23-28 August 2007

The TSO Australian Composers’ School, under the direction of Dr Richard Mills AM is a unique opportunity to experience an intense week of compositional training in one of Australia’s most beautiful cities. Successful applicants will travel to Tasmania to work closely with leading composers, hear their own music performed by a full symphony orchestra, learn more about the art of composition through rehearsals, workshops and lectures, and meet other musicians.

The aim of the TSO Australian Composers’ School aims to seek out and develop talented composers at two stages of their development: (1) training composers in the early phase of their career, and (2) emerging composers who wish to hone their skills in writing for orchestra. Our tutors this year include Andrew Schultz, Gerard Brophy, Paul Stanhope, Richard Mills and Kenneth Young.

The closing date for applications is 15 June 2007, and there is no age restriction. Please click here to download the application guidelines.

In 2006 participants at the School worked with leading composition tutors culminating in a great week of new Australian music. Go to http://abc.net.au/classic/australianmusic/ to hear more.

This exciting new program is part of the Commonwealth Bank TSO Elite Artists training program. As an integral part of the TSO’s Australian Music Program the School is also sponsored by Hydro Tasmania.

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for Tourism, Arts and the Environment.