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Biography:
Nicola LeFanu (born 1947) is the daughter of the composer Elisabeth Maconchy, a granddaughter of the legendary Irish Victorian writer Sheridan LeFanu and a former student of the exceptional composer Egon Wellesz. After studying at Oxford, the Royal College of Music, Harvard and Brandeis, Nicola LeFanu lived for many years in London, where she taught at King's College with her husband, the Australian composer David Lumsdaine. From 1994 to 2008 she was Head of Music and Professor of Composition at the University of York. Her extensive oeuvre includes more than a hundred compositions - including seven operas - and has been performed all over the world. Despite her success, composing remains more of a passion than a profession for her.
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