Full CV and Selected list of works
Qualifications
· Bachelor of Composition (First Class Honours) graduated 2018
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studied with Damien Ricketson
· Masters of Research (Geography and planning) with scholarship graduated with high distinction 2022
Macquarie University studied with Hollis Taylor, Donna Houston and Jess Mclean
Current: PhD at Sydney University studying with Hollis Taylor and Catherine Ingram, commenced 2022
Awards/Achievements
· Honourable Mention in the Darmstadt Summer Course 2023 Kranichstein Music Prize
· Overall winner of Kirkos International Composition Competition 2018 including world premiere in Dublin in January 2019
· Winner of Sydney University Raymond Hanson Memorial Prize for Composition 2018
· Selected participant in Ensemble Offspring’s 2018 Hatched Academy
· Selected composer for the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic’s composer workshop 2016 with workshopped piece, Negative Capability
· Winner of the Frank Hutchens Scholarship 2016
· Winner of the Fine Music 102.5 Young Composer’s Award 2015
· Performed and presented works as part of Mona Foma (Tasmania), Volume Festival (Art Gallery of NSW) Canberra International Music Festival, Extended Play (City Recital Hall, Sydney), Liveworks (Carriageworks, Sydney), Dots+Loops series (Brisbane), Out of the Shadows Jewish Music Festival (Conservatorium of Music, Sydney), Now Now series (107 Projects, Sydney), Ensemble Offspring’s Open Mic program (107 Projects, Sydney), Vivid (Conservatorium of Music, Sydney), Make it up Club (Melbourne), Sounding Now (Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore), Nights at Tempe series (Tempe Jets, Sydney), Manly Arts Festival (Sydney), Siteworks (Bundanon) and Soft Centre (Casula Powerhouse, Sydney).
· Works performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, Kirkos Ensemble, double bassist, Will Hansen, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring, E-Mex Ensemble, Sydney University Wind Orchestra and Ensemble Onsombl.
Selected Commissions and Performances
· Co-creator and perfomer of Pony Express’ work, The Queer Woodchop, commissioned as part of Mona Foma 2023
· Curator for “Experiments in Sound” program for MCA Late and performed solo work “I love clarinet” at Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney September 2022
· Experimental Sound Residency recipient and Brand X City of Sydney Creative Studios September 2023
· “Human’s Got Talent (naughty girlies unite XD)” Commissioned by the Canberra International Music Festival and premiered May 2022 and performed again at Liveworks 2022 at Carriageworks October 2022 (watch here)
· “The Sucker” (theatre project), co-devised with Solomon Thomas, Harriet Gillies and Alexi Creecy, performed at Brand X November 2021
· “Human Music” Commissioned by Ensemble Offspring, premiered May 2021 (watch here)
· “Art Music But Vacuum cleaners” Co-composed and performed with Niki Johnson (Throat Pleats) premiered Liveworks 2020 at Carriageworks
· “Double Bass Improvisation No. 1” Commissioned by Ensemble Offspring for Double Bassist Will Hansen, premiered 2019 (watch here)
· “USER REVIEW #91137125: Self Portrait 2017” awarded the overall winner of the Kirkos International Composition Competition 2018 with premiere in Dublin January 2019 (listen here)
· “D_ART_A_BOT-transmission-2118” Premiered as part of Extended Play 2018 at City Recital Hall (listen here)
· “火災報知器Prototype_AU134” Commissioned by Ensemble Onsombl and premiered as part of Ensemble Offsprings Open Mic Concert at 107 projects 2018
· “Splrrr chhhh bblaaaart ffffaaa” Commissioned by Ensemble Onsombl and performed as part of Backstage Music 2018
· “Peripherals” Commissioned by the Out of the Shadows Jewish Music Festival 2017, premiered by Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows (watch here)
· “Dimmer” Commissioned by Sydney University Wind Orchestra and premiered in 2017 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
· “Generic Art Music” Commissioned as part of the Synthetis Summer School with premiere by E-Mex Ensemble in Radziejowice Poland 2016
· “Kakophonieknockenbruch” for saxophone quintet premiered by Petrichor Sax in 2015 (listen here)
· “Spectre” awarded the overall winner of the 2015 Fine Music Young Composer Award, Premiered by Willoughby Symphony Orchestra at Chatswood Concourse 2015 (listen here)
Releases
· “The Lizard” by Throat Pleats produced by Eupcaccia records (listen here)
· “Dandry Gorge” by Splinter Orchestra produced by Caterpillar (listen here)
· “Daybyoo” by Ensemble Onsombl produced by Eupcaccia Records (listen here)
Music Education
· Clarinet and Saxophone tutor at Narrabeen Lakes Public School and Bilgola Plateau Public School (2015- present)
· Brookvale Public School, Junior Band Conductor (2017- 2020)
· Narrabeen Lakes Public School, Director of Bands (2017-2018)
· Elanora Heights Public School, Training and Intermediate Band Director 2019-2020
· Redlands, Clarinet and Composition Tutor (2019-2023)