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Shirley Joy Thompson OBE (born 7 January 1958) is an English composer, conductor, and violinist of Jamaican descent. Her output as a composer encompasses symphonies, ballets, operas, concertos, and other works for ensembles, as well as music for TV, film, and theatre. [1]
Shirley Thompson is a visionary artist and cultural activist who has composed and conducted symphonies, film scores, operas and ballets. She is the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony in the last 40 years and has received numerous commissions and awards for her work.
Jan 21, 2019 · Award winning speaker and composer Dr Shirley Thompson is one of the most important composers of a generation. She is a critically acclaimed classical composer having been commissioned to write...
Music for the contemporary ballet, PUSH, featuring the Shirley Thompson Ensemble. MP3. Summer Notes CD & DVD: Shirley Thompson Ensemble Live in the Purcell Room. Spirit of the Middle Passage CD, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and soloists
Learn about Shirley Thompson, a prominent English composer, conductor and violinist who has staged ground-breaking opera productions and composed a symphony for the Queen's Golden Jubilee. She is also a professor, a cultural activist and a changemaker in the Guardian's 2,000 year history poster.
Mar 11, 2013 · Groundbreaking composer Shirley Thompson gives us an insight into her world! ...more.
Shirley Thompson is a Professor of Music and a multi-award-winning composer, artistic director, and cultural activist. She has created groundbreaking works such as New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony, and A Psalm to Windrush, and has been named on the Powerlist of the top 100 most influential people of African heritage in the UK.
