On this page, Electra introduces herself in her own words, and shares links to her music, her website, and her social media platforms. We warmly invite programmers and commissioners to take a closer look at Electra's work, and please be in touch with us if you would like to connect with her.

About Electra

'I am a composer and pianist from Scotland of mixed British and Greek heritage. There are two main strands to my work; the influence of the natural landscape in my composition, and my outreach and community engagement work on composition projects in a variety of settings including with people living with dementia, children with Special Educational Needs and people facing homelessness. My music is inspired by the ancient landscape of my home on the Scottish Isle of Arran.

Following success in the BBC Young Composers’ competition, my music has been performed internationally by the Hebrides Ensemble, BBC Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. In 2021 I graduated from the Master of Music in Composition course at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Diploma Award for an Outstanding Final Portfolio. I recently fulfilled a commission for the London Sinfonietta/ Live Music Now/ Theatre of Sound, collaborating with families living with dementia to create an opera which tells their stories. I am an Ambassador for BBC Young Composer and have been selected for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Composers’ Hub, LSO Soundhub and Scottish Chamber Orchestra ‘New Stories’ scheme.'

Highlights

• Described as a ‘Classical Star of the Future’ by BBC Introducing, ‘One of a New Generation of Female Trailblazers’ by BBC Radio 3, and was profiled as ‘One to Watch in 2022’ by The Scotsman newspaper.
• A Forest Reawakens, a BBC Radio 3 commission for the BBC Concert Orchestra, was premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in May 2022 with conductor Anna Maria Helsing.
• Commissioned by Streetwise Opera for their 2022-23 Re:sound project, creating a new opera with homeless communities.
• Awarded a 2021-22 Royal Academy of Music Fellowship, leading creative workshops in diverse settings across London (including care homes, hospitals, dementia settings and schools) with RAM's community department Open Academy.
• Chosen to represent my generation of female composers in the Seven Ages of Woman commission for BBC Radio 3 and the BBC Singers, International Women’s Day 2020.

Chessmen

Tomorrow's Wonder

Daybreak

Find out more

If you are interested in finding out more about Electra, hearing and and keeping up to date with her work, take a look at her website and social media below:

• Website
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Soundcloud

We are particularly grateful to the Susan Bradshaw Composers’ Fund and the Presteigne Festival for supporting Electra’s RPS commission. In addition, the 2023 RPS Composers programme is made possible with support from RPS Members, Delius Trust, The Fidelio Charitable Trust, PRS Foundation's The Open Fund, the Radcliffe Trust, the Susan Bradshaw Composers' Fund, the Vaughan Williams Foundation and several anonymous donors.