Anna Clyne

b. 1980

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Composes acoustic and electro-acoustic music, combining resonant soundscapes with propelling textures * Has collaborated with cutting-edge choreographers, film-makers, visual artists and musicians * Commissioned and performed throughout the US and around the world * Recent honors include commissions from Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Houston Ballet; awards from ASCAP, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and SEAMUS; performances by the American Composers Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Minnesota Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra; and residency with Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Mead Composer in Residence.

Works by Anna Clyne include:
Within Her Arms (2008–2009) for string ensemble
<<rewind<< (2005–2006) for orchestra and tape (optional)
Spangled Unicorn (2011) for brass ensemble and tape
Rapture (2005) for clarinet and tape

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Looking Ahead:
The Curtis Chamber Orchestra takes Clyne's new double violin concerto, Prince of Clouds, on a tour of the East Coast, with performances in Philadelphia (March 11), New York (March 13), and Washington, DC (March 14) * Bang on a Can gives the world premiere of Anna Clyne’s A Wonderful Day on March 14 in New York.

"Anna Clyne is an artist who writes from the heart, who defies categorization and who reaches across all barriers and boundaries. Her compositions are meant to be played by great musicians and listened to by enthusiastic audiences no matter what their background." — Riccardo Muti

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Major works by this popular Russian composer include Piano Concerto No.2, Symphonic Dances and Paganini Rhapsody.

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Anna Clyne

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