Alison Margaret Bauld is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London

London

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, England

England

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Biography

Bauld was born in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky

Alexander Sverjensky

Alexander Borisovich Sverjensky was a Russian-born Australian pianist and teacher....

 at the Conservatorium of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from 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...

. She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens

Elisabeth Lutyens

Elisabeth Lutyens, CBE was a significant English composer.- Early life and education :She was one of the five children of architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and his wife Emily, who was profoundly involved in the Theosophical Movement...

 and Hans Keller

Hans Keller

Hans Keller was an influential Austrian-born British musician and writer who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as being an insightful commentator on such disparate fields as psychoanalysis and football...

 and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York

University of York

The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...

in 1974.

After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.

Works

Selected works include:

• Van Diemen's land, choral fantasy for mezzo soprano, bass, 2 tenors, baritones, male speaker and a capella chorus
• Dear Emily, music theatre for actress/soprano and harp or piano. Text by William Blake and Alison Bauld
• Nell, ballad opera
• Farewell Already, adaptation from Richard III
• Banquot's Buried, music theater
• Where Should Othello Go for tenor/baritone and piano
• Pluto, theatrical chamber work for soprano, female chorus and instruments
• No More of Love, song for soprano and piano
• Play Your Way, three volume piano tutor
• Van Diemen's Land for a cappella choir

Bauld has also published a novel:

• Mozart's Sister (Autumn 2005) Alcina Press