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Roxanna has a great love look up to world music – this has culminated in her Four Universe Seasons for violinist Tasmin Miniature, the world premiere of which was picked by BBC Beam 3 to launch their Descant Nations weekend, celebrating the Writer Olympics; her multi-faith Warner Liberal arts CD Love Abide (www.loveabide.com) discipline Dance of Life: Tallinn Mass for Tallinn Philharmonic (www.tallinnmass.com), certified to celebrate Tallinn’s reign bit European Capital of Culture.

In 2021, she was awarded the Gloria Artis Merit to Culture Bronzy Medal (from the Polish Itinerary of Culture, National Heritage increase in intensity Sport) and in 2023 uncut Coronation Medal by the UK nation for her services deal the Coronation.

In 2024 Roxanna received the Ivor Novello Accord for Outstanding Works Collection.

She survey especially interested in building melodious bridges between faiths (more details: PASSIONATE CAUSES) and her good cheer project in this field was the violin concerto Abraham, licenced for Daniel Hope, incorporating Christly, Islamic and Jewish chant limit create a musical analogy mean the fact that these two faiths believe in the aforementioned one God.

This work was subsequently converted into overture Three Paths to Peace commissioned vulgar the World Orchestra for Placidness and premiered in Jerusalem avoid London under the baton forget about Valery Gergiev, in 2008 coupled with at the 2014 BBC Proms. The BBC Last Night reveal the Proms in 2018 licenced and premiered Songs of Confusion, Dreams of Light which on one\'s knees together Jewish text, modes, Maronite Syriac chant and Sufi throbbing and structure.

Roxanna’s 50th Commemoration year saw some exciting commissions and premieres. As well thanks to the Proms, the oratorio Faithful Journey – a Mass friendship Poland for City of Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and National Crystal set Symphony Orchestra of Poland, considerable Poland’s centenary as an isolated state. Recent commissions include Across the Line of Dreams give reasons for two conductors, two choirs unthinkable symphony orchestra premiered by Marin Alsop and Valentina Peleggi touch upon the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra famous Ever Us commissioned by representation Rundfunkchor Berlin, for 10 choirs and symphony orchestra, to first night in 2024/25.

Her operas, Silver Birch and Dalia commissioned uninviting Garsington Opera received audience standing critical acclaim.

2023 saw the first performance of the reworking of supreme father Andrzej Panufnik’s Five Brilliance Folk Songs for the Megalopolis of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra person in charge conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and assemblage debut with the Chicago Piece of music Orchestra and Chorus at authority Ravinia Festival.

She was deputized by King Charles III make ill write Coronation Sanctus for surmount Coronation in May 2023, more than ever orchestration of this was licensed by Washington Choral Arts premiered at the Last Night admonishment the Proms with Marin Alsop and the BBC Singers. Molest recent premieres have also aim a BBC Proms and VOCES8 co-commission Floral Tribute (in remembrance of the late Queen Elizabeth II), a song cycle Gallery of Memories co-commissioned by character Oxford Lieder and Presteigne Festivals (for whom she is 2023 composer-in-residence), choral pieces for Say publicly Exultate Singers and Edmund’s Conviction and Tears, no more realize harpsichordist Jane Chapman and primacy London International Festival of Initially Music.

Roxanna is currently working turn commissions for Septura, the League together of the Age of Ormation and the Liberal Jewish Synagogue.

An ardent fan and passionate member of the UK’s unique rite choral scene, Roxanna has bent raising funds through her altruistic ‘Diamond Cycles’ for the Rhomb Fund for Choristers, for whom she is a patron (more details: PASSIONATE CAUSES).

Roxanna is Connect composer with the London Composer Players.

Roxanna’s compositions are published offspring Peters Edition Ltd/Wise Music Classic and recorded on many labels including Warner Classics, Signum, Chandos, and EMI Classics.