INTERVIEWS, PRESS & NEWS
FEATURES
Sounding the Feminists and the Next Generation of Irish Female Irish Composers
GoldenPlec.com
Éanna Cunnane
9th April 2021
NATIONAL CONCERT HALL & SOUNDING THE FEMINISTS ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF FEMALE COMMISSIONING SCHEME
National Concert Hall
11th February 2021
FIVE MINUTES WITH YEOMAN YOUNG ARTIST COMPOSER AMELIA CLARKSON
by Suzy Willmott.
6th September 2019.
QUICKBITE | Michele Deiana, Amelia Clarkson, and more talk about influential composers and producers
Prxludes
24th March 2021
Female Composers Reap the Rewards for Original Music
The Business Post
Dick O'Riordan
28th February 2021
WISSAM BOUSTANY: PRO YOUTH PHILHARMONIA:
JANUARY TOUR 2019
Pro Youth Philharmonia
2nd April 2019.
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NEWS
NEWS
24 and 29 October 2021
PERFORMANCES
CARDIFF GUITAR FESTIVAL & LONDON CONTEMPORARY GUITAR FESTIVAL
Classical guitarist Shannon Latoyah Simon will perform the world premiere of new work She Lingers on 24 October in London and 29 October in Cardiff. Find out more.
27 March 2021
PERFORMANCE
DEAR FRANCES STREAMING ONLINE
The 2019 performance of ballet, Dear Frances will be streaming on Sat 27th March 2021 in Theatre at the Mill's Cultural Lounge.
Watch the trailer here
November 2020
WORKSHOP
FIDELIO TRIO:
PROJECT PRELUDE
Darragh Morgan of the Fidelio Trio workshopped a new solo violin work 'Strajk' for Project Prelude in collaboration with CMC Ireland and Glasdrum.
6th June 2019
PREMIERE
DEAR FRANCES: A NEW ONE ACT BALLET
New ballet for chamber orchestra based on the life of Frances Shea (chor. Ruaidhri Maguire) was premiered at Blackheath Halls in a performance conducted by Jonathan Mann.
Photograph: Juliette Koch
June 2021
COMMISSION
HARD RAIN SOLOISTENSEMBLE PRSf EARLY CAREER COMMISSIONS
Amelia was announced as one of three recipients of Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble's 2021/22 PRS Foundation early career commission scheme. The work will be performed on 21st January 2022 in Belfast.
Find out more here.
February 2021
AWARD
PHILIP BATES TRUST
COMPOSITION PRIZE
Song-set Through His Gaze placed 2nd in the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Prize in the 2020 Philip Bates Composition Prize.
October 2020
FUNDING AWARD
ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Amelia was grateful to receive a Support for the Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
December 2019
ACADEMIC
MASTERS OF MUSIC
Amelia graduated as a Master of Music in Composition with distinction from Trinity Laban.
11th November 2019
AWARD
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF MUSICIANS
Amelia was honoured to receive the 2018 silver medal for Trinity Laban.
Photograph: Peter Holland
April 2021
FUNDING AWARD
ARTS COUNCIL OF
NORTHERN IRELAND
Amelia received the Instruments for Individuals award from the ACNI to support her creative practice with equipment.
February 2021
COMMISSIONING AWARD
NATIONAL CONCERT HALL & SOUNDING THE FEMINISTS
Amelia received the National Concert Hall of Ireland's Sounding the Feminists Mid-Career/Emerging Commission Award, for which they have commissioned her to write I AM LEDA for small ensemble.
6th September 2019
INTERVIEW
by Suzy Willmott.