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Jennifer Joan Fowler (born 14 April 1939) is a British composer of Australian birth. She was born in Bunbury, Australia, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music and a Bachelor of Music from the School of Music, University of Western Australia in 1960 and 1967, respectively. During her time at University of Western Australia, she won several composition prizes and received the University Convocation Awards for outstanding results. While a student, her pieces were performed in the Festival of Perth and broadcast by ABC. She spent a year working at the Electronic Music Studios of the University of Utrecht in 1968. In 1969 she settled in London and works as a free-lance composer. Fowler married computer programmer Bruce Paterson and has two sons. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Briscoe, James R. (1997). Contemporary anthology of music by women. ISBN   0253211026 . Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. Contemporary Composers. St. James Press. 1992.
  4. "Jennifer Fowler : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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