Liz Lane

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Serenata broadcast for the third time on Radio 3

Serenata recording by Grimethorpe and Jack Stamp featured again on BBC Radio 3's Sunday breakfast show
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I am a British composer whose music has been described as  'spell-binding', 'moving', 'powerful', 'sensitive', 'stunning' and 'brilliantly creative'

My compositions have been performed by some of the world's top musicians in major concert halls and venues throughout the UK and internationally, with commissions encompassing orchestral, choral, ensemble, wind band and brass band genres, as well as being broadcast on BBC One, ITV and BBC Radio 3. In 2021 I was appointed Composer in Association with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

I enjoy writing for performers of all abilities, diverse occasions and, more recently, music for brass band and an increasing number of community and outreach projects.​ I love working with melody but sometimes unexpectedly, often underpinned by rich harmonies -perhaps described as broadly tonal with a twist.

I was awarded a PhD in composition in 2010 from Cardiff University. Alongside my freelance work as a composer, I am a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England, also Associate Lecturer at the Open University and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.

Testimonials

'Can't decide which was my favourite percussion moment of #Innovation216 by @lizlanecomposer tonight. Maybe the twigs on the bass drum simulating old propeller planes…. Or maybe the tubular bell descending into a bucket of water to simulate the Doppler effect sound of passing aircraft.’

'Your composition is beautiful. So emotive and a wonderful portrayal of the battle.'

'Liz’s Holding the Hill had me in tears from the very beginning and I know I wasn’t the only one. It was the perfect way to remember the veterans.'

‘loved the #Innovation216 piece from #composer @lizlanecomposer’

Upcoming EVents
Robin Robin | Charlie Brighton, Gareth Green | Staines Salvation Army

Robin Robin | Charlie Brighton, Gareth Green | Staines Salvation Army

February 7, 2025
Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, TW15 3JY
The Awakening | Brassband Vorarlberg, Katrina Marzella Wheeler, Reichshofsaal, Lustenau, Austria

The Awakening | Brassband Vorarlberg, Katrina Marzella Wheeler, Reichshofsaal, Lustenau, Austria

February 7, 2026
Reichshofsaal, Lustenau, Austria
The Awakening | Brassband Vorarlberg, Katrina Marzella Wheeler, AMBACH Cultural Stage, Götzis

The Awakening | Brassband Vorarlberg, Katrina Marzella Wheeler, AMBACH Cultural Stage, Götzis

February 8, 2026
Kulturbühne Ambach, Am Bach 10, 6840 Götzis