Alan John
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Alan John is an Australian composer
. He studied music at the University of Sydney
, graduating in 1980. His compositions include original music for various plays, films (such as Three Dollars
and The Bank
) and TV series (including Love My Way
), and the musical theatre works Jonah Jones, Orlando Rourke, and the musical Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
for the Sydney Festival
2007 at the Theatre Royal.
, The Eighth Wonder
, was premiered in 1995 by Opera Australia
and was revived in 2000, during the Sydney Olympics Arts Festival. In May 2008, his chamber-opera Through the Looking Glass
, to a libretto by Andrew Upton
, was premiered by the Victorian Opera
at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
, conducted by Richard Gill
. In May 2011, his opera How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints), to a libretto
by Timothy Daly
and based on Kathy Lette
's 2007 book of the same name, premiered at the same venue under the same conductor.
are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.
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| 2004
|| Shark Net – John || Best Music for a Television Series or Serial ||
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| 2005
|| Three Dollars
– John || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
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| 2007
|| "Episode 7" – Dangerous
– John, Steven Francis || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He studied music at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
, graduating in 1980. His compositions include original music for various plays, films (such as Three Dollars
Three Dollars
Three Dollars is a 2005 Australian film, directed by Robert Connolly and based on a novel of the same name by Elliot Perlman. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay....
and The Bank
The Bank (2001 film)
The Bank is an 2001 Australian thriller/drama film starring David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia.-Plot:Jim Doyle is a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock market...
) and TV series (including Love My Way
Love My Way
Love My Way was a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons ....
), and the musical theatre works Jonah Jones, Orlando Rourke, and the musical Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie is a series of books written by Australian author May Gibbs. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The central story arc concerns Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and their adventures along with troubles with the villains of the story, the ...
for the Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival
Sydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
2007 at the Theatre Royal.
Operas
His operaOpera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, The Eighth Wonder
The Eighth Wonder
The Eighth Wonder is an opera by Alan John and with a libretto by Dennis Watkins. It was premiered at the Sydney Opera House on October 14, 1995 in the presence of the composer and librettist.-Plot:...
, was premiered in 1995 by Opera Australia
Opera Australia
Opera Australia is the principal opera company in Australia. Based in Sydney, its performance season at the Sydney Opera House runs for approximately eight months of the year, with the remainder of its time spent in the The Arts Centre in Melbourne...
and was revived in 2000, during the Sydney Olympics Arts Festival. In May 2008, his chamber-opera Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass (opera)
Through the Looking Glass is a chamber opera by the Australian composer Alan John to a libretto by Andrew Upton, based on Lewis Carroll's book and on the life of Alice Liddell, the girl for whom Carroll wrote the story's prequel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.The work was commissioned by the...
, to a libretto by Andrew Upton
Andrew Upton
Andrew Upton is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is the husband of the actress Cate Blanchett.-Career:As a playwright, Upton created adaptations of Hedda Gabler, The Cherry Orchard, Cyrano de Bergerac, Don Juan and Uncle Vanya for the Sydney Theatre Company and Maxim...
, was premiered by the Victorian Opera
Victorian Opera (Melbourne)
Victorian Opera is an opera company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The company was founded in 2005 and commenced operations in January 2006 with funding from the Victorian government, and Richard Gill as Artistic Director...
at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of the Malthouse performing arts complex in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct....
, conducted by Richard Gill
Richard Gill (conductor)
Richard James Gill OAM is an Australian conductor who has earned awards for his work. He conducts choral, orchestral and operatic works, and has been involved in music training and education...
. In May 2011, his opera How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints), to a libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Timothy Daly
Timothy Daly (playwright)
Timothy Daly is an Australian playwright whose body of work includes the play that launched the career of Cate Blanchett when she was awarded the Rosemount Newcomer Award and the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle for Kafka Dances in 1993....
and based on Kathy Lette
Kathy Lette
Kathy Lette is an Australian author who has written a number of bestselling books.Born in Sydney's southern suburbs, she first attracted attention in 1979 as the coauthor of Puberty Blues, a strongly autobiographical, proto-feminist teen novel about two 13-year-old southern suburbs girls...
's 2007 book of the same name, premiered at the same venue under the same conductor.
APRA-AGSC Awards
The annual Screen Music AwardsAPRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.
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APRA Awards of 2004
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2004 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 24 May at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, they were presented by APRA and the...
|| Shark Net – John || Best Music for a Television Series or Serial ||
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| 2005
APRA Awards of 2005
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2005 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...
|| Three Dollars
Three Dollars
Three Dollars is a 2005 Australian film, directed by Robert Connolly and based on a novel of the same name by Elliot Perlman. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay....
– John || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||
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| 2007
APRA Awards of 2007
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2007 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
|| "Episode 7" – Dangerous
Dangerous (TV series)
Dangerous is an Australian television drama series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in Ireland on RTÉ One. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US....
– John, Steven Francis || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||