Clare Loveday (born 22 March 1967) is a South African contemporary
classical music composer.She studied at the University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and has worked as a professional
pianist, a composer for the South African advertising industry, and
co-ordinator for the National Research Foundation's Travelling
Institute for Music Research. Loveday has also worked as a lecturer in
music theory and composition at the University of the Witwatersrand.
She was composer in residence at the 2014 Johannesburg International
Mozart Festival.After having graduated from University of the
Witwatersrand with a bachelor's degree in Music, Loveday landed a
career for a few advertising companies, two of which are Standard Bank
and South African Broadcasting Corporation. She returned to school in
the late 1990s, and became a part-time lecturer. Once she achieved her
master's degree in Music Composition, she started to collaborate with
other artists and compose her own music and is most known for her
saxophone pieces. Clare Loveday then became a full-time lecturer at
Wits University, while working towards her doctorate in Music
Composition. She has been commissioned by several organisations like
"The South African Music Rights Organization" and many more. Although
Loveday has worked her talents towards music composition, she has
turned her career into a broader spectrum of music, including
collaborations, research and teaching.
classical music composer.She studied at the University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and has worked as a professional
pianist, a composer for the South African advertising industry, and
co-ordinator for the National Research Foundation's Travelling
Institute for Music Research. Loveday has also worked as a lecturer in
music theory and composition at the University of the Witwatersrand.
She was composer in residence at the 2014 Johannesburg International
Mozart Festival.After having graduated from University of the
Witwatersrand with a bachelor's degree in Music, Loveday landed a
career for a few advertising companies, two of which are Standard Bank
and South African Broadcasting Corporation. She returned to school in
the late 1990s, and became a part-time lecturer. Once she achieved her
master's degree in Music Composition, she started to collaborate with
other artists and compose her own music and is most known for her
saxophone pieces. Clare Loveday then became a full-time lecturer at
Wits University, while working towards her doctorate in Music
Composition. She has been commissioned by several organisations like
"The South African Music Rights Organization" and many more. Although
Loveday has worked her talents towards music composition, she has
turned her career into a broader spectrum of music, including
collaborations, research and teaching.
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