Tuesday 21 January 2020 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Concert Hall, Faculty of Music
About
Freya Waley-Cohen
Described as 'at once intimate and visionary' (BBC Music Magazine) Freya Waley-Cohen's music has been commissioned by institutions and ensembles including the LA Philharmonic, BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonia Orchestra, King's Singers, the Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Presteigne, Santa Fe, and Cheltenham festivals, and released on Signum, Nimbus, Nonclassical, and NMC records. Freya is the Associate Composer of the Wigmore Hall, where the 2019 season featured a day of concerts focusing on her music. She is also associate composer of St. David's Hall's contemporary music series, Nightmusic. Winner of a 2017 RPS Composition Prize, she held an Open Space Residency at Snape Maltings from 2015-2017 and was 2016-18 Associate Composer of Nonclassical. She is a founding member and artistic director of Listenpony concert series and record label.