Anna Appleby (born in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a Manchester-based composer and songwriter. Her classical work has been performed all over the world and she continues to compose spiritual, hard-hitting, melodic and rhythmically-driven work for orchestras, opera companies, choreographers, contemporary music ensembles, soloists and choirs. She also has an experimental electronic music alter-ego called Norrisette. Recent premieres include an opera, Drought, for the BBC Philharmonic, an award-winning collaborative youth opera for Glyndebourne, Pay the Piper, and an orchestral miniature for the CBSO, Sonnet 43, which will be released on NMC recordings in 2023.
"you can practically feel the electricity in the air in this soundtrack"
"the lyrical pyrotechnics of Appleby's sound score"
"dramatic flair even with the small forces involved"
"a new piece of art which emulates and empathises with current social and political worries"
"Unusually in this era of specialisation, Anna is also an accomplished visual artist and writer"
"an excellent addition to the repertoire of adventurous saxophonists"