the Young Place London Contemporary Dance School. In 1997, she was the Performing Right Society Composer-in-Education.

Her music is published by several companies. These include Oxford University Press and ABRSM.

Avril's Music

Avril Anderson has written many different kinds of music. She has composed for large orchestras. She has also written for choirs and smaller groups. Her music includes pieces for solo instruments and singers.

Selected Works

Here are some of her musical pieces:

• The grass is sleeping
• The Lone Piper
• Lines in the Sand
• Le Carillon de Cythère

Music Recordings

You can find her music on these CDs:

• Contemporary British Organ Music volume 2 (2010)
• Spectrum 2
• Prime Cuts