SURE

Hayley Jenkins is a composer who resides in Darlington, County Durham. Her compositions are predominantly written for chamber ensembles or soloists and explore the concepts of brevity and lyricism. Hayley has had the opportunity to collaborate with large organisations such as Streetwise Opera, working alongside community participants and artists and working closely with performers and ensembles, including the Delta Saxophone Quartet, pianist Duncan Honeybourne, and Plus Minus Ensemble. Her music has been featured at the London Song Festival and Barnes Festival and played on BBC Radio 3, Kara Radio (Belgium), and Dizzy Atmosphere FM (Australia). Her most recent releases include her music on the Delta Saxophone Quartet's album Late Music (2023), released on Future Music Records, and Duncan Honeybourne's Contemporary Piano Soundbites (2020) on Prima Facie. Hayley, in addition to her career as a composer, works as a Senior Lecturer of Music at the University of Sunderland and a Lecturer of Music at York St John University. Simultaneously, she is pursuing her PhD in Composition under the guidance of Dr Gareth Williams at the Reid School of Music, University of Edinburgh. Beyond academia, Hayley is also the Musical Director for the Darlington Clarinet Ensemble and Darlington Concert Band.