Judith Weir

Judith Weir (1954 -) is a British composer.

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Beside some micro-operas she composed the full length operas A Night at the Chinese Opera, The Vanishing Bridegroom, Blond Eckbert, and recently - in co-operation with Margaret Williams - Armida, an opera for television.

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Commissioned works most notably include woman.life.song for Jessye Norman and We are Shadows for Simon Rattle.

Related Topics:
Jessye Norman - Simon Rattle

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From 1995 to 2000 she was the Artistic Director of the Spitalfields Festival in London. She hold the post of Composer in Association for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from From 1995 to 1998.

Related Topics:
Spitalfields Festival - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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In 1997 she received the Lincoln Center's Stoeger Prize.

Related Topics:
Lincoln Center - Stoeger Prize

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