Early Years Biography

Age 6-10

AGE 6: first performance
First composition, It’s Christmas Time, performed at the Central Hall, Westminster, London by the Westminster School Boys’ Choir, conducted by Jean Lloyd Webber and accompanied by Dr William Lloyd Webber.

AGE 8: Mid-Somerset Festival, newspapers, magazines and TV
Prizewinner in the open composition class at the Mid-Somerset Festival – media articles included the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, an appearance on BBC 1 John Craven’s Newsround and an article in Woman's Own and the Radio Times.

AGE 8, 9 and 10: Bach Choir Carol Competition
Prizewinner in the Bach Choir Carol Competition (age 8) with Cradle Song, performed by the Bach Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Richard Popplewell (organ) and David Willcocks (conductor) at the Royal Albert Hall; this was performed again the following year (age 9) including a television broadcast. Prizewinner again the year after (age 10) with Gabriel to Mary Came, also televised.

Age 11-14

AGE 11 : Dr Barnados/BBC Nationwide Champion Children Competition
Winner of the music section of Dr Barnados/BBC Nationwide Champion Children Competition. Hilton Hotel, London, televised live with presentations from Princess Margaret. Guest celebrities included Michael Crawford, Ernie Wise, Ronnie Corbett and Richard Baker.

AGE 12: ITV documentary
Subject of a 40 minute ITV Magpie television documentary, And I Write Music.

AGE 13: title music for ITV series
Title music for ITV series, An Exceptional Child, performed by members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

AGE 14: Sinfonietta for Strings
Sinfonietta for Strings performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Arthur Davison, in a concert at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, which included Rossini Barber of Seville Overture, Grieg Piano Concerto (soloist Maura Lympany) and Beethoven Symphony No 5; subsequently televised by ITV.

Age 13-16

Commissions and performances included music for the Auckland Boys Choir, New Zealand, an anthem for a choir in Boston, USA, a choral commission for the Cookham Festival, a set song for the Grimsby Festival, further performances of Sinfonietta for Strings including the London Schubert Orchestra, conductor Brian Brockless, St Bartholomew the Great Church, London and Concertino for Violin and String Orchestra.  Liz was also interviewed by Brian Johnston for BBC Radio 4 Down Your Way.
Soliloquy for double bass was commissioned for the Canadian bassist Joel Quarrington and performed at Canada House, London; Liz had recently started to learn the french horn and her commission fee was the purchase of her own instrument.

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.'

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Beyond the Light | Brass Band Northwest, Judson Scott | Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA

Beyond the Light | Brass Band Northwest, Judson Scott | Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA

March 23, 2025
Bellevue Presbyterian Church, 1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA
Modular 20 | Richmond Brass Band, Ian Walshaw, Duke Street Church, London

Modular 20 | Richmond Brass Band, Ian Walshaw, Duke Street Church, London

March 29, 2025
Duke Street Church, Quadrant Road, Richmond, TW9 1DH
A Greater Love | OU Choir, Bill Strang | St Mary and St Giles Church, Stony Stratford

A Greater Love | OU Choir, Bill Strang | St Mary and St Giles Church, Stony Stratford

April 12, 2025
St Mary and St Giles Church, Stony Stratford
Serenata | Flowers Band, Paul Holland | Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham

Serenata | Flowers Band, Paul Holland | Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham

July 13, 2025
Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, GL51 6 EP