• Lecturer (Music)

telephone: 0141 330 3938
email: Jane.Stanley@glasgow.ac.uk

Office Hours: Mondays, 3 - 4pm

Research Interests

Composition, primarily instrumental contemporary art music.

Biography

Jane Stanley is an Australian-born composer based in Glasgow. Her music has been performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Brass Ensemble, Continuum Sax, Duo Vertigo, Halcyon, Claire Edwardes, Niels Meliefste, and Simon Smith.

In 2004-5 Stanley was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, and in 2006 she taught at MIT and Northeastern University. She received a PhD in composition from the University of Sydney. Her teachers include Anne Boyd, Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards, Ian Shanahan, Bernard Rands, and Elliott Gyger.

Stanley’s work Spindrift/Interiors was selected to represent Australia at the Asian Composers League Festival 2004 in Israel, and at the ISCM World Music Days/23rd Music Biennale in 2005 in Croatia. In July 2006 she was a participant at the Wellesley Composers Conference in Massachusetts, and in July 2007 she was a participant at June in Buffalo. Triptych for percussion duo was selected for Gaudeamus Music Week 2007. In 2008 she was a composition fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center where she studied with Michael Gandolfi, John Harbison, Shulamit Ran, and Augusta Read Thomas. The following year she was commissioned to compose Palimpsest for the Tanglewood Brass Ensemble and during the same summer she was a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Upcoming commissions include works for Ruth Morley and Rhian Macleod (flute and marimba), and Robin Michael and Huw Watkins (cello and piano).

Stanley is a recipient of the Sydney Moss Scholarship, an Australian Postgraduate Award, the Albert Travelling Scholarship, the Tempe Mann Travelling Scholarship as well as grants from Ars Musica Australis and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust. In 1997 she received the Sarah Theresa Makinson Prize for Musical Composition and was joint winner of the 2MBS-FM Young Composers Award. Her research on the music of Elena Kats-Chernin was published in Context in 2001. She is a member of New Voices at Sound and Music (UK) and is a represented composer at the Australian Music Centre.

Projects

• 2012 Collaborative music and film project with film-maker Martin Clark and Dr. Lorraine Kerr, Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh (CSBE), School of Biological Sciences)
• 2012 New work for cello (Robin Michael) and piano (Huw Watkins)
• 2011 Pentimenti for piano duo (premiered 16 January, by Nicholas Ashton and Lauryna Sableviciute, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
• 2011 On Bright Air for solo flute, recorded with funds from the Bliss Trust; performed by Joshua Batty on 2 April 2011 at the Arcomis International Flute Event in Cardiff.
• 2011 Four Desert Flowers for flute and marimba, premiered 3 March 2011 by Ruth Morley (flute) and Rhian Macleod (marimba) , University of Glasgow.
• 2010 Gathering for solo piano, premiered by Simon Smith, 26 October 2009, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
• 2009 Palimpsest, for brass ensemble, premiered June 28 2009, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, USA

• 2011: Scottish Crucible small research grant (co-recipient with Dr. Lorraine Kerr, Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh (CSBE), School of Biological Sciences)
• 2011: Grant from the Bliss Trust to support recording of new work for flute and marimba
• 2010: Grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland in support of travel to Sydney to consult new music practitioners and to compose a new work for flute.
• 2009: Grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland in support of travel to Aspen Music Festival and School.
• 2007: Grant from the John Robertson Bequest to record new work for oboe and piano
• 2007: Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to compose new work for percussionist Claire Edwardes
• 2005: Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to compose St. Marks Inflection for saxophone quartet
• 2004: Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to compose Impulsion for percussion duo
• 2004: Sydney Moss Scholarship (University of Sydney) to travel to Harvard University as a Visiting Fellow
• 2004: Albert Travelling Scholarship (University of Sydney) to travel to Harvard University as a Visiting Fellow
• 2004: Tempe Mann Travelling Scholarship (Australian Federation of University Women) to travel to Harvard University as a Visiting Fellow
• 2004:Grant from Ars Musica Australis to travel to Harvard University as a Visiting Fellow
• 2004:Grant from the Ian Potter Cultural Trust to travel to Harvard University as a Visiting Fellow
• 2003: Grant from the Australia Council for the Arts to compose Spindrift/Interiors for flute/alto flute, mandolin/mandola, and piano 
• 2003: Support from the Australian Music Center and the Australia Council for the Arts to compose Drifting Tracer for orchestra
• 2001-4: Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) — stipend for PhD
• 2001: Commission from Symphony Australia to compose Splintered Rose for orchestra
• 1999-2000: University Postgraduate Award (UPA) — stipend for Master of Music
  
