Melinda Maxwell (born 1953 in

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) is an English oboist and composer. She is principal oboist of the ensemble

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, and a regularly principal of the

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. She has been an academic teacher at the

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Compositions

*''Pibroch'' for solo oboe and drone (1981) *''Transformations'' for soprano and chamber ensemble (1990) *''Endless Chain'' for oboe, saxophone and percussion (1992) *''Elegy'' for oboe and piano (1994) *Three movements for solo clarinet (1994) *''Pelagos'' for string trio (1995) *''From Tree to Tree'' for string sextet (1998) *''Songlines and Cadences'' for clarinet and harp (1999) *''Song for Sidney'' for solo oboe and two echo oboes (2001) *''Crane Dance'' for double-reed ensemble (2008) *''Singla Rock'' for mixed quintet (2009)

References

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