About me.
Adele is a Composer, Pianist and Gusli player, specialising in music for adventure, fantasy, wildlife and contemporary media productions. She creates music inspired by a sense of wonder, nature and imagination, weaving lyrical melodies with soft choral textures, orchestral writing and subtle electronic elements.
With roots in both Britain and Russia, 19th & 20th Century composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov are deeply influential.
The Gusli
My music is distinctly shaped around the Gusli - a slavic instrument I discovered through reconnecting with my heritage.
The Gusli is one of the oldest traditional instruments of Eastern Europe, particularly associated with Russia and surrounding regions. It’s a type of zither, typically played by plucking or strumming its strings. Known for its sparkly, harp-like sound, the Gusli has long been used in folk music to accompany storytelling.
My Gusli has 28 strings and features a golden sun around the sound hole, the symbol being a nod to Yarilo, the Slavic god of spring and warmth.
Where did I study?
University of Leeds - BA Music
University of Bristol - MA Composition of Music for Film and TV
Music’s endless potential has always kept me motivated to progress as a composer – to keep exploring, trying out new techniques and creating new sounds.
I gained this experimental and adventurous nature from my time at the University of Leeds where I studied BA Music. My degree enriched my knowledge in all sorts of musical analysis, film music theory and electro-acoustic composition.
However, I knew my passion lay with film composition. I then took the leap to study an MA in Composition of Music for Film and TV at the University of Bristol. It was here I found strength in orchestral composition and deep understanding of narrative in film.
