Clare Loveday

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Clare Loveday
Born
22 March 1967 (1967-03-22) (age 57)

South Africa
EducationDoctorate of Music
Alma mater University of Witwatersrand
OccupationComposer
Website www.clareloveday.co.za

Clare Loveday (born 22 March 1967) is a South African contemporary classical music composer.

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She studied at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and has worked as a professional pianist, a composer for the South African advertising industry, and co-ordinator for the National Research Foundation's Travelling Institute for Music Research. Loveday has also worked as a lecturer in music theory and composition at the University of the Witwatersrand. She was composer in residence at the 2014 Johannesburg International Mozart Festival.

Biography

After having graduated from University of the Witwatersrand with a bachelor's degree in Music, Loveday landed a career for a few advertising companies, two of which are Standard Bank and South African Broadcasting Corporation. She returned to school in the late 1990s, and became a part-time lecturer. Once she achieved her master's degree in Music Composition, she started to collaborate with other artists and compose her own music and is most known for her saxophone pieces. Clare Loveday then became a full-time lecturer at Wits University, while working towards her doctorate in Music Composition. She has been commissioned by several organisations like "The South African Music Rights Organization" and many more. Although Loveday has worked her talents towards music composition, she has turned her career into a broader spectrum of music, including collaborations, research and teaching. [1]

Orchestral works

Chamber music

Solo instrumental

Vocal

Dramatic works

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References

  1. ↑ "Clare Loveday | Johannesburg International Mozart Festival". www.join-mozart-festival.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Blink clareloveday.co.za
  3. ↑ Wind play clareloveday.co.za
  4. ↑ Palimpsest clareloveday.co.za
  5. ↑ Arc clareloveday.co.za
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