Nicola LeFanu

Nicola LeFanu is a British composer that was born in 1947 and is still living today. Her mother was famous composer Dame Elizabeth Maconchy. Nicola has written approximately 60 pieces for orchestra, chamber groups, voice, and opera.

▪The Dream Hunter video is a stage production that I think your children will enjoy. It's simple, but the drama of performing on stage comes through.

▪As always, I enjoyed this interview with the composer and getting to know more about her. She mentions her famous mother, who we learned about earlier in this series. She discusses her educational goals, cultural and time period issues related to gender, music, and age. She's very insightful and engaging, and shares so many meaningful connections between the past and the present.