Composing Careers seminar with Natalie Williams

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Emerging South Australian composers are invited to attend a professional development seminar on composing in the modern era. Natalie Williams presents a seminar on the skills needed to succeed as a contemporary composer; the compositional process, networking and entrepreneurship, commissions and industry opportunities.

What to bring: your previous compositions, sketches, works in progress or commissioned pieces for a roundtable discussion of life as a composer.  Or if you are starting out, bring just yourself and your ideas. 

Recommended musical standard, AMEB Grade 4+
Workshop open to all interested participants.
Digital or hand-written works accepted.

Can’t make it to Adelaide? You can still participate via our video link. Choose the video link option when booking (if booking via a smartphone turn your phone to landscape for ease of booking).

For those opting to join us video link, an ID to participate in the seminar will be sent to your email prior to the event. An email address, to send your compositions to will also be supplied prior to the seminar.

Zoom will be used to host the video link. No special software or accounts are required.

For bookings for the Barossa Regional Gallery event click here.

You will need

• a computer or tablet with an internet connection.
• speakers/headphones.
• a computer microphone, so you can ask questions.
• Webcam (optional)

More About Natalie Williams:

Natalie Williams is an Australian-born composer and United States Permanent Resident. Her works have been commissioned and performed by international ensembles including the Atlanta Opera, Omaha Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Musica Viva Australia, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, the Australia Ensemble, Adelaide Baroque, the Sydney and Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the Australian Youth Orchestra, Indiana University Chamber Orchestra, and the Plathner’s Eleven Chamber Ensemble (Germany), the Doric String Quartet (UK), the Pavel Haas Quartet (Czech Republic) and the Sydney Conservatorium Wind Symphony.

Composition prizes include; the Albert H. Maggs Award (2018), the Judith Lang-Zaimont prize award from the International Alliance of Women in Music (2016), two-time winner of the Atlanta Opera Competition (2013 and 2015), winner of the Iron Composer competition (2010) and joint winner of the inaugural Schueler Awards for a new commission for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (2007). As a teaching composer, faculty positions include the Australian National University School of Music, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, and the Faculty of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium.

Venue Details: The Madley Studio is located in the Madley Building, adjacent to the Scott Theatre. For a more details on the location see the Uni Campus Map

For more information please contact: Sarah Knight | Producer | [email protected] | 08 8444 0403

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