Shirley J. Thompson, O.B.E.
Sergio A. Mims sends this news:
Ivors Academy
15 April 2019
The investiture ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace on 4th
April, where the award was given by Prince Charles. Shirley is an active
member of The Ivors Academy, currently sitting on the Academy’s
Classical committee, and is involved with a number of the Academy’s
initiatives and working groups, including an ongoing diversity and
inclusion campaigning project in partnership with BBC Radio 3.
As a composer, visionary artist, cultural activist and music
educator, she has composed extensively for concerts, TV, film, theatre,
dance and opera productions worldwide. Projects include the
extraordinary New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony,
originally commissioned for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, which
was performed and recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for
nearly 200 performers. Other best known works include the contemporary
dance production PUSH, produced by Sadler’s Wells, which toured
for 15 years to over 50 international opera houses, as well as the
highly acclaimed opera series, Heroines of Opera, a collection
of multi-media stage works for solo voice, speaker, dancers and chamber
orchestra, where Shirley creates epic female heroines, subverting the
usual roles of femme fatale and tragic heroines for women in opera.
Upcoming events include Shirley’s commissioned new work, Legend of the Phoenix,
for the United Nations/Hear Her Song/Canales Project tour with
performances at the National Gallery, Washington on 12th May, Hammer
Theatre, San Jose on 19th May and Wolverhampton Arena on 21st and 22nd
June. Shirley has composed a new choral work, London Calling,
to commemorate the 170th Anniversary of Queen’s College London, thought
to be the first female-only college in the world. The work will be
performed by the RPO with Queen’s College junior and senior choirs on
24th June at Cadogan Hall.
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