Occupation(s) Composer Name Jane Cornish | Role Music composer Education Royal College of Music | |
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Genres Contemporary classical music Awards Anthony Asquith Award For New British Composer Nominations Robert Award for Best Score Compositions Nocturne I, Nocturne I, Continuum I, Continuum I, Nocturne III, Nocturne III, Nocturne II, Nocturne II, Continuum II, Continuum II Similar People Nikolaj Arcel, Rasmus Heisterberg, Marvin Hamlisch, E Nesbit, Samuel Hadida | ||
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Jane Antonia Cornish is a contemporary classical music composer based in New York City.
Contents
- Nocturne iii by jane antonia cornish decoda cello quartet hd
- Jane antonia cornish into silence
- Early life and education
- Duende
- Continuum
- Into Silence
- Film Scores
- Awards
- References
Jane antonia cornish into silence
Early life and education
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.
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".(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.
Continuum
Innova Recordings released an album, Continuum on July 31, 2015. Continuum was performed by Decoda, Carnegie Hall's Affiliate Ensemble. WQXR wrote: "Continuum" is a font of wistfulness and melancholic beauty and named it Q2 Music Album of the Week Continuum was also featured on WNYC-FM New Sounds
Into Silence
Innova Recordings released the album, Into Silence on August 25, 2017. Into Silence was performed by Decoda. It was featured on WNYC-FM New Sounds. John Schaefer commented that the work had “unappeased yearning” with a “tender earthbound comfort”.
Film Scores
Cornish has also written music for films, including Fireflies in the Garden and Five Children and It, and was named one of the UK Film Council's Breakthrough Brits in Hollywood in 2005. 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
In 2005 Cornish was awarded a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Television Craft: Anthony Asquith Award for New British Composer, for her work on Five Children and It. In 2008 ASCAP's Rudolf Nissim Prize jury honored Cornish with a Special Distinction for her orchestral tone poem, Symphony.