Jane Stanley

My new course, all about starting a piece, is available now on Coursera: https://coursera.org/learn/music-composition-starting-a-piece

Here is the link to my new course “Starting a Piece” hosted by Coursera: https://coursera.org/learn/music-composition-starting-a-piece

My first course (Starting A Piece) will be launched on Coursera in the coming weeks. I’ll post again as soon as I know the specific launch date. This is the first of 3 courses to do with developing one’s composition practice. Course 2 and 3 are expected later this year. Course 1 focuses on everything…

14 Weeks has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Community and Participation Composition category! The Ivors Classical Awards, judged and presented by @IvorsAcademy, are on 12th November. #TheIvorsClassicalAwards

Below is a video offering a glimpse of a course I’m working on for the University of Glasgow in partnership with Coursera. It’s designed for musicians looking to develop their skills and knowledge in music composition. Be first to hear about the release date by subscribing to janestanley.com!

A recording of my flute solo On Bright Air, performed by Eliza Shephard has been released and is available on numerous streaming platforms, including Spotify, and SoundCloud. Eliza Shephard · Jane Stanley – On Bright Air

My piece for Glasgow School of Art Choir, setting lyrics by Judith Bishop, which was premiered last year as part of the GSA Choir’s Composeher project is being released on CD on Friday. Pre-order your copy here!

Thanks very much to Keith Bramich at Classical Music Daily for his kind words about my upcoming album release (due on 26 July). Read the full review here, but I particularly appreciate this passage: ”I believe that Jane Stanley has an important, distinctive voice on the contemporary classical music scene. This new album – the…

I found this today amongst my papers and thought it was such a lovely letter that I had to share it. It’s from the late Australian composer Dulcie Holland to me when I was in my second year of studying music at the University of Sydney. I had previously done a bit of private study…

My piece 14 Weeks, which sets poetry by Judith Bishop, commissioned by Glasgow School of Art choir, is being released in July. Details here.

This is my first portrait album and it will showcase music I’ve composed between 2013 and 2023 for different chamber combinations. In addition to presenting some of my favourites among my existing works, I’ve taken the opportunity to develop two new pieces: one for each of the two ensembles involved, namely The Hermes Experiment and…