Hilary Tann

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Hilary Tann (born 1947) is a Welsh composer now based in the United States.

Tann holds a degree in music composition from the University of Wales, Cardiff. Her overture, With the Heather and Small Birds, commissioned by the 1994 Cardiff Festival, is her tribute to the land of her birth. Other works include Psalm 104 (Praise, my soul), composed for the North American Welsh Choir, and "Contemplations 21, 22" composed for the Radcliffe Choral Society.

She is currently a Professor of Music at Union College in Schenectady, New York, where she has been since 1980, teaching courses on music theory and composition, in addition to founding the Union College Orchestra.