| Claire Cowan is a New Zealand composer based in Auckland and New York city. She specializes in music to accompany theatre, dance and film. Her orchestral music has been performed by NZ's premiere orchestras and her chamber music is commissioned from NZ's finest young musicians.
Claire studied at Auckland University from 2002-2006, gaining her honours degree in musical composition. She received several awards from the university, including junior and senior Bishop music scholarships, awarded to the student with the highest overall grade that year in composition. She also picked up several Lilburn awards and Cultural Blues, winning in her final year the prestigious University of Auckland Arts and Cultural trophy for 2006. Her music is often performed, workshopped, recorded and broadcast within NZ. Overseas her music has been performed in Japan, Germany, Australia, and New York. She writes music for film, dance and theatre, and enjoys to collaborate with other artists in the creation of new work.
Claire is represented by the Australasian music publisher Native Tongue Music Publishing.
View her sounz profile: http://sounz.org.nz/contributor/composer/1264
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