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This year’s winner of the Developing Band section on display at The Midwest Clinic at the Brolga Music Publishing Company Booth!
This clinic is the largest international music education conference and having the opportunity for this work and future winning works to be seen and heard by educators from all over the world is incredible for emerging composers such as Emma Olsen. Thank you Brolga for all you do to support early career Australian composers and music education!
Calling all composers and emerging composers around the globe! WASBE invites you to submit your latest compositions for the prestigious WASBE 2024 International Composition Contest V.
Learn more details and submit your work at www.wasbe.online/compose2024
And if you are at The Midwest Clinic, stop by Booth #1729 to learn more!
Don't miss the chance to showcase your musical brilliance on the international stage! 🎶
Exciting! Can’t wait to see this one on display at Midwest!
A sneak peek at 'It Lurks in the Shadows' by Emma Olsen
Winner of the 2023 Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award Developing Band Section
available January 2024 from your favourite music retailer or www.brolgamusic.com
Announcing the 70th Anniversary ISME Composer Competition!
Winners in each category will have the opportunity to have their composition performed at the 36th ISME World Conference that will take place in Helsinki in July/August 2024. A prize (value of US$500) will be offered in each category. Selected winners will be featured at the opening ceremony of the ISME conference in Helsinki.
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
10 years and under
11 - 18 years
19 - 30 years
President's Choice
Check out the link for more information: https://www.isme.org/70th-anniversary-student-composer-competition
A special thanks to J.W. Pepper for sponsoring!
This weekend, Taylee & Adele, our winner & finalist of the new High School Composer category for 2023, spent an afternoon with Dr Ralph Hultgren honing their composition skills and industry knowledge. They covered everything from transposition to preparing for publication, orchestration to networking.
Thanks to sponsor, Brolga Music Publishing Company who provided this incredible opportunity!
Congratulations to Adele Mitchell who was named finalist of the High School Composer category this year!
COMPOSER BIO:
Sixteen-year-old composer and euphonium player Adele Mitchell from Brisbane, has a keen interest in cinematic composition. They have been composing for a variety of ensembles since the age of 12 including full orchestra, string orchestra, wind band, brass band, chamber groups, and solo brass & woodwind instruments. Adele is pursuing a career as a composer and intends to study composition at university in either Australia or the United States commencing 2025.
As a euphonium player, Adele has won state solo championships in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, and recently placed 2nd in the under 19 baritone solo at the Australian National Championships. They are a member of the Queensland State Youth Brass Band, QYO Wind Ensemble, SHEP Wind Ensemble, as well as brass and wind ensembles at Brisbane State High School where they are currently in Year 11.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, Brolga Music Publishing Company , Queensland Wind Orchestra, Distinct Audio & Production & Morrison Music Repairs .
Part 1 of recording is underway for 2023! The Queensland Wind Orchestra is smashing it with David Law & Dr Rachel Howley on the podium.
And it’s all being expertly captured by Jason from Distinct Audio & Production
Tonight’s program:
A Kitten’s Adventure - Fran Griffin (2022 Winner - Developing Band Section)
Dragon Slayer - Beth Roche (2022 Finalist - Advancing Band Section)
It Lurks in the Shadows - Emma Olsen (2023 Winner - Developing Band Section)
Willow - Isabella Tate (2023 Finalist - Advancing Band Section)
In the Middle of Nowhere - Olivia Bryant (2022 Finalist - Advancing Band Section)
Next recording will be with our High School Band composers after their mentoring workshop with Dr Ralph Hultgren
🎉🎉🎉 ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
Congratulations to Isabella Tate who was named finalist of the Advancing Band category this year!
COMPOSER BIO:
Young composer Isabella Tate is currently in the third year of her Bachelor of Music degree at the Queensland Conservatorium. Isabella’s passion for music began at the age of seven when she began learning the violin. Her love for music quickly grew as she picked up the flute and later piano. Throughout her studies, Isabella has started to discover her own personal style of music. She loves writing pieces that have stories or meaning behind them and enjoys composing for chamber ensembles. Isabella has had several of her compositions premiered by fellow musicians in concerts at the Conservatorium. She has also scored a couple of short films for the Swinburne University of Technology and the Griffith Film School. ‘Willow’ is Isabella’s first piece within the wind band genre.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, Brolga Music Publishing Company, Queensland Wind Orchestra, Distinct Audio & Production & Morrison Music Repairs.
🎉🎉🎉 ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
Congratulations to Emma Olsen who was named winner of the Developing Band category this year!
COMPOSER BIO:
Emma Olsen composed and performed her first piano piece when she was 10. However, it was playing trombone in her primary school band that ignited her passion for ensembles. Growing up in Tamworth, Emma played in the local orchestra, concert band and big band. At the age of 15 her first orchestral composition was performed at a regional music camp.
It was these good memories of musical collaboration and community that inspired her to return to music at an older age. She is currently studying composition at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music with Gerardo Dirie.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, Brolga Music Publishing Company, Queensland Wind Orchestra, Distinct Audio & Production & Morrison Music Repairs.
🎉🎉🎉 ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!
Congratulations to Taylee Jurekie-Rofe who was named winner of the High School Composer category this year!
COMPOSER BIO:
Taylee Jurekie-Rofe is an emerging composer from Brisbane, Queensland, currently is in Grade 11 at Mansfield State High School. She plays numerous instruments, including the flute, piano and oboe and is preparing to sit her AMusA exam on flute.
