Composer in Residence - Solfa Carlile
Whilst we normally perform music several hundred years old, written by the Masters of the Classical Era, we occasionally present new music inspired by Mozart and Haydn but written by talented young composers - offering their music the same exposure we aim to offer our Orchestral players. On this page, we are delighted to introduce Solfa Carlile, the Orchestra's Composer in Residence.
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Solfa Carlile (b.1985) is an Irish composer, based in London. She was a
recipient of the Bill Whelan International Music Bursary in 2004. In
2009 she graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Royal College of
Music, London, having studied with Joseph Horovitz and Alison Kay. Her
music has been performed by the Ossian Ensemble, Okeanos, Contemporary
Consort and Composers Ensemble, UK. Commissions also include an epic
work Deirdre and Naoise for the London Irish Symphony Orchestra, and a Flute Concerto The Silkie Wife, for soloist James Strauss. Her work, Abeo for
Brass Sextet, was awarded the RCM Concerto Prize in 2008. She is now
studying for a Masters in Advanced Composition at the RCM, supported by
the Sir Richard Stapley Trust.