Anne Cawrse
Anne Cawrse (/kɔːrs/ "coarse"; born 23 January 1981) is an Australian composer based in South Australia. As of 2022[update] she is on the composition staff at Elder Conservatorium of Music.
Early life and education[edit]
Anne Cawrse was born on 23 January 1981[1]
After growing up in Freeling, South Australia, she moved to Adelaide to study composition at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, where she completed her PhD in 2008.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2021, Cawrse became the curator of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra festival "She Speaks", a classical music festival with a focus on music written by female composers.[3] In 2022, she co-curated the festival with Anna Goldsworthy.[4]
In 2022, Cawrse's album Advice to a Girl was released on ABC Classics.[5] It features works for strings, voice and guitar, performed by Sharon and Slava Grigoryan (cello, guitar), Bethany Hill (soprano), Aleksandr Tsiboulski (guitar) and the Australian String Quartet.[citation needed]
As of 2022[update] she is on the composition staff at Elder Conservatorium of Music.[6]
Recognition and awards[edit]
Her work On Earth as in Heaven, using texts by Michael Leunig and Sara Teasdale,[7] was a finalist in the 2018 APRA Art Music Awards in the Vocal/Choral Work of the Year category.[8]
Cawrse's work A Room of Her Own (2020) for string quartet won the 2021 Albert H. Maggs Composition Award[9] and the 2021 APRA Art Music Award in the Work of the Year: Chamber category.[10] A Room of Her Own was commissioned, premiered and released by the Australian String Quartet.[11]
In 2022, she was one of the recipients of the Prelude Composer Residencies, awarded by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust.[12]
The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian music industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anne Cawrse | Excellence in Classical Music Award | Nominated | [13][14] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Full CV" (PDF). annecawrse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Anne Cawrse". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "A classical music festival celebrating music not composed by 'dead white men'". CityMag. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "About". Anna Goldsworthy. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Advice to a Girl: Music by Anne Cawrse". ABC Classic. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Our People". Elder Conservatorium of Music. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "On Earth as in Heaven : for SATB choir by Anne Cawrse". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Art Music Awards 2018". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "2021 Albert H Maggs Award to Anne Cawrse". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "2021 Art Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Anne Cawrse – A Room of Her Own". Australian String Quartet. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Hugh Robertson (1 October 2021). "2022 Prelude Composer Residencies announced". Limelight. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Finalists Announced for the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards". Music Feeds. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Australian Women In Music Awards 2023 Winners Announced". Music Feeds. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Hugh Robertson (17 September 2021). "Anne Cawrse is making room for her work". Limelight. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- 1981 births
- University of Adelaide alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Adelaide
- APRA Award winners
- Australian women classical composers
- Australian classical composers
- Living people
- 21st-century classical composers
- 21st-century Australian composers
- 21st-century Australian women composers
- Musicians from South Australia