Clare Loveday

Based in Johannesburg, Clare Loveday is one of South Africa’s most active and internationally acclaimed new music composers. Striving to convey through music the complications of life in an post-colonial society, her works have been described by critics in turn as 'obstinate and fierce, big-boned and raw', 'subtle' and 'elusive'. She is best known for her ‘straight’ saxophone compositions and interdisciplinary collaborations, and has worked with a number of award-winning artists including William Kentridge, Gerhard Marx and Nandipha Mntambo. She has received numerous awards, grants and commissions from organisations such as the Mellon Foundation, SAMRO Foundation and performers such as Jill Richards, Ensemble Reconsil Vienna, Guy Yehuda and the Sounding Cities project. She has had works performed throughout South Africa and in Australia, Europe, England and the US, including at the ISCM World New Music Days, Juilliard New York, the Royal College of Music in London and Festival d'Automne à Paris. Clare lectured music theory and composition for many years at Wits University and was awarded a Doctorate of Music in 2009. She is currently a research associate at Africa Open Institute at Stellenbosch University.

Links

Website: http://www.clareloveday.co.za/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/clareloveday