John Michael Hearne

John Michael Hearne 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