Trish Clowes

Trish Clowes is a British saxophonist and composer renowned for reimagining the saxophone's role in contemporary music. She is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) and currently teaches at the Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Clowes holds a PhD in Musical Composition from Birmingham City University, focusing on collective practice and audience interaction through her music festival Emulsion.

• Current roles: Associate Artist at Wigmore Hall, Lecturer at Royal Academy of Music
• Education: Royal Academy of Music (undergraduate), Birmingham City University (PhD)

Her research explores interdisciplinary collaborations, audience engagement, and innovative saxophone composition. Clowes’s work spans jazz, orchestral projects, and multimedia collaborations, with a focus on blending improvisation and structured composition.

Clowes has received critical acclaim for her albums, including A View with a Room and Tangent, and has performed at prestigious venues like the Barbican and Royal Festival Hall. She was awarded a STEAM Scholarship (2016) and received the British Composer Award in 2015 for her commissioned work.

• Commissions: London Sinfonietta, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, BBC Radio 3
• Collaborations: Dave Douglas, BBC Concert Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan