Anne Cawrse
Anne Cawrse is a composer of acoustic solo, chamber, orchestral and vocal works.
Anne completed her PhD in Composition in 2008, having studied with Graeme Koehne and Charles Bodman Rae. Anne’s penchant for text setting has made her the most commissioned composer of the award winning Adelaide Chamber Singers (four commissions since 2005) and a highly revered art song composer, with notable performances by Greta Bradman, Emma Horwood, Robert Macfarlane, Kate Macfarlane and Bethany Hill. She is also highly sought after as an orchestral and chamber music composer, with commissions from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (and there was light), the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Musaic) the Australian String Quartet (ASME commission, Skittled) the Adelaide Wind Orchestra (Percussion Concerto: Skin Metal Wood) as well as a long standing relationship with Adelaide’s own Zephyr Quartet.
On Earth As In Heaven received the SA State award at the 2018 APRA/Australian Music Centre Classical Music Awards, and her orchestral work Musaic (composed for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) was a finalist in the 2008 awards. Other meaningful musical collaborations include works for guitarist Alex Tsiboulski, pianists Michael Ierace and Leigh Harrold, regular appearances of chamber music in The Firm New Music Concert series, attendance at the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Composer’s School (2010), and regular performances and commissions by the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. Her most substantial work to date is a two-act opera, Innocence, based on the novel ‘Time’s Long Ruin’ by Stephen Orr.
Anne teaches theory, aural and composition at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide. Aside from teaching and composing, she enjoys an idyllic existence by the beach with her husband Andrew and son Oscar.
Anne completed her PhD in Composition in 2008, having studied with Graeme Koehne and Charles Bodman Rae. Anne’s penchant for text setting has made her the most commissioned composer of the award winning Adelaide Chamber Singers (four commissions since 2005) and a highly revered art song composer, with notable performances by Greta Bradman, Emma Horwood, Robert Macfarlane, Kate Macfarlane and Bethany Hill. She is also highly sought after as an orchestral and chamber music composer, with commissions from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (and there was light), the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Musaic) the Australian String Quartet (ASME commission, Skittled) the Adelaide Wind Orchestra (Percussion Concerto: Skin Metal Wood) as well as a long standing relationship with Adelaide’s own Zephyr Quartet.
On Earth As In Heaven received the SA State award at the 2018 APRA/Australian Music Centre Classical Music Awards, and her orchestral work Musaic (composed for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) was a finalist in the 2008 awards. Other meaningful musical collaborations include works for guitarist Alex Tsiboulski, pianists Michael Ierace and Leigh Harrold, regular appearances of chamber music in The Firm New Music Concert series, attendance at the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Composer’s School (2010), and regular performances and commissions by the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. Her most substantial work to date is a two-act opera, Innocence, based on the novel ‘Time’s Long Ruin’ by Stephen Orr.
Anne teaches theory, aural and composition at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide. Aside from teaching and composing, she enjoys an idyllic existence by the beach with her husband Andrew and son Oscar.
Downloadable biographies:
Short and Sweet - 300 words biography current April 2019
Full CV - Everything and anything that deserves a place on my CV, including more general music-related involvement and achievements
Short and Sweet - 300 words biography current April 2019
Full CV - Everything and anything that deserves a place on my CV, including more general music-related involvement and achievements