P O R T F O L I O
concert hall & radio
Co-Commission: Consortium Créatif & BBC National Orchestra of Wales
2022-23
Piano Solo, Narrator & Symphony Orchestra
50'
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'L'Île de jamais trop tard' ('The island of never too late') is a large-scale co-commission from the newly created 'Consortium Créatif' led by the Orchestre National de Bretagne, with the Orchestre National Avignon-Provence, Orchestre National de Cannes, the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, Orchestre de Picardie, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The orchestral work for family audiences - written with author Stéphane Michaka and pianist Vanessa Wagner - will be premiered in the Seine Musicale, Paris in March 2023, and then performed by each of the co-commissioning partners in subsequent concert seasons.
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stage and screen
Ty Cerdd: Tuag Opera
2024-25
Opera development & work in progress
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Selected for Ty Cerdd's CoDI: Tuag Opera programme, Sarah is developing 'Saith ar Draws', a new Welsh-language micro-opera with librettist Beca Davies.
residencies
BBC NOW: Composer Affiliate
2020-24
Sarah was appointed BBC National Orchestra of Wales' Composer Affiliate in September 2020, a post that ran until July 2024.
During her time at BBC NOW, she wrote several new works for the orchestra, and worked with the Creative and Learning department on the Composition:Wales and Dyfed Young Composer programmes.
recordings
letting the light in
Siwan Rhys
NMC Recordings
2024
The first commercial album to showcase disabled composers working in the UK. The composers featured on the recording include Sonia Allori, Sarah Lianne Lewis, Jo-anne Cox, Elinor Rowlands, Leon Clowes and Sorcha Pringle. Performed by Welsh pianist Siwan Rhys, the album also features performances by Sonia Allori (clarinet and electronic wind instrument), Jo-Anne Cox (cello), and Elinor Rowlands (narrator).
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‘letting the light in’, Sarah's work for solo prepared piano is included in the album, and is the work from which the album takes its name.​
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Release date: 20 September 2024
education work
Private teaching: Composition, Theory, Piano & Singing
Sarah teaches Composition, Music Theory, Piano and Singing, and follows the ABRSM syllabus for Theory, Piano and Singing. She is experienced at teaching and encouraging young children, those in secondary school, and mentoring young adults in their studies. Her teaching practice follows the student's lead and interests, whilst encouraging them to explore music they may not have previously discovered, so that they develop existing skills and learn new techniques. She has some teaching slots available for the 2024-2025 academic year, please contact her for more details.
continuous professional development
Medal y Cyfansoddwr shortlist
2025
Sarah is one of three Welsh composers shortlisted for the prestigious Medal y Cyfansoddwr, a prestigious flagship music composition prize awarded annually at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. She is writing a new work for String Trio, voices and electronics, which will be developed in collaboration with musicians from Sinfonia Cymru, and premiered at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Wrexham, in August 2025.
