Thea Musgrave

Thea Musgrave is a contemporary composer, conductor, and lecturer. She studied at the University of Edinburgh and later at the Paris Conservatory with Nadia Boulanger. She also studied composition with Aaron Copland. From her very earliest days her music was recognized in Scotland, and it was from Scotland that she received her earliest commissions. Among these is A Suite o' Bairnsongs, A Tale for Thieves, and The Abbott of Drimrock. She composes in many genres, but showed an aptitude early in her career for dramatic medium. A Tale for Thieves is a ballet written on commission...