Jane Antonia Cornish

Jane Antonia Cornish
Background information
Genres Contemporary classical
Occupation(s) Composer

Jane Antonia Cornish is a contemporary classical music composer and orchestrator based in New York City.

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 [6] and named it Q2 Music Album of the Week [7] Continuum was also featured on WNYC-FM New Sounds [8]

Film Scores

Cornish has also written music for films, including Fireflies in the Garden. She won a British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for her film score to Five Children and It and was named one of the UK Film Council's Breakthrough Brits in Hollywood in 2005.[9] 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

ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Prize jury honored Cornish with a Special Distinction for her orchestral tone poem, Symphony in 2008.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fanfare site has moved". fanfaremag.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Duende". Delos Music. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2016/4/3/0200/PM/NEIGHBORHOOD-CONCERT-DECODA/
  5. ↑ http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/jane-antonia-cornishs-continuum-unfolds-with-wistful-melancholic-beauty/
  6. ↑ http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/jane-antonia-cornishs-continuum-unfolds-with-wistful-melancholic-beauty/
  7. ↑ http://www.wqxr.org/#!/articles/q2-album-week/
  8. ↑ http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-releases-august-2015/
  9. ↑ Dale Wilcox. "Jane Antonia Cornish and Brenda Blethyn OBE during UK Film Council...". Getty Images. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "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.

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