  

Current students:

• David Duncan:  Folio of Compositions.
• Catriona Thomas:  Portfolio of Compositions.
• Catriona Thomas:  'The study of the relationships within set-class networks relating to graph theory.'
• Samuel Clark:  'The acoustic possibilities of sustained pitches, manipulating sonorities by adjustment of timbre, with particular focus on strings both solo and ensemble.' Portfolio of Compositions.
• Thomas Arthur:  Research exploring ways of reconciling different compositional approaches.

Administration

• Convenor, Learning and Teaching, School of Culture and Creative Arts
• Staff-Student Liaison Officer
• Exams Convenor

Awards, prizes, recognition

• Member, Young Academy, Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Participant, Scottish Crucible, 2011
• Member, New Voices, Sound and Music 2009
• Fellow, Aspen Music Festival and School, 2009
• Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center, 2008
• Represented composer, Australian Music Center (AMC) 2001
• Winner Open Age Composition, City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge (awarded for the composition Firefly for solo flute) 1999-2000
• MBS Young Composer of the Year (awarded for the composition Whistling Kite on Yellow Water for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello) 1997
• Sarah Theresa Makinson Prize for Musical Composition (awarded for the composition Whistling Kite on Yellow Water for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello) 1997

Other activities

• Selected for Scottish Crucible, 2011
• Selected for Gaudeamus Music Week 2007

Preconcert Panels

• Gathering, for solo piano, Simon Smith, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK, 26 October 2009
• Spindrift/Interiors for flute/alto flute, mandolin/mandola, and piano, Plastic Atlas, St. Aidan’s Church, Sydney, Australia, August 1, 2003
• Maiden Aunts for soprano, mezzo soprano, violin, clarinet, and piano (text by David Malouf), Halcyon, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia, November 7, 2003
• Drifting Tracer for orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, TSO Studio, Hobart, Australia, December 18, 2003
• Splintered Rose for orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Hobart, Australia, October 12, 2001

Radio Interviews

• Roundtable, interviewed with Ellen Highstein by Joe Donahue, Sarah LaDuke, and Alan Chartock, Tanglewood, USA, August 5, 2008
• The Music Show, interviewed by Andrew Ford, Radio National, Australia    November 1, 2003
• New Music Australia, interviewed by Julian Day, ABC Classic FM, Australia    November 5, 2003

CD Releases

• Spindrift/Interiors for recorder (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), mandolin/mandola, and piano on Harmonia: Australian Music featuring Recorders, Sidereal Records: SRCD01    December, 2004
• Celestial Dance for marimba and congas on Vertigo One, Duo Vertigo, Karnatic Lab: KLR 009    2006

Conferences

• Aspen Music Festival and School, 24 July – 23 August 2009
• Tanglewood Music Center, 19 June-19 August 2008
• International Gaudeamus Music Week (jury selected) - 3-9 September 2007
• June in Buffalo - 4-10 June 2007
• Wellesley Composers Conference - July 2006

