Paul Henley trained at Birmingham School of Music (The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), where he was co-winner of the BMI Prize for Composition, also training in singing, piano and trumpet. He is now based in Shropshire. After a career as an opera singer, he then took the decision to work more at composition. When Paul writes a work, it is his intention to engage the audience – his priority as a composer is communication. His Prelude for orchestra was shortlisted for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Composers’ day 2017 with Mark-Anthony Turnage who ‘highly commended’ the work. His works have been performed nationally and in Europe and broadcast on BBC Radio. Recordings of his music have been released on the Ulysses Arts and Prima Facie labels. Premieres this year include Notes and Sorrows - a collaboration with Shropshire poet, Liz lefroy and commissioned by The Marches Songbook Project and the Sonata for Flute and Piano. He is represented by Ulysses Arts of London.