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Andrián Pertout : Represented Artist

...The intellectual challenge may satisfy me on the surface, but when I compose a piece that moves the spirit, whether intellectually charged or not, I am truly satisfied.

Random Audio Sample: Seeds of passion : cello solo by Andrián Pertout, from the CD Rear vision


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Artist website: http://www.pertout.com

Andrián Pertout was born in Santiago, Chile, 17 October, 1963, and lived in Gorizia, Northern Italy for several years before finally settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1972. In 2007, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at the University of Melbourne on Tweddle Trust, Australian Postgraduate and Melbourne Research scholarships, studying composition under the guidance of Brenton Broadstock.

Composition awards include the Dorian Le Gallienne Composition Prize, Betty Amsden Award, Louisville Orchestra Prize (USA), Oare String Orchestra Judges’ and Audience Prize (UK), Michelle Morrow Memorial Award, and the Zavod Jazz/Classical Fusion Award. He has received numerous commissions, including recent works for the University of Hong Kong Gamelan Orchestra, Australian pianist Michael Kieran Harvey, New York-based toy pianist Phyllis Chen, and American saxophonist Noah Getz. Film music commissions include works that have been written to accompany over 20 documentary and short films, television programs, as well as commercials, computer games and stage productions. Highlights of this part of Pertout's career include composing for documentary films such as East Meets West (1984), The Murray River Quest (1985), Hope Street (1987), and The Australian Ballet (1990).

Pertout's music has received performances at festivals such as the ISCM World Music Days 2005 and 2007 (Zagreb, Croatia and Hong Kong), 33e Festival d'Automne à Paris (Paris, France), XIII and XV Festival de Música Contemporánea Chilena (Santiago, Chile), and the 22nd and 26th ACL Conference & Festival (Seoul, Korea and Wellington, New Zealand). His music has also been performed in over twenty-five countries by orchestras and ensembles, includding the Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, The Louisville Orchestra (USA), The Foundation Orchestra (USA), Orquestra Petrobrás Sinfônica (Brazil), La Chapelle Musicale de Tournai (Belgium), Oare String Orchestra (UK), Ónix Ensamble (Mexico), Ensamble Contemporáneo (Chile), Quinteto CEAMC (Argentina), Sonemus Ensemble (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Sori Ensemble (Korea), Omni Ensemble (USA), and the Ensemble für neue musik zürich (Switzerland).

As a writer, Pertout has published over 400 articles in music publications, such as Mixdown, Spanish Herald, Australian Musician, and the Sunday Herald Sun. His articles range from reviews of new musical technology, compact disc and book releases to interviews with prominent national and international artists, including Herbie Hancock, Steve Reich, Joe Satriani, Rick Wakeman and José Feliciano.

Pertout is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the Australian delegate of the ACL (Asian Composers’ League), as well as a member of the Australian Music Centre, Fellowship of Australian Composers, Melbourne Composers' League, Society of Composers Inc. (USA), Asociación Nacional de Compositores de Chile, and the Comunidad Electroacústica de Chile.


Biography provided by the composer — current to March 2009

Selected Commissions

  Work Commission Details
Digital sheet music sample Riesenschritte : for trombone, pianoforte, contrabass and percussion This version arranged for Barrie Webb, Michael Kieran Harvey, Anita Hustas and Peter Neville
Digital sheet music sample Le petit agneau : for harmonic and polytonal bells (2009) Composed for the Federation Bell Installation in Birrarung Marr (Melbourne, Australia)
Cinq petites mélodies : for pianoforte (2008) Commissioned by Julian Burnside for performance by Michael Kieran Harvey.
Digital sheet music sample Bhuwana agung : for soprano saxophone and Gamelan orchestra (2008) Commissioned by Julian Burnside for performance by Manolete Mora and the Hong Kong University Balinese ‘Gamelan Gong Kebyar’ Orchestra.
Digital sheet music sample Riesenschritte : for alto saxophone and pianoforte (2008) Commissioned by Noah Getz.
Digital sheet music sample Pi (Obstruction) : for toy piano (2008) Hommage à Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)