List of Works

• New work for solo piano, for Zubin Kanga (Due 2012)
• LabNotes, music with film project (collaborating with film maker Martin Clark) (Due 2012)
• New work for cello and piano, for Robin Michael and Huw Watkins, to be premiered at the University of Glasgow on 1 November 2012
• Pentimenti for two pianos, for Nicholas Ashton and Lauryna Sableviciute, premier at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in January 2012
• On Bright Air, for Ruth Morley, recorded with funds from the Bliss Trust; performed by Joshua Batty on 2 April 2011 at the Arcomis International Flute Event in Cardiff.
• Into Radiant Azure, for Nolan Pearson (2011)
• Four Desert Flowers, for flute and marimba, commissioned by Ruth Morley and Rhian Macleod, with support from the Scottish Arts Council (2010)
• Gathering for solo piano, commissioned by ECAT, with support from the Scottish Arts Council, premiered by Simon Smith, October 26, 2009, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
• Palimpsest for brass ensemble, commissioned by Tanglewood Music Center, premiered June 28, 2009, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood
• A Floral Sampler for solo percussion, to be premiered by Claire Edwards, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts (new work grant) (2008)
• Triptych for percussion duo (revision), performed by the Asko Ensemble at International Gaudeamus Music Week 2007 (selected by the jury to compete for the Gaudeamus Prize) (2007)
• Departures for oboe and piano, recorded for Musica Scotica oboe project (2007)
• Deep Turn II for solo cello (2008), to be premiered by Robert Irvine in March 2008.
• New work for solo percussion, to be premiered by Claire Edwards in 2008, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts (new work grant).
• Triptych for percussion duo (revised 2007), performed by the Asko Ensemble at International Gaudeamus Music Week 2007 (selected by the jury to compete for the Gaudeamus Prize)
• Departures for oboe and piano (2007), recorded for Musica Scotica oboe project
• Deep Turn for solo cello (revised 2007), performed by Jonathan Golove, June 6, 2007, June in Buffalo.
• Deep Turn for solo cello (2006), commissioned by Jason Calloway, premiered by Jason Calloway April 7, 2007, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Harvard University.
• Panel I: Silver — Impulsion — Panel II: Rose for two percussionists (2005), commissioned by Duo Vertigo, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, premiered by Duo Vertigo August 12, 2006, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; performed by Duo Vertigo August 24, 2006, VCA Federation Hall, Melbourne, Australia; performed by Duo Vertigo September 1, 2006, Recital Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 11’
• St. Marks Inflection for saxophone quartet (2005), commissioned by Continuum Sax, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, premiered by Continuum Sax August 20, 2005, Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 8’
• Drifting Tracer for orchestra (revised 2004), supported by the Australian Music Center and the Australia Council for the Arts, premiered by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), February 16, 2005, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington, New Zealand. Duration: 6’
• Spindrift/Interiors for recorder (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), mandolin/mandola, and piano (adaptation of version for flute/alto flute, mandolin/mandola, and piano) (2004) supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, recorded for CD release (Harmonia: Australian Music featuring Recorders, Sidereal Records: SRCD01); performed by HGNM, Spring 2004, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; selected to represent Australia at the Asian Composers League Festival 2004, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel; selected to represent Australia at ISCM World Music Days/23rd Music Biennale Zagreb, performed April 18, 2005, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb. Duration: 6’30”
• Drifting Tracer for orchestra (2003) composed for the Australian Composers’ Orchestral Forum (ACOF), supported by the Australian Music Center and the Australia Council for the Arts, premiered by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, December 18, 2003, TSO Studio, Hobart, Australia. Duration: 6’
• Spindrift Interiors for flute/alto flute, mandolin/mandola, and piano (2003), commissioned by Plastic Atlas, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, premiered by Plastic Atlas, August 1, 2003, St. Aidan’s Church, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 6’30”
• Maiden Aunts for soprano, mezzo soprano, violin, clarinet, and piano (2003), text by David Malouf, commissioned by Halcyon, premiered by Halcyon, November 7, 2003, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 8’
• At My Grandmother’s for soprano and piano (2003), text by David Malouf, commissioned by Bernadette Harvey Balkus and Sara Macliver. Duration: 5’
• Wrack and Debris for string orchestra, commissioned by Caringbah High School (2003), premiered 2003 Caringbah High School, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 2’
• Bagatelle for saxophone quartet (2002), commissioned by Caringbah High School, premiered 2002, Caringbah High School, Sydney, Australia; performed by Continuum Sax, October 16, 2003, Music Café, Sydney Conservatorium, Sydney, Australia. Duration: 3’
• Midnight Meditation for mandolin quintet (2002), commissioned by the Sydney Mandolins, recorded for broadcast by the Sydney Mandolins, premiere broadcast February 12, 2003 ABC Classic FM. Duration: 2’30”