Melinda Maxwell

Melinda Maxwell (born 1953 in London) is an English oboist and composer. She is principal oboist of the ensemble Endymion and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and a regularly principal of the London Sinfonietta. She has been an academic teacher at the Royal Academy of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire, Trinity College and the Royal Northern College of Music. ^[1]

Compositions

• Pibroch for solo oboe and drone (1981) ^[2]
• Transformations for soprano and chamber ensemble (1990) ^[3]
• Endless Chain for oboe, saxophone and percussion (1992) ^[3]
• Elegy for oboe and piano (1994) ^[4]
• Three movements for solo clarinet (1994) ^[5]
• Pelagos for string trio (1995) ^[5]
• From Tree to Tree for string sextet (1998) ^[5]
• Songlines and Cadences for clarinet and harp (1999) ^[5]
• Song for Sidney for solo oboe and two echo oboes (2001) ^[6]
• Crane Dance for double-reed ensemble (2008) ^[7]
• Singla Rock for mixed quintet (2009) ^[8]

References

1. "Melinda Maxwell". RNCM. Royal Northern College of Music . Retrieved 16 August 2014.
2. British Women Composers, Volume 2 (booklet). London: Lontano Records Ltd. 1992. LNT103.
3. "Melinda Maxwell". University of York Department of Music. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
4. Birtwistle – Maxwell – Holt (booklet). London: NMC Recordings Ltd. 1997. NMCD042S.
5. Melinda Maxwell: composer and oboist (booklet). Watford: Dutton Laboratories. 2004. CDLX7139.
6. Melinda Maxwell: In Manchester (booklet). Watford: Dutton Laboratories. 2007. CDLX7180.
7. "Melinda Maxwell – oboe". Endymion. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
8. Sound Census (booklet). London: NMC Recordings Ltd. 2010. NMCD160.