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Composition & Contemporary Music Staff
Composition & Contemporary Music Staff
During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.
Head of Composition
Professor Philip Cashian
Head of Composition
Composers in Residence
Christian Mason
Composer in Residence
Lotta Wennäkoski
Composer in Residence
Ensemble in Residence
Riot Ensemble
Ensemble in Residence
Visiting Professors
Hans Abrahamsen
Oliver Knussen Professor of Composition
Eleanor Alberga OBE
Visiting Professor of Composition
Gareth Coker
Visiting Professor of Composition
Brett Dean
Visiting Professor of Composition
James Newton Howard
Visiting Professor of Composition
Helena Tulve
Composer in Residence
Ryan Wigglesworth
Richard Rodney Bennett Professor of Music (Composition & Contemporary Music)
Professors
Dr Rubens Askenar
Professor of Composition
Professor Philip Cashian
Head of Composition
Dr Louise Drewett
Lecturer in Composition
Dr Edmund Finnis
Professor of Composition
Professor Helen Grime MBE
Professor of Composition
Morgan Hayes
Professor of Composition
Dr Gareth Moorcraft
Professor of Composition
Professor David Sawer
Professor of Composition
Supporting Studies Tutors
Dr Philip Dawson
Supporting Studies (Composition & Contemporary Music)
Aaron Holloway-Nahum
Supporting Studies (Composition & Contemporary Music)
Ash Mistry
Supporting Studies (Composition & Contemporary Music)
Paul Morley
Supporting Studies (Composition & Contemporary Music)
Honorary Research Fellows
Dr Tansy Davies
Composition Teacher
