Jenny McLeod

Jenny McLeod

Jenny McLeod
McLeod in 2009
Born(1941-11-12)12 November 1941
Wellington, New Zealand
Died28 November 2022(2022-11-28) (aged 81)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
OccupationComposer
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Notable works
  • Earth and Sky (1968)
  • Under the Sun (1971)
  • The Emperor and the Nightingale (1986)
  • Hōhepa (2012)

Jennifer Helen McLeod ONZM (12 November 1941 – 28 November 2022) was a New Zealand composer and professor of music at Victoria University of Wellington. She composed several major works for big groups including Under the Sun for four orchestras and 450 children, and the opera Hōhepa.