Miloslav Penicka : Represented Artist
Random Audio Sample: Up in the fluffy clouds by Miloslav Penicka, from the CD 2002 Education Program
Sydney-based composer Miloslav Penicka was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, in 1935. He moved to Prague in 1950, where he matriculated in 1953. After matriculation, he studied for five years for a Diploma in Composition at the Prague Conservatorium of Music, which was awarded with high distinction in 1958. After a period of two years' compulsory military service, he undertook a Diploma course in Composition at the Prague Academy of Music Arts, graduating in 1964. This diploma was also awarded with high distinction. In April 1964 he married the Australian violinist Janet Harvey in Prague and returned to Australia with her in November of that year.
After four years working in the ABC's Music Library, which followed a year teaching at the St George School of Music, Penicka taught music at Abbotsleigh, a secondary school in Sydney.
Penicka received Czech Government Scholarships for 1953-58 and 1960-64. He has been the recipient of commissions, both in Czechoslovakia and Australia, from organisations and ensembles such as the Pilsen Radio Orchestra (1962), Sydney Grammar School (1980), and the Lane Cove Youth Orchestra (1994).
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