Emily Hall facts for kids
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Emily Hall
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| Born | 30 March 1978 |
| Era | Contemporary |
Emily Hall, born on March 30, 1978, is a talented composer. She creates different kinds of music, including classical pieces, electronic music, and songs. Her music has been played by famous groups like the London Symphony Orchestra. It has also been heard on radio stations such as BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4. Other composers, like Roxanna Panufnik, have said that Emily Hall is a very influential artist in new music.
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About Emily Hall
Her Musical Journey
Emily Hall studied music at the University of York. She then learned about orchestration, which is how to arrange music for different instruments, in Paris. She continued her studies at the Royal College of Music, focusing on composition. Emily is also one of the people who started c3, which is a group of composers called the Camberwell Composers Collective.
She is part of a group called Bedroom Community, which is an Icelandic record label and collective. Emily likes to work closely with singers and writers to create her music. She also finds new ways to use technology and live performances in her work.
Awards and Recognition
Emily Hall has received several important awards for her music. These include the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists in 2013. She also won the Genesis Opera Prize in 2006 and the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Award in 2005. These awards show how much her work is valued in the music world.
Emily Hall's Creative Works
Operas and Collaborations
Emily Hall has written several operas. An opera is a play where most of the words are sung.
Her opera called Sante was first performed on May 24, 2006. This show used African melodies and rhythms, making it very unique.
Another one-act opera she created is called Found and Lost. It premiered in January 2016 in London.
In 2015, Emily worked with Sjón, a writer from Iceland, on a project called Folie à Deux. This project was both a concept album (like a music album with a story) and an opera. For Folie à Deux, they used a special new instrument. It's called an electro-magnetic harp, and it uses vibrating magnets to make sounds.
Awards
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists ― 2013
- Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Award ― 2005
