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Explore a selection of Lark McIvor’s compositions, from orchestral and chamber works to piano pieces, where sound evokes landscape, memory, and imagined histories.
Each piece reflects her research-driven approach to music, shaping identity, place, and collective memory.
Selected Composition Shortlist
Red River Thames: Blood in the Bay — Flute Quartet & Piano Quartet · River Thames Composition Competition Finalist Commission, County Hall Arts (Premiere: 2026)
Remorse — SATB Choir · Irish Composers Collective & Sandford Choir (Premiere TBA)
The Snare — Soprano I/II, Violin, Violoncello · ICC (Premiere: Unit 44, June 2023)
Salon Flicks — Short film score · ICC (Premiere: Unit 44, 2022)
The Unkindness Suite — Multimedia score + film (Premiere: Reid Concert Hall, 2020)
The Lesson — Micro-opera for 2 Sopranos & Piano (Premiere: Reid Concert Hall, 2019)
The Prayers of the Headwaters — Chamber orchestra (Premiere: Reid Concert Hall, 2019)
Forest of Words — Vocal chamber work (Premiere: Samuel Beckett Theatre, 2018)
Metallic Voices — Brass quintet (Premiere: Southminster United Church, 2014)
Exhibitions & Installations
Collective Sounds of Happy Places, Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition — 2021
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Digital video sound installation
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Graphic scores developed through funding from the University of Edinburgh’s Festival of Creative Learning Award — 2020
Awards & Grants
Finalist, River Thames Composition Competition (County Hall Arts), — 2025
Selected to create a new work based on an original proposal for the competition’s final round.
Edinburgh Award – Students as Agents of Change — 2020
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Collaborative project with the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) focused on post-pandemic music sector recovery and strategic planning.