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Janet Graham

Janet Christine Graham (born 4 June 1948) is an English composer, music educator and music therapist. Life Graham was born in Consett, County Durham, and studied composition at the Royal Academy of

Janet Christine Graham (born 4 June 1948) is an English composer, music educator and music therapist. Life Graham was born in Consett, County Durham, and studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music from 1966 to 1970 with James Iliff. After her time at the Royal Academy of Music, she began teaching piano at the Mid Hertfordshire Music Centre while continuing to compose and study with Elisabeth Lutyens. In 1978,two of her pieces were selected for the BBC Young Composers’ Forum. Works Selected works include: * Pieces for organ: No.1, Prelude * Pieces for organ: No.2, Lament * Pieces for organ: No.3, Toccata * North East Hauntings. 1. Snow Sky * North East Hauntings. 2. Sea Mist * North East Hauntings. 3. Lullaby for Lost Skylines * North East Hauntings. 4. Red Dust * Quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello * Evening Flights * Soliloquium * This Great and Wide Sea * Persephone * Crux * Epitaphs * Diversitas * Atque in perpetuum * Cras amet * When I Was Young * The Light * Ca’ Hawkie through the water * Cradle Song * Eighty Notes for James * Quest * Earth Cry * Tractor and Plough * From Dusk to Dawn * Two Winter Songs * Two Christmas Motets * Until the Sunset Hour * Iris * Heca

Era
Post-War
Lived
1948–present
From
United Kingdom
Born in
Consett
Known as
composer, music educator