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| Born | East London, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Era | Modern |
Shirley Thompson is an English composer of Jamaican descent. In 2004, with her work New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony, Thompson became the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony within the past 40 years.
| Born | East London, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Era | Modern |
Shirley Thompson is an English composer of Jamaican descent. In 2004, with her work New Nation Rising, A 21st Century Symphony, Thompson became the first woman in Europe to have composed and conducted a symphony within the past 40 years.