Sarah Lianne Lewis
Sarah Lianne Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Lianne Lewis 1988 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Alma mater | Cardiff University School of Music |
| Occupation | Composer |
Sarah Lianne Lewis (born 1988) is a Welsh composer.
She was commissioned by Heidelberg Music Festival in 2016 and her piece, "I Dared Say It To The Sky", was premiered by soprano, Sarah Maria Sun, and percussionist, Johannes Fischer.[1]
Her piece, "Is there no seeker of dreams that were?", was premiered by BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 2016. Its title is inspired by Cale Young Rice’s poem ‘New Dreams for Old’[2] and was subsequently performed again by the orchestra in 2018, conducted by Jac van Steen at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff,[3] and again in 2019 as part of the orchestra's 'BBC Hoddinott Hall @ 10' celebrations, conducted by Holly Mathieson.[4]
In 2018 Lewis was awarded the George Butterworth prize for her work "Blossoms in bloom are also falling blossoms" which was composed through Sound and Music’s Embedded: Composer's Kitchen project with Canadian string quartet Quatuor Bozzini[5]
In 2020, she became the first Composer Affiliate with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[6]
In 2025, she won the Medal y Cyfansoddwr (Composers Medal) at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham.[7]. Earlier that year, she won the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Chamber-Scale Composition, for her solo piano work 'letting the light in'. The work was commissioned by Drake Music Scotland for pianist Siwan Rhys, and released on an NMC Recordings album in Autumn 2024; the first album to feature new music by disabled composers across the UK.
References
- ^ ""Das neue Wunderhorn": Zehn Uraufführungen in der Heidelberger Halle02". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "#IWD2016 | Women Composers of Wales: BBC NOW, Tŷ Cerdd, Bangor New Music Festival - Wales Arts Review". Wales Arts Review. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Evans, Rian (29 March 2018). "BBC NOW/Van Steen review – dynamic showcase of young Welsh composers". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Planet Hugill (24 January 2019). "BBC Hoddinott Hall @ 10". Planet Hugill. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "George Butterworth prize winner announced | Sound and Music". www.soundandmusic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "BBC NOW appoints Sarah Lianne Lewis as Composer Affiliate". Ty Cerdd. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Lianne Lewis yn ennill Medal y Cyfansoddwr yn Eisteddfod Wrecsam". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.