John Hearne (composer)
John Michael Hearne (born 1937) is a Scottish music publisher, composer, conductor and singer. He was the first Chairman of the Scottish Society of Composers,[1] and was the Chairman of the Scottish Music Advisory Committee of the BBC from 1986 to 1990.
Notable works
- Offeren y Llwyn (1958)
- Piano Sonata (1968)
- Triduum (1968/82)
- Celebrations for Brass Quintet - BBC Wales Commission (1969)
- String Quartet No. 2 (1971)
- Channel Firing - McEwen Commission, Glasgow University. (1979)
- The Four Horsemen - Caledonia Brass Commission (1985)
- Trumpet Concerto - BBC Commission (1990)
- Festival Fanfare - AIYF commission (1991)
- Lætatus Sum - joint winner Gregynog Award. (1992)
- Nocturne, Aubade & Rondeau, Latin Lyrics from Carmina Burana (1989/94)
- De Profundis - University of Aberdeen 500th anniversary commission (1995)
- Bottom's Dream - Hebrides Ensemble commission. (1995)
- A Legend of Margaret - commissioned by St Margaret's School, Aberdeen, (1996)
- Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet (1997)
- Ljos (1998)
- Into Uncharted Seas (2001)
- The Ben
References
- ↑ Tumelty, Michael (24 August 1985). "Call for more Scottish music". Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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