Australian Composers Writing for Band

This is a fairly comprehensive (though not complete) list of Australian composers who have written works for concert band:

Katy Abbott Tim Fisher Alex Lithgow Trevor Ford Gavin Lockley Andrew Batterham Barrie Gott Graham Lloyd Charles Bodman Rae Percy Grainger Lyall McDermott Jodie Blackshaw Mark Grandison Barry McKimm Philip Bracanin Sally Greenaway Rob McWilliams Lee Bracegirdle Stuart Greenbaum Sean O’Boyle Karlin Greenstreet-Love Paul Pavoir Gerard Brophy Eric Gross Andrian Pertout Colin Brumby Adrian Hallam Simon Reade Greg Butcher Ronald Hanmer * Mike Butcher Chris Henzgen Roger Schmidli Nigel Butterley * Andrew Schultz Taran Carter Brian Hogg Peter Sculthorpe* Scott Cameron Dulcie Holland Larry Sitsky Alexander Clayton Sarah Hopkins* David Stanhope Brendan Collins Ralph Hultgren Sean Thorne Romano Crivici Derek Humphrey * Lachlan Davidson David Jones Brian West Tim Davies Elena Kats-Chernin* Martin West Hugh Dixon Don Kay* Natalie Williams George Dreyfus David Keeffe Keith Wilson Houston Dunleavy David John Lang Edward Fairlie Richard Linton

(*has had works arranged for band by others)

Sourcing Australian Music

There are several main Australian publishing companies, some of whom may be less familiar to you. It is worth checking their websites and catalogues often for new releases. Each site also has a number of resources, recordings and sample scores for perusal.

Australian Music Centre www.australianmusiccentre.com.au Brolga Music www.brolgamusic.com Kookaburra Music www.kookaburramusic.com Middle C Music www.middlec.com.au Reed Music www.reedmusic.com Thorp Music www.thorpmusic.com Wirripang www.australiancomposers.com.au

Many composers also self-publish so Google them if you are unable to find publisher information.

The Band Down Under (ebook) Michael Burch-Pesses Purchase: www.amazon.com

This downloadable, searchable e-book brings together program notes, performance information and sourcing guides to Australian band repertoire. Of particular use is hard-to-find information gathered on works held solely in the Australian Music Centre collection.

Compiled by Ingrid Martin (2016) www.ingridmartin.com