What is Sally Beamish?
'''Sally Beamish''' (born 26 August 1956 in [[London]]) is an [[England|English]] [[composer]]. She has written [[orchestra]], [[chamber music]], [[vocal]] and [[choral]] music. Sally studied the [[viola]] at the [[Royal Northern College of Music]]. Later she studied in [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. Sally started her career playing the [[viola]] in a [[chamber music|chamber group]] called the Raphael Ensemble. The experience of playing in small groups was important for her development as a composer. Her music often combines and contrasts solo instruments, exploring the sounds they can make. She has written works for the [[Sweden|Swedish]] and Scottish Chamber Orchestras and has had works performed at the [[BBC Proms]]. Her [[trumpet]] [[concerto]], written for [[Håkan Hardenberger]] and the National Youth Orchestra of [[Scotland]] was performed at the Proms in 2003 with Martyn Brabbins conducting. She has also written concertos for the [[flute]], [[viola]], [[saxophone]], [[percussion]] and [[accordion]] and is planning to write concertos for [[viola]] (her third), [[saxophone]] [[quartet]] and [[cello]]. She has written a stage musical about the [[Scottish Highlands]]. She lives in Scotland with her husband and young daughter. == Other websites == *[http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/sallybeamish/ Sally Beamish] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501213932/http://www.impulse-music.co.uk/sallybeamish/ |date=2006-05-01 }} – official website {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Beamish, Sally}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:20th-century English composers]] [[Category:21st-century English composers]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:Living people]]