John Polglase : Represented Artist
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Random Audio Sample: Trio No. 4 : piano trio by John Polglase, from the CD Instrumental music |
Artist website: http://www.senet.com.au/~jpol/home.html
Date of Birth: 28th January, 1959
Academic Studies:
1991/92
Completing Degree for Master of Music (Composition) at Adelaide University, supervised by Graeme Koehne and Richard Meale.
1985
Bachelor of Music, First Class Honours (Composition) - Adelaide University.
1984
Bachelor of Music (Composition) - Adelaide University.
1979-82
Certificate of Advanced Music - Flinders Street TAFE School of Music.
1978
Certificate of Music Performance (Piano) - Flinders Street TAFE School of Music.
1976 Matriculated - Norwood High School.
Prizes/Scholarships:
1993
'Leonardo Prize' First prize: String Trio.
Recipient of an Australia Council Fellowship.
1991
Participant, National Orchestral Composers School.
1990
South Australian Young Composers Competition:
First prize, Solo Music Section: Rikuri for solo flute.
Honourable Mention, Chamber Music: Suite for fl, cl, vn, pno.
1988
Participant, National Orchestral Composers School.
1986
Awarded Commonwealth Government Postgraduate Research Award in Music.
1985
Alex Burnard Scholarship for Honours Composition.
1983
Australian Society for Music in Education: Young Composers Competition:
First Prize, Chamber Music Section: Quintet.
First Prize, School Music Section: for Concert Band.
1982
Dr Ruby Davies Prize for Composition.
Australian Society for Music in Education: Young Composers Competition:
First Prize, Solo Music Section: 8 Bagatelles for Solo Piano.
Other Studies:
1992
String quartet workshop with the Australian String Quartet: String Quartet No.2.
1991
National Orchestral Composers School with Richard Mills, Carl Vine and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra: Drive.
1988
National Orchestral Composers School with Dobbs Franks, Richard Meale and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Sinfonia.
String quartet workshop with the Arioso String Quartet: String Quartet No.1.
1984/86
Observer, National Orchestral Composers School.
1983
Young Composers workshop with Brian Howard and the Seymour Group: Quintet.
Teaching Experience:
1990-93
University of South Australia:
Music 1 and Music 2: School of Arts and International Studies.
1992
Flinders University:
Analysis, Music of the Stage 1850-1950, Art History.
1988-91
Guest lecturer at Adelaide University English Department:
Modern American Literature seminar.
1986-91
Adelaide University Department of Music Studies:
Harmony, Theory and 20th Century Composition Techniques.
Other subjects taught include:
Piano Music of Robert Schumann.
Brahms' Orchestral and Chamber Music.
History of Music II.
Orchestration.
1989/90
Visiting lecturer at Flinders Street School of Music TAFE.
Biography provided by the composer
Selected Commissions
| Work | Commission Details | |
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| Shining, unbreakable : for violin and piano | Commissioned by Kevin Rooney, in memory of Gertie Rooney | |
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Song of stone : full orchestra | Composed for the Schueler Composition Award 2006, with funds generously donated by Norman and Carol Schueler, and in honour of Mrs Gogo Schueler |
| Upon construction : full orchestra (2000) | One of a series of fanfares commissioned to mark the Centenary of Federation. |