Diana Burrell
Composer
Born in Norwich in 1948, Diana Burrell followed studies at Cambridge University with several years as a teacher and professional viola player before devoting herself to composition. She found an early champion in the conductor Richard Hickox, who premiered her Missa Sancte Endeliente in 1980; this was followed by a number of pieces inspired by her love of the natural world, culminating in the opera The Albatross. Diana’s interest in music education and music in the community is reflected in her teaching at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, her tenures as Artistic Director of the Spitalfields Festival and the Harwich Arts Festival, and the composition of works especially for young performers. Central to Diana’s output are a series of concertos; first a work for her own instrument, the Viola Concerto, then concerti for Clarinet and Flute, and finally Concerto for Brass and Orchestra, commissioned for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Other recent commissions include works for the BBC Proms, Opus Anglicanum and Brentwood Cathedral.
Biographical Details
- Year of birth: 1948
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Burrell
Works by Diana Burrell
- Alleluia
- Aria
- Ave verum corpus
- Benedicam Dominum
- Christ is alive! Let Christians singArranged bywith Christopher Batchelor (Composer)
- Christo paremus cantica
- Come, Holy Ghost
- Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
- Festival
- Hymn to Wisdom
- Missa Brevis
- North Star
- Pentecost
- St Pancras Canticles
- Vigils
Festival performances of works by Diana Burrell
Festival commissionWorld premiere
LFCCM 2023
- “Blesséd Cecilia” on Friday 12 May 2023 at St Pancras Parish Church
- LFCCM @ Home Choral Eucharist on Friday 19 May 2023 (online stream/broadcast)
LFCCM 2018
- Diana and Gregory at 70 on Saturday 12 May 2018 at St Pancras Parish Church
- Organ Recital on Thursday 17 May 2018 at St Pancras Parish Church
- “Songs of Suffrage”: Promenade Concert on Thursday 17 May 2018 at The National Gallery
- Choral Evensong on Sunday 20 May 2018 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2013
- Choral Evensong on Wednesday 15 May 2013 at St Pancras Parish Church
- “Ancient & Modern”: Lunchtime Concert on Friday 17 May 2013 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2011
- Lunchtime Recital on Monday 9 May 2011 at Southwark Cathedral
- Choral Evensong on Sunday 15 May 2011 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2008
- Lunchtime Recital on Friday 16 May 2008 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2007
- Choral Eucharist on Thursday 17 May 2007 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2006
- Choral Evensong on Sunday 14 May 2006 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2005
- Choral Evensong on Sunday 8 May 2005 at St Pancras Parish Church
- Choral Evensong on Wednesday 11 May 2005 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2004
- Choral Eucharist on Sunday 16 May 2004 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2003
- Choral Evensong on Sunday 18 May 2003 at St Pancras Parish Church
Recorded performances of works by Diana Burrell
LFCCM 2018
- Festival performed by Douglas Tang Organ
- Missa Brevis performed by The LFCCM Festival Singers / Christopher Batchelor Conductor / Douglas Tang Organ
- Nunc Dimittis performed by The LFCCM Festival Singers / Christopher Batchelor Conductor
