Sally Beamish The work of Scottish-based composer Sally Beamish embraces chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music, and is performed and broadcast internationally; there are several discs available on the BIS label, with more to follow. She has received commissions from the USA, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and Europe.

The beginning of her career centred on the viola -- she was a member of the Raphael Ensemble, and a large part of her music-making was in the field of chamber music. Much of her work is informed by this intimate experience of interaction between players, and the creation of colours by placing solo instruments in different relationships. From 1998-2002 she was composer in residence with the Swedish and Scottish Chamber Orchestras, for whom she wrote four major works.