Composers

Katy Abbott Photo: Pia Johnson The music of Katy Abbott (1971) leads the listener through a narrative of … Read more

Michael Bakrnčev Multi-award-winning Michael Bakrnčev is one of Australia’s most highly driven and successful young composers. Michael was … Read more

Nat Bartsch Nat Bartsch is an ARIA-nominated, multi-award-winning Australian pianist and composer who creates lyrical, ethereal work that … Read more

Andrew Batterham Andrew is a composer, trumpet and keyboard player. Classically trained but experienced in the commercial and contemporary … Read more

Dr Calvin Bowman Dr Calvin Bowman is a distinguished composer and performer who has been a prominent figure … Read more

Lee Bradshaw Lee Bradshaw is a Melbourne-born Australian composer. Bradshaw’s music has been premiered and performed by Artists … Read more

Nicole Brady Photo: Daniel Boud Nicole Brady is a Melbourne-based composer and pianist working from a sonic-led multisensory … Read more

Naomi Brown Photo: Travis Easton Naomi Brown is an Australian composer, specialising in writing classical and sacred music … Read more

Flora Carbo Flora Carbo is a saxophonist, composer and music leader from Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Her unique practice … Read more

Stefan Cassomenos Photo: Belinda Strodder Melbourne pianist and composer Stefan Cassomenos is one of Australia’s most vibrant and … Read more

Zinia Chan Australian Composer, Zinia Chan’s diverse and immersive work captures the connections between the natural environment and … Read more

Deborah Cheetham Deborah Cheetham AO, Yorta Yorta woman, soprano, composer and educator has been a leader and pioneer … Read more

Lisa Cheney Lisa Cheney (b.1987) is an Australian composer of acoustic and acousmatic music, hailing from Queensland and … Read more

Richard Chew Photo: Pip Grummet Richard Chew studied at the University of Birmingham and the Royal College of … Read more

Photo: Ross Calia Angie Coffey The world around us is physical but what informs how we see it, … Read more

Meta Cohen Meta Cohen (she/her or they/them) is a queer composer, sound designer, performer and dramaturg. Their work … Read more

Sam Colcheedas Australian pianist, composer, and music educator Sam holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from … Read more

Barry Conyngham After studies with Peter Sculthorpe (1965–69) in Australia and with Toru Takemitsu (1970) in Japan, Barry … Read more

Tim Dargaville Tim Dargaville is a composer, pianist, percussionist, and teacher who is a distinctive voice in recent … Read more

Kym Dillon Kym Dillon is a composer; arranger; orchestrator, pianist and conductor, who is currently based in Melbourne … Read more

Connor D’Netto Connor D’Netto (he/him) is a composer of contemporary art music, described as “the model contemporary Australian composer” … Read more

Melody Eötvös Melody Eötvös (1984) was born in the Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia. Her work draws on both … Read more

Mary Finsterer Photo: Dean Golja IMAGE UNITED MARY FINSTERER is a composer whose practice extends from the concert stage … Read more

Dominic Flynn Born in nipaluna/Hobart in 1997, Dominic grew up playing the drums in local bands before shifting … Read more

Dr Kenji Fujimura Dr Kenji Fujimura is pianist, chamber musician, and a multi-award-winning composer.  Self-taught, he explored and … Read more

Stuart Greenbaum Photo: Pia Johnson Having studied composition with Broadstock and Conyngham at the University of Melbourne, Stuart … Read more

Luke Howard Australian Music Prize long-listed composer Luke Howard has been described as “absolutely heavenly” (Mary Anne Hobbs, … Read more

Alice Humphries Alice Humphries is a highly versatile and eclectic composer working across and in-between the contemporary classical, … Read more

Andrea Keller Committed to creating new music with an emphasis on improvisation and collaboration, Andrea has released twenty-three … Read more

Photo: Keith Saunders Gordon Kerry Gordon Kerry is a composer and writer based on north-eastern Victoria. In 2021 … Read more

