Sasha Siem
Sasha Siem (born 14 March 1984) is a British composer and singer-songwriter.
Musical Life
Siem has recently composed music for the London Symphony Orchestra,[1] Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, The London Sinfonietta, The Aldeburgh Festival,[2] Opera North, Caius Choir Cambridge, [3] The Rambert Dance Company [4] The Royal Opera House and London Philharmonic Orchestra.[5]
Siem has also participated in a range of collaborations with pop/rock/electro artists and has performed her songs at festivals and venues across Europe and America, including the Royal Opera House.
Born in London in 1984, Siem was educated at Cambridge University where she graduated with a double starred first, and subsequently at Harvard University [6] where she earned her PhD in music. She has also been a visiting scholar at Columbia University.
Her work has garnered a British Composer Award, [7] The Arthur Bliss Prize [8] and the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize. [9]
Siem is published by Chester Novello .[10]
Selected Works
- Oxytocin (2011), for female voices and small ensemble
- Knots and do-nots (2011), for female voice and string quartet
- Trickster (2010), for large orchestra
- American Apparently(2010), for vocal ensemble
- Queen Anne's Lace (2010), for large ensemble
- From the White Dictionary (2010), for female voice, harp, viola and flute
- Deliver Me O Lord (2009), for choir and trumpet
- Crinkle (2009), for large ensemble
- Valentine (2009), for solo viola
- Sienna Songs (2008), for soprano and ensemble
- The Thieving Hand (2008), for chamber ensemble
- Ojos del Cielo (2008), for large orchestra
- Strike me, Stroke me, Rub me, Blow me (2008), for alto flute and prepared timpano
- Aftershock (2007), for sinfonietta
- Majesty, Crowhurst and Monkey Puzzle (2007), for violin and prepared piano
- Bleigiessen (2007), for flute, clarinet, trombone, viola and 'cello
- A Plea for Eros (2006), for small orchestra
Notes and references
- ^ LSO Composing site
- ^ Financial Times Review
- ^ Spectator Review
- ^ Rambert Dance Company
- ^ LPO Times Review
- ^ Harvard Gazette
- ^ British Composer Awards
- ^ Arthur Bliss Prize
- ^ Royal Philharmonic Prize
- ^ Chester Novello
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14 March 1984 |
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