James MacMillan

Scottish composer and conductor (born 1959)

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Works: 23

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Offered Christ
Nova! Nova! Ave Fit Ex Eva
Sonata for Violin and Piano
O Virgo Prudentissima
Trombone Concerto

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1959-07-16

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Listeners: 22,404
Total plays: 114,206

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James MacMillan is one of today’s most successful living composers, and is also internationally active as a conductor. His musical language is flooded with influences from his Scottish heritage, his Roman Catholic faith, social conscience and close connection with Celtic folk music, blended together with influences from Far Eastern, Scandinavian and Eastern European music. MacMillan first became internationally recognised after the extraordinary success of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie at the

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Kilwinning
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Durham University
Employer: University of Manchester
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Catholicism
Award: honorary doctorate
Noble title: Knight Bachelor
Genre: opera
Image: James MacMillan at Meet the Composers 2012, headshot.jpg
Religious order: Dominican Order

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date of birth: 1959-07-16
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