On this page, Amy introduces themself in their own words, and shares links to their music, their website, and their social media platforms. We warmly invite programmers and commissioners to take a closer look at Amy's work, and please be in touch with us if you would like to connect with them. Amy uses the pronouns they/them.

About Amy

'My music seems to be developing as a reflection of the people I meet and the conversations I have. My output is constantly evolving as these things around me change and develop, but there is always a common thread of interactivity, social commentary, and playfulness. In my childhood, this often meant me bombarding the ensembles I was a member of with experimental responses to the music and influences we encountered. More recently, it has meant looking closely at the role contemporary music can have within the community, often working on devised pieces and within education settings.

I’m fascinated by the way we interact with scores, and a lot of my work challenges the traditional hierarchies between composer, performer, score, and audience. My manuscripts are often handwritten, semi-graphic, or vary in shape, size, and interactive capabilities. The largest score I’ve made has been five metres long, but there are also some 16-sided shapes and 3-dimensional objects.

I would describe my approach to music-making as inherently queer, and my sonic influences vary hugely given what I feel is necessary in the moment. My writing is driven by drama, narrative, and audience experience. I like to be unexpected, but not always.'

Highlights

• In 2022, Amy received a commission from BBC Radio 3 to write for the centenary of the BBC. So All Voices Can Fly for choir, organ and trumpet was recorded and broadcast by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
• Amy spent 2020 writing for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, as a participant on their Young Composers scheme. This included a digital release with NMC Recordings, which you can watch here.
• In 2019, Amy received an international grant to work as Composer-in-Residence for the Stiftung Kunst und Musik für Dresden, which involved four months curating independent projects in Dresden, Berlin and Leipzig. The subsequent commission of their opera A Kinder Society, originally designed as an immersive theatre piece, was adapted for film (in collaboration with Catherine Valve) which you can watch below, and premiered in the 2021 TONLAGEN Festival in Hellerau.
• Amy is currently working with the London Youth Choirs on a series of workshops and a new commission for their 10th Anniversary, which will premiere at the Copper Box Arena.
• Linked below, a commission for the pianist Gamal Khamis for his series 'Odyssey – Words and Music of Finding Home' has been performed by Gamal nationwide and featured on BBC Radio 3.

A Kinder Society

Freehand

Find out more

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

• Website
• Instagram
• Twitter

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.