Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange between Australia and New Zealand
Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange Program
The Australian Music Centre, in collaboration with SOUNZ, the Centre for New Zealand Music, established the Trans-Tasman composer exchange residency in 2003 to further develop music relationships between the two countries.
2004 Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange Residencies
The 2004 residency saw West Australian James Ledger, spend a month with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. The residency culminated in the performance of the newly commissioned work Crossing the Ditch, which was premiered by the orchestra on November 25, 2005. During Ledger's time in New Zealand, the orchestra also performed his work Loop of Secrets.
James Ledger
James Ledger (b.1966) developed an interest in composition at a young age, but didn't put this into practice until much later in life. He graduated from the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music on French horn in 1991.
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Christchurch Symphony is the largest professional arts institution within the South Island. The orchestra has experienced significant artistic growth within recent times and its reputation for presenting concerts of high quality and innovative programming has become widely acknowledged throughout the country...
