Claire McCue
Creator, Educator
Biography
Born in Glasgow, Claire originally gained a first class BSc(hons) in Maths Statistics & Management science before returning to her passion for music. She completed a BA Applied music and then went on to graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with an MMus Composition, (distinction) and several prizes. She went on to win several more prizes as well as being shortlisted twice for the Scottish New Music Awards chamber music composition category in 2017 &2019, and was also a British finalist for ISCM World Music Day in 2015.
Claire has also composed for various collaborations and has worked with dance, drama and visual arts on a variety of very different commissions. Her music has been performed across the UK, and internationally, and been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Scotland.
For full biography and further information please visit my website:
https://composerclairemccue.com/biography.html
Residence/Main Office Glasgow
Contact email
Works
Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
---|---|---|
Prey | 2012 | Ensemble (no conductor) |
Events
Date | Title | Venue |
16 Apr 2022, 8:12 p.m. | Spring Concert | RSNO Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
30 Oct 2021, 3 p.m. | Ghost Ship | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
31 Oct 2021, 3 p.m. | Ghost Ship | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
29 Oct 2022, 11:17 p.m. | Space Invasion | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
30 Oct 2022, 11:17 p.m. | Space Invasion | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
14 Jul 2023, 7:30 p.m. | NYOS Symphony Orchestra summer concert | Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
15 Jul 2023, 7:30 p.m. | NYOS Symphony Orchestra summer concert | Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Scotland, UK |
Upcoming events
- 13 Jan 2025, 12:30
[Free Online Fortnightly Group Meetings for Composers & Musicians] - 15 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 22 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls] - 27 Jan 2025, 12:30
[Free Online Fortnightly Group Meetings for Composers & Musicians] - 29 Jan 2025, 14:00
[Free Online Composer Support Calls]
Recent updates
Works
- The New Bridge - Frozen Solitude, by Katherine Wren
- The Old Bridge - Muckle Spate, by Katherine Wren
- Close..., by Pete Stollery
Events
- On a Wing and A Prayer: Gather and Respond Creative Workshop at Stirling University
- On a Wing and A Prayer: Drawing to Sound Creative Workshop
- On a Wing and A Prayer – Musical Performance
Projects
- Unusual Music Exchange w/ Ailie Ormston
- Elsewhere, Elsewhen - CD and Digital Album from Nordic Viola
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Free Online Composer Support Calls
- opensound: Free Writing for Trombone Workshop with John Kenny
- Something Different: Two-Day Workshop