Elaine Agnew
Composer
Elaine Agnew is a composer & music facilitator. She is highly experienced at facilitating groups of all ages in collective music-making. Her music has featured at the BBC London Proms and has been performed in many world-class venues including Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Elaine was appointed as Lyric FM’s first Composer-in-Residence and in 2017 was elected to Aosdána, Ireland’s state-sponsored body of creative artists. Current commissions include a major choral works for the Belfast Philharmonic Society to celebrate their 150th anniversary and music for a video game in collaboration with the Austrian-based video game developer Causa Creations, Piano Biënalle and Music for Galway.
Full Episode
In this episode we discuss how Elaine became a composer and music facilitator, she talks about her work in healthcare and education settings, the importance of creating fun and interactive musical experiences for people to support creativity, collaboration and wellbeing. Elaine also spoke about her work as a composer and the collaborative projects that she has been involved with and we listened to and discussed two of Elaine’s compositions.
This podcast features two of Elaine’s compositions, which are used with permission:
Strings A-Stray, commissioned by the Irish Chamber Orchestra (1994)
Remarkable from the Arts Care Remarkable Project in collaboration with Arts Care and the Ulster Orchestra (2021)
