SEDDON-GRAY, Helen

Helen Seddon-Gray is a composer and lecturer at Royal Northern College of Music, studying initially on the Joint Course at the University of Manchester and the RNCM as a French Horn and Eighteenth-Century Hand Horn player. She subsequently went back to the University of Manchester to study for a Master’s degree and PhD in composition under the supervision of the composer John Casken. Helen has composed many works since and is published by editiondb.com. Works include 'Lalit' for solo horn, for which a virtual performance was made during the 2020 lockdown with 26 RNCM Alumni horn players in the profession, 'On Eagles’ Wings' for solo piano and 'Lullaby for Lila' for percussion duo. Helen coordinates and teaches on a range of modules at RNCM including those concerning performance practice, music in context, theory and artistic development as well as taking a lead in AI in Academic studies.