Described as “thrilling”, “highly original” and “immediately appealing”, Lynne Plowman is a composer whose music ranges from delicate instrumental solos to bold, theatrical vocal and orchestral works, including several award-winning chamber operas for young audiences. Living in rural Wales, Lynne Plowman’s music is often directly influenced by the natural world. A BBC Radio 3 lockdown commission, ‘Songbird’ for solo flute, ignited a series of pieces featuring bird-song, including ‘Bird Music’ for recorder and piano, commissioned by James Brookmyre and Elisabeth Williams and ‘Dances with Bells and Birds’ - five movements for solo piano – which was premiered by Elena Cholokova at the 2023 Prague Piano Festival, ahead of a new CD recording on US label, New Focus Recordings, planned for 2024. A series of larger ensemble works reflects on the climate crisis. ‘Carbon Sky’ was commissioned and premiered by The Berkeley Ensemble in 2019, performed most recently during their 2023 birthday celebrations at St John’s Smith Square in London. ‘Clarion Call’ was commissioned by Ensemble Télémaque for performances in and around Marseille in 2021, and ‘Small World’, commissioned by the Merian Ensemble, received its premiere in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2022. https://lynneplowman.co.uk/home