Raffæle Marcellino
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Life
Raffaele Marcellino graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of MusicSydney Conservatorium of Music
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is one of the oldest and most prestigious music schools in Australia...
with merit in 1985.
In 1995 Marcellino joined the staff of the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
The Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music forms part of the faculty of Arts at the University of Tasmania. It is a music training institution with courses and specializations in classical and contemporary music, music education, technology and composition....
where he served as Director from 1996–1998 and resumed normal teaching duties in 1999. In 1999 Arts Tasmania appointed him composer and music director of the Mountain Orchestra Project.
At the end of 2001 he left the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
and returned to Sydney to pursue a freelance career.
In 2003 Marcellino was Composer-in-Residence with eminent Australian vocal ensemble the Song Company, who had previously commissioned several pieces from him.
Marcellino WAS the Principal of the Australian Institute of Music
Australian Institute of Music
The Australian Institute of Music is a private not-for-profit institution originally founded in 1968 by Dr Peter Calvo, and then known as the Sydney Guitar School...
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...
until he was dismissed in 2009.
He has collaborated extensively with Greg White
Greg White
Stylez G. White is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, Robert Jarman
Robert Jarman
Robert Jarman is a theater director and writer based in Hobart, Tasmania.-Education:His initial study was at the University of Sydney where he participated extensively with the University Theatre Society, performing, writing and directing shows varying in style from Shakespeare to experimental...
and greatwhitenoise.
Works
1987- Responsorio — for SATB choir; premiered in Sydney by The Contemporary SingersThe Contemporary SingersThe Contemporary Singers were an amateur chamber choir based in Sydney, Australia, dedicated exclusively to the choral music of the 20th century. The group was formed in late 1986 by visiting Canadian composer David Colwell, and directed from mid 1987 until around 1999 by Antony Walker and Elliott...
in 1988 , also performed by the Sydney Chamber ChoirSydney Chamber ChoirFollowing its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez. Under the leadership of founding director Nicholas Routley, the choir was also a pioneer in revitalising Sydney performances of Bach and...
.
1989
- Remedy — an opera in one act; libretto by Marguerite Bunce.
1991
- April: Don Juan — with Greg White; performed by The Sydney Front at Performance Space, Sydney.
1995
- FishTale — for chamber choir, performed by The Song Company.
- Logos — for choir and digital delay, performed by Sydney Chamber ChoirSydney Chamber ChoirFollowing its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez. Under the leadership of founding director Nicholas Routley, the choir was also a pioneer in revitalising Sydney performances of Bach and...
.
1996
- Thirst — with Greg White at the Australian MuseumAustralian MuseumThe Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
for director Yaron LifschitzYaron LifschitzYaron Lifschitz is an Australian theatre director most notable for his involvement in the circus arts. He has directed over 50 productions including mainstage theatre, physical theatre, large scale events and opera. He originally came from South Africa....
and designer Genevieve Blanchett
1998
- The Art of Resonance — tuba concerto, performed by Steve Ross and the Sydney Symphony OrchestraSydney Symphony OrchestraThe Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney...
- On Eagles Wings — at the International Tuba Conference University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
- Zerfliesse mein Herze — performed by Ian MunroIan Munro (pianist)Ian Munro is an Australian pianist, composer, writer and music educator. His career has taken him to over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.-Biography:...
, Christian Wojtowicz, Tom O'Kelly and David MaloneDavid MaloneDavid Malone may refer to:*David Malone , British documentary filmmaker*David M. Malone, Canadian scholar-diplomat*Dave Malone, American guitarist/vocalist of The Radiators...
and featured in A Fork in the RoadA Fork in the RoadA Fork in the Road is an Australian travel television series airing on SBS and hosted by Pria Viswalingam.Described by SBS as "the thinking-person’s travel show" the program takes the viewer off the beaten track and takes a look at the lives of the people living in each destination rather than...
episode featuring Tasmania - Voicejam and Video — at the Adelaide Festival
1999
- Canticle — for singers, actors and large ensemble premiered at the Brisbane Cathedrals Festival.
- Musica Viva — performed by Tom O'Kelly (Percussion) in Japan.
2000
- November: Bach: a sonic exhibition — co-curated with Greg WhiteGreg WhiteStylez G. White is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, performed by the Seymour Group. - Heart of Fire — with Greg WhiteGreg WhiteStylez G. White is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
; commissioned by ABC Sport as the theme for the 2000 Paralympics; released as a CD single on ABC Classics. - September: Maze for 15 musicians — performed by Ensemble ModernEnsemble ModernEnsemble Modern is a chamber ensemble dedicated to the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries....
during the International Society of Contemporary Music World Music Days in LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. - Sprung! — performed by The Song Company.
2001
- The Flight of Les Darcy — an opera, premiered at the 10 Days on the Island festival, HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. Libretto by Robert JarmanRobert JarmanRobert Jarman is a theater director and writer based in Hobart, Tasmania.-Education:His initial study was at the University of Sydney where he participated extensively with the University Theatre Society, performing, writing and directing shows varying in style from Shakespeare to experimental...
. - November: The Dædalus Sequences — cycle for solo piano, performed by Ian MunroIan Munro (pianist)Ian Munro is an Australian pianist, composer, writer and music educator. His career has taken him to over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.-Biography:...
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. - November: The Pluperfect Square Dances — performed by Tom O'Kelly in Kunazawa, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. - August: The Art of Memory — performed by Marina Phillips and the Australian Brandenburg OrchestraAustralian Brandenburg OrchestraThe Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is an Australian period instrument orchestra specialising in the performance of baroque and classical music.The musicians play from original edition scores on restored or reproduced instruments of the 18th century...
at the City Recital Hall, Sydney.
2002
- L'arte di volare — performed by the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra
- The Art of Perception — performed by the Australia EnsembleAustralia EnsembleAustralia Ensemble @UNSW is an Australian Chamber Group active since 1980.The group was founded after a proposal put to the University of New South Wales by musicologist Roger Covell and clarinettist Murray Khouri, then colleagues at the University. Since that time it has occupied a prominent...
at the International Music and Psychology Conference, Sydney - Q — performed by David MaloneDavid MaloneDavid Malone may refer to:*David Malone , British documentary filmmaker*David M. Malone, Canadian scholar-diplomat*Dave Malone, American guitarist/vocalist of The Radiators...
at the Darwin International Guitar FestivalDarwin International Guitar FestivalThe Darwin International Guitar Festival is held once every two years at the Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The festival attracts many Australian guitarists including Karin Schaupp, Saffire, and Slava Grigoryan... - Clarion Call, — a site specific work for the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
2003
- Mrs Macquarie's Cello — a music theatre work for The Song Company.
2004
- Midnite — performed by the Australian Opera at Melbourne Festival.
- Universal Beatitudes — an International collaborative song cycle.
Marcellino's music has been published by Reed Music, Currency Press, Opus House Press, Red House Editions, Grevillea Press and ABC Classics.
Awards
- Music Fellowship awarded by the Music Board of the Australia Council (April 2003)
- Paul Lowin Song Cycle Prize (1999), First Prize for Canticle
- Paul Lowin Song Cycle Prize (1997), Highly Commended for FishTale