Taylee has received three commissions for various ensembles within her high school. Last year, she was a prize winner of Artology’s Fanfare competition and her short composition, Fanfaronade, was recorded by the Australian Youth Orchestra. Taylee has also extended and reorchestrated Fanfaronade for the Melbourne Youth Orchestra to perform in August, 2023. She is very grateful for the opportunity provided for her by the Australian Women’s Wind Band Composing Award and hopes to someday pursue a career in music.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, Brolga Music Publishing Company, Queensland Wind Orchestra Distinct Audio & Production & Morrison Music Repairs
Mansfield State High School
MEET THE PANEL // This year’s judging panel met this week to finalise the awards and composer feedback for the 2023 Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award.
A huge thanks for Dr Ralph Hultgren AM and Amanda Morrison for their expert consideration and significant care for the growth of women composers in this country. As this award moves into a new phase with an increased focused on creating educational opportunities for emerging composers, it is wonderful to know that we have experts such as these on our team!
BIOS:
Ralph Hultgren is currently the Artistic Director of the Australian International Music Festival – Sydney. Having held tenured positions at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology he currently holds an adjunct position at QCGU supervising postgraduate candidates in composition, conducting and music education.
Dr Hultgren has been invested into the Order of Australia as a Member in the General Division (AM). He is a Patron of the Maryborough Music Conference, a recipient of the ‘Midwest Clinic (USA) International Award’, and holds the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association’s, ‘Citation of Excellence’, along with life membership of that association.
Holding membership of various professional associations, Dr Hultgren continues to teach, compose and conduct, by invitation, across Australia, the Asia Pacific region and North America. He also enjoys annoying the members of his church, and loves to read to and play trains with his grandchildren.
Amanda completed a Bachelor of Music (Clarinet Performance) and a Bachelor of Education at Monash University in 2006. In 2012 she gained the position of Monash Symphonic Winds Conductor and still conducts the ensemble. In 2019 Amanda completed an Honours degree in Classical Music (Conducting) at the University of Adelaide which included conducting the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Recently she took part in the Louise Crossley Conducting Workshop with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
Currently, in addition to being a conductor, Amanda is the Music Coordinator at Healesville High School, director of Morrison Music Repairs and the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association (ABODA) Victorian President.
Our panel is proudly sponsored by Brolga Music Publishing Company & Morrison Music Repairs
Don’t forget to get your scores in for this year’s Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award! 🎵
To enter or for more info about this year's Award, head to: https://tinyurl.com/3syk4dky
As always, I am so grateful to this year’s sponsors for their contribution to diversity in wind band composition in this country: Brolga Music Publishing Company, Queensland Wind Orchestra & Distinct Audio & Production.
What an awesome resource! Thanks for sharing Jodie Blackshaw - composer
An excellent reference!
We are very excited to be able to finally launch this year's award! Submissions are now open 😁🎉
A huge thanks to our 2023 sponsors, Brolga Music Publishing Company, the Queensland Wind Orchestra and Distinct Audio & Production. You'll be hearing more about them and how they are supporting emerging Australian women composers over the coming months.
To enter or for more info about this year's Award, head to: https://tinyurl.com/3syk4dky
We are very excited to announce that the Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award is growing!
The 2023 award will include 3 categories to support emerging Australian composers who identify as women to engage with the wind band medium!
There's something new in this year's award, and we can't wait to share it with you!
Happy International Women’s Day!
“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson, Feminist
It's been quiet here lately, but that's because we have been busy behind the scenes working on something new!
Stay tuned...
Enquiries regarding entry or conditions should be directed to Scott Ryan, ANCC Coordinator at [email protected]
And the 2022 Award is closed for submissions! Another fantastic selection of pieces from composers across Australia again this year.
Awardees will be notified in early October and then announced online soon after.
Recording day! It was so exciting to finally get to record a number of the winning and finalist works from the past few years this afternoon. A huge shoutout to all of the composers who attended the session either online or in person offering valuable feedback to the conductors and ensemble.
We can’t wait for the recordings of these wonderful pieces to be out in the world:
Summer Rains - Helen Wanders
Sunrise on New Year’s Day - El Brim
Night and Day - Zoe Gougousidis
Concerto for Egg Shaker - Neille Williams
Scary Clown Theme - Neille Williams
Adventure to Empress Falls - Alex Manton
Gangsters in Green - Fran Griffin
A big, big thanks to the Queensland Wind Orchestra conducted by David Law & Rachel Howley and to our recording engineer, Jason from United Production Co, both sponsors of the Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award.
PS. Just under 2 weeks until the 2022 entries close!
The VLAMO Composition Contest 2022 is looking for new wind band compositions for second (grade 2-2.5) and third (grade 1-1.5) division. By doing so, they want to encourage composers to write for this level of difficulty and put their laureates in the international spotlight. Deadline is October 31, 2022.
https://wasbe.org/vlamo-international-composition-contest
Just over a month until submissions close for this year’s Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award! Please share with anyone you think would be interested.
https://rachelhowley.com/australian-womens-wind-band-composition-award/
Applications are now open for this incredible long-term composer residency opportunity.
Information about the Peggy Glanville-Hicks House Trust, including a list of their patrons and directors.
Submissions are now open for the 2022 Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Award!
https://rachelhowley.com/australian-womens-wind-band-composition-award/
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