Jamie Brown (born 1980) is a

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classical

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

who studied with

Judith Weir Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer serving as Master of the King's Music. Appointed in 2014 by Queen Elizabeth II, Weir is the first woman to hold this office. Biography Weir was born in Cambridge, England, to Scottish parent ...

in London. He is also a professional linguist and has previously lived in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Musically, he is predominantly interested in vocal music, particularly for the stage, and influences range from Judith Weir and

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós () is an Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík, active since 1994. The band comprises singer and guitarist Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson. Known for their ethereal sound, fron ...

and folk music from around the world. Jamie set up The Language and Music Partnership in 2015 - a group of young professional

linguists Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

, writers and musicians with cross-disciplinary interests who initiate, create and produce projects combining both fields. The role of musical projects in the promotion and regeneration of

endangered language An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages. Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a "dead langu ...

s is a particular interest, and A Cornish Requiem (composed by Jamie Brown, with a specially commissioned

poem Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...

by Cornish poet Pol Hodge) is their first large-scale event on this theme. Major works include: Dearly Beheaded - a 1-act chamber opera based on the lives of

Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

and his six wives, for baritone, 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 2 actors and ensemble (alto flute, string sextet, harp, celesta, percussion) ''libretto by John Greening and contemporary accounts of what the wives themselves said'' commissioned and premiered by MusicTheatreNow!,

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, 2004 The Grand High Witch's Speech to the Society of English Witches - for soprano and ensemble (flute,

alto flute The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, the second-highest member below the standard C flute after the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the ...

, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, piano,

string trio A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. From at least the 19th century on, the term "string trio" with otherwise unspecified instrumentation normally refers to the combination violin, viola and cell ...

) ''text by

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has be ...

'' premiered by Dame Joan Rodgers and the Taliesin Ensemble,

Kings Place Kings Place is a building in London’s Kings Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space. It has housed the editorial offices of ''The Guardian'' newspaper since December 2008 and is the for ...

, London, 2008 Meadows of Gold - a cantata for narrator, solo mezzo-soprano, SATB choir, oboe and string orchestra ''based on the writings of 10th century Iraqi geographer

Al-Masudi Al-Mas'udi ( ar, أَبُو ٱلْحَسَن عَلِيّ ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱلْمَسْعُودِيّ, '; –956) was an Arab historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus ...

'' premiered at St. John's Smith Square, 2009 A Cornish Requiem / Requiem Kernewek for solo baritone, SATB choir, community choir, brass quintet, drum and organ ''text: sections of the Latin Requiem mass and the newly commissioned poem 'Mernans ha Remembrans' by Rol Hodge'' commissioned by The Voices of London Festival and due to be premiered at St. James' Church, Sussex Gardens, 2015

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