Joseph Finlay was born in 1981 and has lived in London all his life. He read music at Clare College Cambridge, studying composition with Robin Holloway, and recently completed an MMUS in composition at the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Paul Patterson and taking lessons with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. In 2003 he was awarded the Arthur Bliss Award for composition at Cambridge University. He has had works performed by many professional ensembles including the Britten Sinfonia, the London Sinfonietta, members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers, and has had works programmed as part of the Cambridge Britten Festival and The Spitalfields Festival. Most recently, his Piano Trio was given its London Premiere by the Leibniz Trio, after extensive performances across Europe, and his Saxophone Concerto: Written in Honey and Sand was performed by Amy Dickson and the Royal Academy Orchestra.

Joseph is a composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. He also works as a music educator. For all enquiries, please write to joseph@josephfinlay.com