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Sarah Angliss
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1966
Sarah Angliss is a composer, sound designer, producer and performer based in London, England. She creates new music and soundworlds for film, theatre, opera and the concert stage, including her own live performances. Angliss's music uses voices, orchestral and ancient instruments, augmented with Max, electronics and her own hand-built robotic music machines. Angliss is also a professional thereminist and woodwind player and applies her own extended and electronic techniques to various instruments. In November 2018 she received a Composer's Award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and on 8 December 2021 she received an Ivor Novello Award. The Ivors Committee commented she “stays true to her artistic concepts, to create unique compositions that connect to the listener with emotional depth and great beauty, never failing to leave a lasting impression.”. Her opera Giant opened in Aldeburgh Festival 7 June 2023 and transferred to The Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House 6 March 2024.
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Sarah Angliss is a composer, sound designer, producer and performer based in London, England. She creates new music and soundworlds for film, theatre, opera and the concert stage, including her own live performances. Angliss's music uses voices, orchestral and ancient instruments, augmented with Max, electronics and her own hand-built robotic music machines. Angliss is also a professional thereminist and woodwind player and applies her own extended and electronic techniques to various instruments. In November 2018 she received a Composer's Award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and on 8 December 2021 she received an Ivor Novello Award. The Ivors Committee commented she “stays true to her artistic concepts, to create unique compositions that connect to the listener with emotional depth and great beauty, never failing to leave a lasting impression.”. Her opera Giant opened in Aldeburgh Festival 7 June 2023 and transferred to The Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House 6 March 2024.
Sarah Angliss is a prominent British musician and musicologist born in Watford.
Her work as a composer is complemented by a prolific career in science communication.
She is the author of an extensive body of work comprising over 35 publications for young readers.
Her book Electricity and Magnets is noted for introducing science and magnetism to younger audiences.
Her writing combines the rigor of scientific experimentation with an accessible, educational approach.