Linda Kouvaras Professor Linda Kouvaras is a musicologist, composer and pianist. She holds a continuing position in Music … Read more

Matt Laing Photo: Cameron Jamieson Matt is a freelance composer and viola player currently based in Melbourne, Australia. … Read more

Cameron Lam Cameron Lam (b.1989) is a freelance composer, the Artistic Director of Australian hybrid-art production company, Kammerklang, … Read more

May Lyon Composing in the leafy outer east of Melbourne, Lyon’s music explores a range of themes, from deep … Read more

Robert McIntyre Described as ‘strikingly contemporary’ (Limelight), Robert McIntyre (he/him) is an award-winning Australian composer & flautist who … Read more

Kevin March Kevin March is an award-winning composer whose works have been performed nationally and internationally by Opéra … Read more

Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen Bryony Marks Bryony Marks completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Composition for Film and Television … Read more

Caerwen Martin Caerwen is a cellist and composer who works internationally as a new music specialist and improviser. … Read more

Liliana Matičevska Photo: Pia Johnson Lilijana Matičevska is a composer fascinated by the perception of time as we … Read more

Ceridwen McCooey Ceridwen is a cellist and composer based in Naarm(Melbourne). She writes music that draws on the … Read more

Richard Mills Photo: Victorian Opera Richard Mills is deservedly one of Australia’s most sought after composers and music … Read more

Ian Munro Ian Munro is one of Australia’s most distinguished and awarded musicians with a career that has taken … Read more

William Vyvyan Murray William Vyvyan Murray left moonlighting Melbourne as a jazz/funk/ska pianist to pursue life as a … Read more

Kate Neal Kate Neal is an artist with over 20 years’ experience as a composer, arranger, educator, and … Read more

Katharine Parton Katharine is a prize-winning composer, researcher and conductor who works across choral and orchestral genres exploring … Read more

Andrián Pertout Andrián Pertout was born in Santiago, Chile, 17 October, 1963, and lived in Gorizia, Northern Italy … Read more

Gulliver Poole Gulliver Poole was the winning entrant in Duo Eclettico’s 2020 Young Composer Competition with his composition … Read more

Sean Quinn Described as ‘protean’ (Marc Yeats), ‘innovative, thorough, precise and imaginative’ (Richard Haynes), Sean Quinn is a … Read more

Learn more Haydn Reeder Haydn Reeder was born in Melbourne and graduated from the University of Melbourne. He … Read more

Jaslyn Robertson Jaslyn Robertson is a Melbourne-based composer navigating an emerging career in music with advocacy for diversity … Read more

James Rushford Photo: Keelan O’Hehir James Rushford is an Australian composer-performer, whose work draws from concrète, improvised, avant-garde … Read more

Charlie Sdraulig Intimacy, nuance, and quietude are the core themes of Charlie Sdraulig’s creative practice. His work often … Read more

Johanna Selleck Johanna Selleck is a composer, flautist, and musicologist. A prominent theme in her work is the connection between … Read more

Luke Severn Concert cellist, composer, and musical director, Luke Severn possesses a musical voice of great versatility and … Read more

Jessica Lindsay Smith Jessica Lindsay Smith is a composer and sound artist based in regional Victoria on Dja … Read more

Clare Strong Clare Strong (née Johnston) is an Australian composer and piano and theory teacher based in Melbourne. … Read more

Louisa Trewartha Louisa completed a BMus in 2010 at the University of Melbourne, and in 2013 studied at … Read more

Alex Turley Alex Turley is an Australian composer whose work explores the subtleties of musical texture through a … Read more

Aaron Wyatt Aaron Wyatt is a Noongar man, viola player, composer and conductor. Aaron is an accomplished violist … Read more

Miriama Young Photo: Ishna Jacobs Miriama Young is a New Zealand-Australian composer, sound artist and educator based at … Read more

Julian Yu The multi-award winning Australian composer Julian Yu employs a musical language imbued with a high degree … Read more