Peter McNamara
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Peter McNamara (b. 1980) was born and educated in Sydney’s
outer western suburbs and studied at the Sydney Conservatorium
completing a B.Mus (Hons) and an M.Mus degree. He has actively
worked as a casual teacher at a tertiary and secondary level and a
freelance composer since graduating in 2003.
McNamara’s works have been performed by several major
orchestras and ensembles in Australia and overseas including
Ensemble Modern, the
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,
Ensemble
Insomnio, Ensemble Offspring
and the STROMA Ensemble. His work
has also been performed in significant festivals such as the ‘2008 ISCM
world music days’ in Lithuania, the ‘2008 Gaudeamus Music Week’ in
Amsterdam and the ‘2007 Asia Pacific Festival’.
He has also won a number of composition prizes including the 2007 Betty
Amsden award in the 3MBS-FM National Composer Awards for his orchestral
work Auftauchen der Nacht. He was also the recipient of the 2008 Sibelius
Emerging Composer Commission.
Peter McNamara is represented by the Australian Music Centre
and has works published with Wirripang.
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