Clara-Jane Maunder

Clara-Jane Maunder is an emerging composer and violinist from Aberdeen. She is about to begin her fourth year of study on the Bachelor of Music (BA Hons) course at the University of Aberdeen, and studies composition under Dr John De Simone. Alongside University work, she has had multiple works performed by the Red Note Ensemble as part of Red Note’s Noisy Nights online lockdown concert series in 2020, and as part of various Sound Festival workshops. She recently won a competition to write an original composition for the University of Aberdeen Concert Band (AUCB) which will be premiered later this year. Clara-Jane’s work is influenced by folk/traditional music, and she loves experimenting with harmony and texture. She likes to tell stories through her music, and sees composition as a form of escapism, both for herself and for her audiences.