Nicola Lefanu's lyrics & chords

Nicola LeFanu was born in England in 1947, the daughter of Irish parents. Her mother was the composer Elizabeth Maconchy. As well as composing she has enjoyed teaching composition in England, America and Australia. For many years she taught at King's College, University of London, where she had a Chair in Composition. She is married to the composer David Lumsdaine and they have a son, Peter. After her studies at Oxford, she spent a year at the Royal College of Music in London, where she won a Cobbett Prize with the Oboe Quartet in 1970. In 197...read more