Anne Cawrse
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Anne Cawrse is an Australian composer based in Adelaide
, South Australia
.
, and spent her formative years living on a farm in Freeling, South Australia. She completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Music Composition and Arts at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide
, receiving and Honours degree in Music in 2003, and a PhD
in 2008. Her thesis, ‘A Portfolio of Original Compositions- a personal exploration of modal processes’ was supervised by Prof. Graeme Koehne
and Prof. Charles Bodman Rae.
She has developed strong relationships with many of Adelaide’s leading performers and ensembles, including the Zephyr Quartet
, Eve Vocal Trio, Musica da Camera, Adelaide Chamber Singers, the Elder Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Alexander Tsiboulski, Greta Bradman and Leigh Harrold. Her works have also been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
, Trio d’anche Suave, the Sonic Art Ensemble and the Elder New Music Ensemble.
In 2006 Cawrse’s collaboration with Australian Ballet dancer/choreographer Paul Knobloch FourTune was premiered at Sydney
Theatre as part of the Australian Ballet’s bodytorque-Face The Music presentation.
Musaic, commissioned by the Cybec Foundation for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
, was a finalist in the APRA Awards of 2008
(Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Australian Music Centre
in the category of Orchestral Work of the Year
Cawrse was awarded the 2010 Schueler Award for Composition, which will result in her new work for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
being premiered in October 2010.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
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Life and career
Anne Cawrse was born in country South AustraliaSouth Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, and spent her formative years living on a farm in Freeling, South Australia. She completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Music Composition and Arts at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, receiving and Honours degree in Music in 2003, and a PhD
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in 2008. Her thesis, ‘A Portfolio of Original Compositions- a personal exploration of modal processes’ was supervised by Prof. Graeme Koehne
Graeme Koehne
Graeme Koehne is an Australian composer and music educator. He is best known for his orchestral and ballet scores, which are characterised by direct communicative style and embrace of triadic tonality...
and Prof. Charles Bodman Rae.
She has developed strong relationships with many of Adelaide’s leading performers and ensembles, including the Zephyr Quartet
Zephyr Quartet
The Zephyr Quartet is a string quartet based in Adelaide, South Australia.Zephyr has received tuition from the Takacs Quartet, the Australian String Quartet and at the National Academy of Music, performed at festivals including the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Barossa Music Festival and the...
, Eve Vocal Trio, Musica da Camera, Adelaide Chamber Singers, the Elder Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Alexander Tsiboulski, Greta Bradman and Leigh Harrold. Her works have also been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia...
, Trio d’anche Suave, the Sonic Art Ensemble and the Elder New Music Ensemble.
In 2006 Cawrse’s collaboration with Australian Ballet dancer/choreographer Paul Knobloch FourTune was premiered at 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...
Theatre as part of the Australian Ballet’s bodytorque-Face The Music presentation.
Musaic, commissioned by the Cybec Foundation for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia...
, was a finalist in the APRA Awards of 2008
APRA Awards of 2008
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2008 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...
(Australasian Performing Right Association) and the Australian Music Centre
Australian Music Centre
The Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...
in the category of Orchestral Work of the Year
Cawrse was awarded the 2010 Schueler Award for Composition, which will result in her new work for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded as a 17 player radio ensemble in 1936, in Adelaide, South Australia. The orchestra reformed in 1949 as the 55 member South Australian Symphony Orchestra. It reverted to its original and present title, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, in late 1974, and...
being premiered in October 2010.
Ballets/Dance
- The Nightingale and the Rose (Elder Symphony Orchestra)
- FourTune (Sonic Art Ensemble)
Chamber music
- ROY G BIV (Chamber Orchestra)
- A Woman’s Song (Soprano and String Quartet)
- Lullabies and Crooked Dances (Wind Trio)
- CityScape (Baroque Ensemble)
- Imperfect Fourth (Guitar Quintet)
- Modern Times (String Quartet)
- The Bells
- Black Spring
Vocal
- This Too Shall Pass (2009-Soprano and Piano)
- Pilgrim Psalms (2008-9)
- Song of Amergin
- Rossetti Songs