Anne Cawrse
{{Short description|Australian classical composer}}
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Anne Cawrse ({{IPAc-en|k|ɔːr|s}} "coarse"; born 23 January 1981) is an Australian composer based in South Australia. {{as of|2022}} she is on the composition staff at Elder Conservatorium of Music.
Early life and education
Anne Cawrse was born on 23 January 1981{{cite web|url=http://www.annecawrse.com/uploads/1/2/4/3/124393207/anne_cawrse_full_cv_jan_2021.pdf|title=Full CV|website=annecawrse.com|access-date=30 April 2022}}
After growing up in Freeling, South Australia, she moved to Adelaide to study composition at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, where she completed her PhD in 2008.{{Cite web|title=Anne Cawrse |url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/cawrse-anne|access-date=20 February 2022|website=Australian Music Centre}}
Career
In 2021, Cawrse became the curator of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra festival "She Speaks", a classical music festival with a focus on music written by female composers.{{Cite web|date=17 June 2021|title=A classical music festival celebrating music not composed by 'dead white men'|url=https://citymag.indaily.com.au/culture/a-classical-music-festival-celebrating-music-not-composed-by-dead-white-men/|access-date=18 February 2022 |website=CityMag }} In 2022, she co-curated the festival with Anna Goldsworthy.{{cite web | title=About | website=Anna Goldsworthy | url=http://www.annagoldsworthy.com/about | access-date=14 November 2023}}
In 2022, Cawrse's album Advice to a Girl was released on ABC Classics.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/classic/shop/advice-to-a-girl-music-by-anne-cawrse/13760630|title=Advice to a Girl: Music by Anne Cawrse|date=18 February 2022|access-date=30 April 2022|publisher=ABC Classic}} It features works for strings, voice and guitar, performed by Sharon and Slava Grigoryan (cello, guitar), Bethany Hill (soprano), Aleksandr Tsiboulski (guitar) and the Australian String Quartet.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=Composer Feature: Anne Cawrse - Advice to a Girl - classikON |url=https://www.classikon.com/composer-feature-anne-cawrse-advice-to-a-girl/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=classikon.com |language=en-AU}}
{{as of|2022}} she is on the composition staff at Elder Conservatorium of Music.{{Cite web|title=Our People|url=https://arts.adelaide.edu.au/music/about/our-people|access-date=18 February 2022|publisher=Elder Conservatorium of Music}}
Recognition and awards
Her work On Earth as in Heaven, using texts by Michael Leunig and Sara Teasdale,{{Cite web|title=On Earth as in Heaven : for SATB choir by Anne Cawrse|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/work/cawrse-anne-on-earth-as-in-heaven|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Australian Music Centre}} was a finalist in the 2018 APRA Art Music Awards in the Vocal/Choral Work of the Year category.{{Cite web|title=Art Music Awards 2018|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/art-music-awards-2018|access-date=18 February 2022|website=APRA AMCOS}}
Cawrse's work A Room of Her Own (2020) for string quartet won the 2021 Albert H. Maggs Composition Award{{Cite web|title=2021 Albert H Maggs Award to Anne Cawrse|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/2021-albert-h-maggs-award-to-anne-cawrse|access-date=18 February 2022|website=Australian Music Centre}} and the 2021 APRA Art Music Award in the Work of the Year: Chamber category.{{Cite web|title=2021 Art Music Awards|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/art-music-awards-2021|access-date=18 February 2022|website=APRA AMCOS}} A Room of Her Own was commissioned, premiered and released by the Australian String Quartet.{{Cite web|title=Anne Cawrse – A Room of Her Own|url=https://asq.com.au/asq-australian-anthology/anne-cawrse-a-room-of-her-own/|access-date=18 February 2022|publisher=Australian String Quartet}}
In 2022, she was one of the recipients of the Prelude Composer Residencies, awarded by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust.{{Cite magazine|title=2022 Prelude Composer Residencies announced|author=Hugh Robertson|date=1 October 2021|url=https://limelightmagazine.com.au/news/2022-prelude-composer-residencies-announced/|access-date=18 February 2022|magazine=Limelight}}
The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian music industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018.
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| {{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/2023-australian-women-in-music-awards-finalists/|title=Finalists Announced for the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards|website=Music Feeds|date=18 July 2023|access-date=18 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/australian-women-in-music-awards-2023-winners-announced/#:~:text=Among%20the%20highlights%20of%20the,scooped%20the%20big%20Songwriter%20Award.|title=Australian Women In Music Awards 2023 Winners Announced |website=Music Feeds|date= 28 September 2023|access-date=1 October 2023}}
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External links
- {{official|http://www.annecawrse.com/}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://limelightmagazine.com.au/features/anne-cawrse-is-making-room-for-her-work/|title=Anne Cawrse is making room for her work|author=Hugh Robertson|date=17 September 2021|magazine=Limelight|access-date=30 April 2022|ref=none}}
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Category:University of Adelaide alumni
Category:Academic staff of the University of Adelaide
Category:Australian women classical composers
Category:21st-century Australian classical composers