Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange between Australia and New Zealand
Composers Connecting Community
An initiative of the Music Board of the Australia Council, the Composers_Connecting_Community project saw several music organisations host a composer residency or commission new works for youth and community-based music organisations.
About Composers_Connecting_Community
An initiative of the Music Board of the Australia Council, the Composers_Connecting_Community project saw several music organisations host a composer residency or commission new works for youth and community-based music organisations throughout 2006 and 2007.
The three organisations involved were Dandenong Ranges Music Council, Orchestras Australia, and Youth Orchestras Australia. The project gave opportunities for youth and community-based musicians to work alongside Australian composers and each culminated in the performance of new works.
Composers_Connecting_Community Projects
Dandenong Ranges Music Council
Composer-in-residence: Calvin Bowman
Organisation: Dandenong Ranges Music Council
The final outcome was four new works, plus four recordings involving the National Children's Choir and an Army Reserve Band, along with performances by community and school ensembles of the Dandenong Ranges...
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Orchestras Australia
Composer-in-residence: Katy Abbott
Composer-in-residence: Matthew Hindson
Organisation: Orchestras Australia
Katy Abbott and Matthew Hindson were both commissioned by Orchestras Australia to write works for various youth and community orchestras across Australia...
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Youth Orchestras Australia
Composer-in-residence: Iain Grandage
Organisation: Youth Orchestras Australia
This residency has yielded a body of Australian works composed especially for youth ensembles. The project is still being completed throughout 2007.
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