News from the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Melbourne Australia
Music conservatorium students.
Twenty-six jazz and popular music students from the Monash University School of Music Conservatorium had the time of their lives on a recent trip to the Monash Prato Centre in Italy.
A new book by Monash University musicologists, which examines youth orchestras within Australia and throughout the world, will have its official launch next week.
Mr Iwan Amir
The enigmatically-named sitting dance tradition of the Indonesian province of Aceh has been highlighted in the first ever documentary on the subject.
Merantau Tanpa Melangkah, by Monash PhD student Mr Iwan Amir was recently screened at Monash University’s Clayton campus.
Arts Victoria has announced funding for Melbourne-based composer Philip Czaplowski’s Birrarung Marr for chamber orchestra, a work commissioned by Australia Pro Arte. Philip is currently a PhD candidate in the School of Music , Monash University , under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Reiner.
The new work will be premiered on Sunday 19 th/Monday 20 th June 2005 , during the opening concert of Australia Pro Arte’s 2005 season at BMW Edge, Federation Square .
“Birrarung Marr is the first new major public park created in Melbourne for over 100 years. My new composition will be a personal response to the landscape of this significant new Melbourne parkland, as well as to the area’s Aboriginal history and significance to the Wurundjeri people who originally inhabited the area.”
Over the last 5 years, Philip Czaplowski has emerged as one of Melbourne’s most respected and widely performed composers.
Performers of Philip’s music include the Melbourne SO, Christchurch SO, Australia Pro Arte, the Canberra Wind Soloists, the Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Geelong Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Soloists, Australia Felix, the Monash Festival Orchestra, Kazimierz Dawidek, Harry Sparnaay, Jeffrey Crellin, and many of Australia’s leading soloists.
In addition to numerous Australian performances, Philip’s music has been performed in the USA , England , Poland , Austria , Holland , Germany , Argentina , Brazil , Ireland , Romania , and New Zealand , and his works have been broadcast by ABC Classical FM, ABC Radio National, 3MBS FM, and Radio Adelaide.
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