Composer Information: Tony Cliff

Tony Cliff BMus (Hons), MPhil, ALCM, FLCM, Cert.Ed graduated from Royal Holloway College, University of London and his early career combined teaching, lecturing and professional performing. For many years Tony was Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of Salford, specialising in jazz composition, arranging, history, and analysis and performance techniques and it was during his career at Salford that Tony’s music began to be published. Tony's work is now published by Stainer and Bell, Faber Music, Studio Music, Kirklees Music and many other companies with music ranging from works for solo instrument and piano to choral pieces and works for brass band, wind band and jazz orchestra. Many of Tony’s compositions have also been recorded on CD and have been regularly broadcast. 

Tony is a member of the SPNM, PRS and MCPS and also a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. In addition to his compositional work, he has written numerous articles and reviews for newspapers, magazines and journals and writes regular articles for 'Music Teacher’ magazine and 'Classroom Music'. In 1998 Tony moved down to Falmouth in Cornwall working as a freelance composer, performer and private teacher whilst also enjoying the beautiful environment and wonderful Cornish coastline. Tony is an accomplished classical and jazz pianist and plays regularly in several of Cornwall's finest hotels including Penmere Manor, Budock Vean and the Headland Hotel.

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