Jana Rowland (née Dugal) (born 1958) is an English composer and educator. She specialises in choral and vocal music, as well as electroacoustic soundtracks.
Jana Rowland | |
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| Born | 1958 |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Composer and educator |
Education
editRowland studied music from an early age, singing with Esther Saloman, and Richard Wood from the Royal Academy of Music London.[1] She graduated with a master's degree in Music Composition by Research from the University of East Anglia in 2001. Her studies included a one hour choral and electro-acoustic piece called 'The Logic and The Miracle', performed at Norwich Cathedral in 2000.[2]
Career and works
editIn 2002, Rowland composed The Requiem, a mass for two choirs SATB. The Requiem was performed at St Mary's Church, Halesworth, Suffolk, for All Souls' Day November 2002 and 2003.[3]
Other titles include Dream of Sarkis, The Voice Circus and Dialogue with the Sea. More recent compositions include The King’s River, a community opera first performed in 2017 by Woodbridge Riverside Trust, and later in 2019 by Woodbridge Choral Society and conducted by Andrew Leach.[4]
Rowland runs Music Hub Cerdd along with her husband, Mike Rowland. The not-for-profit organisation offers sensory and music sessions to explore and improve wellbeing through the language of music and play.[5] The Rowlands have also composed a number of pieces together, including the 2000 album Symphony of Light with Wenhaston Girls' Choir, of which Rowland was Musical Director from 1997-2008.
References
edit- ^ jpgadmin (2010-09-14). "Jana Rowland". musicalics.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "British Choirs on the Net - New Choral Music Composers". www.choirs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Requiemsurvey.org". www.requiemsurvey.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Hodges, Catie (2019-05-16). "King's River Costume Exhibition". Woodbridge Primary School. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Music sessions to enhance wellbeing". Cambrian News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2024.