What is Diana Burrell?
'''Diana Burrell''' (born 25 October 1948) is an [[English people|English]] [[composer]]. She was born in [[Norwich]], [[Norfolk]]. She went to Norwich High School for Girls and then studied [[music]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. She started her [[career]] as a [[viola]] player, but soon became well known for her [[Composition (music)|compositions]] was able to be a full-time composer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.compositiontoday.com/articles/diana_burrell_interview.asp |title=Diana Burrell – Composition:Today |first= Daniel|last=Jaffé |work=compositiontoday.com |year=2011 |accessdate=7 October 2011}}</ref> Her first big [[orchestra]]l piece was called ''Landscape'' (1988). It describes the wild, windswept countryside. It won an Encore Award from the Royal Philharmonic Society and [[BBC Radio 3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ump.co.uk/composer%20pages/burrell.htm |title=UMP Composers – Diana Burrell |first= |last= |work=ump.co.uk |year=2010 |accessdate=7 October 2011 |archive-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929024216/http://www.ump.co.uk/composer%20pages/burrell.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another orchestral work has a long title in [[German language|German]]: ''Das Meer so gross und weit ist da wimmelts ohne Zahlgrosse kleine Tiere'' (''The sea is so big and wide and swarming with numerous little animals''). It describes the sounds and the atmosphere of the sea. Burrell has written other orchestral works including [[concerto]]s for viola, [[flute]] and [[clarinet]], an [[opera]] ''The Albatross'' (1997), lots of [[choral]] works and [[chamber music]]. She likes modern [[architecture]] and her music sometimes shows this in the way it is shaped. She has also written music for young people such as ''Lights and Shadows'' (1989) which includes [[children’s choir]], [[recorder]] group and lots of [[percussion]]. Burrell teaches at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] and is artistic director of [[Spitalfields Festival]] in [[London]]. She lives in East Lon