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Hannah Kendall

Hannah Kendall
2021-22
Past Honorable Mention Mentor

Born in London in 1984, Hannah Kendall is based in New York City as a Doctoral Fellow in composition at Columbia University. Kendall’s work has been widely celebrated. Her work has been performed extensively, and across many platforms. She has worked with ensembles including London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, The Hallé, Ensemble Modern, and London Sinfonietta, but you’ll also find her collaborating with choreographers, poets and art galleries; crossing over to different art-forms, and celebrating the impact these unique settings have on sound. She is currently composing an Afrofuturist opera for experimental vocalist and movement artist Elaine Mitchener.