Grace-Evangeline Mason facts for kids

Grace-Evangeline Mason (born in October 1994) is a British composer. She writes contemporary classical music. This means she creates new music for orchestras and other musical groups.

About Grace-Evangeline Mason

Grace-Evangeline Mason is a talented composer from Britain. She started her musical journey at a young age. She has written many pieces for orchestras, choirs, and smaller groups. Her music has been played in famous places around the world.

Her Early Life and Education

Grace-Evangeline Mason studied music at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She also went to Somerville College, Oxford. She was a very good student and even received a scholarship.

When she was younger, she was part of the college's Junior Department. She also played in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In 2013, she won a special award. It was the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composer Competition. She won for her piece called Convergence.

Her Amazing Career

Grace-Evangeline Mason has had a very exciting career.

River and the Proms

In 2017, Grace-Evangeline wrote a piece called River. She was asked to write it by BBC Radio 4 and The Proms. This piece celebrated 300 years of George Frideric Handel's famous Water Music.

River was first played in a very special way. It was performed live on BBC Radio 4 from a boat on the River Thames. This was just like how Handel's Water Music was first played! Later, River was performed at the Proms. This was a big deal because it was the first time the Proms had a concert outside London since 1930. The piece was also played in the United States in 2018.

Other Important Works

In November 2017, the BBC Philharmonic played her orchestral work. It was called Kintsukuroi: (Golden Repair). This was part of a special concert for BBC Radio 3.

Grace-Evangeline has won many awards for her music. These include the Christopher Brooks Prize in 2017. She also won the important Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 2018.

Her Opera and Other Performances

She also wrote a short opera called The Yellow Wallpaper. An opera is a play where the words are sung. Grace-Evangeline wrote the story for it too. It was first performed in 2016 at the English National Opera's Lilian Baylis House.

Her music has been played at many events and festivals. Her piece "Diamond Dust II" was even broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Another piece, "The Lord Is," was played at the London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.

Her music has been performed by musicians from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 2017, she wrote an orchestral piece for the London Symphony Orchestra. It was called Beneath the Silken Silence. She also wrote 'FAFAIA' for their Community Choir.

The Imagined Forest

In 2021, her orchestral work 'The Imagined Forest' was first performed. It was asked for by BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. This big concert happened at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Since then, 'The Imagined Forest' has been played in many countries. It has been heard in Norway, Italy, and Germany. It was even played at the famous Teatro Alla Scala in Milan. In 2022, it had its first performance in the US.

Recent Achievements

In 2023, Grace-Evangeline Mason had another big premiere. Her piece 'ABLAZE THE MOON' was played at the BBC Proms. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performed it at the Royal Albert Hall.

In 2020, The Times newspaper named her a classical music 'Face To Watch'. This means she is a rising star in the world of classical music.

Some of Her Music

Grace-Evangeline Mason has written many different types of music.

Music for Orchestras

• ABLAZE THE MOON (2023)
• The Imagined Forest (2021)
• Fireworks (2018) – for a singer and orchestra
• Kintsukuroi: (Golden Repair) (2016)

Music for Solo Instruments or Small Groups

• My Thoughts Fly In At Your Window (2020) – for a large group of instruments
• Midnight Spires (2019) – for a string quartet (four string instruments)
• Glass Cathedrals (2019) – for harp
• Into The Abyss, I Throw Roses (2018) – for a string trio (three string instruments)
• Upon Weightless Wings (2018) – for a large group of instruments
• River (2017) – for a baroque chamber orchestra (an older style of orchestra)

Music for Choirs

• A Memory of the Ocean (2023) – for choir, piano, and cello
• A Song of Christ's Glory (2019) – for choir
• Fafaia (2018) – for choir and piano
• The Lord Is (2015) – for choir
• Faint Flight (2014) – for choir

Opera

• The Yellow Wallpaper (2016) – a short opera