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Barry Conyngham
Barry Conyngham
Born	Barry Ernest Conyngham; 27 August 1944 (age 80); Sydney, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney; University of California, San Diego
Occupation(s)	Australian composer, academic

Barry Ernest Conyngham, AM, (born 27 August 1944) is an Australian composer and academic. He has over 70 published works and over 30 recordings featuring his compositions, and his works have been premiered or performed in Australia, Japan, North and South America, the United Kingdom and Europe.^[1] His output is largely for orchestra, ensemble or dramatic forces.^[2] He is an Emeritus Professor of both the University of Wollongong and Southern Cross University.^[3] He is former Dean of the Faculty of the Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne.

Biography

Conyngham was born in Sydney. He was initially interested in jazz,^[4] and studied with Raymond Hanson^[2] and Richard Meale^[5] but turned his attention to orchestral writing in the mid-1960s with encouragement from Peter Sculthorpe. He completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney in 1967, and a Master of Arts (Hons.)^[3] at the same university in 1971. In 1970 he visited Japan on a Churchill Fellowship,^[4] where he studied with Toru Takemitsu.^[2] This was unusual, as Australian composers typically chose Europe and Britain as their location for further study.

In 1972 he went to the United States on a Harkness Fellowship^[6] and gained a Certificate of Post-Doctoral Studies from the University of California, San Diego in 1973. He was a Fellow of Princeton University 1973–74, and Composer-in-Residence at the University of Aix-Marseille in 1974–75. He was a lecturer at the University of Melbourne from 1975 to 1979, then Senior Lecturer 1975–79. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota, was a Senior Fulbright Fellow in 1982,^[3] and that year gained a Doctorate in Music from the University of Melbourne. He became professor and head of the School of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong 1989–94. He was the Foundation Vice-Chancellor of Southern Cross University 1994–2000, based in Lismore, New South Wales.^[7]

He was the first musician to hold the chair of Australian studies at Harvard University (2000–2001).^[1]^[7]^[8]

In 1978 he won the Albert H. Maggs Composition Award (he won it again in 2008). In 1997, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for service to music as a composer and to music education and administration".^[9]

In 2000 Barry Conyngham was invited to give the second annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks address for the Sydney Spring Festival.^[8]

In 2003 he was given a commission by the Ian Potter Music Commission Fellowship.^[10]^[11]

Conyngham has been involved with a number of arts organisations, including the World Music Council, Opera Australia, the Australian Music Centre and the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation.^[1] He has also been chairman of the Music Board of the Australia Council.^[4]

After retiring from academic life to concentrate on composition and music performance,^[8] on 22 December 2010 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of the VCA and Music at the University of Melbourne.

Works

Bennelong (about the Australian Aborigine Bennelong; included puppets by Mirka Mora)

PUBLISHED SCORES

(Universal Edition London, Vienna. Boosey & Hawkes London, Sydney. Hal Leonard/CoEdition Melbourne.)

CRISIS: THOUGHTS IN A CITY (1968) for orchestra UE 29004
THE LITTLE SHERIFF (1969) for solo piano UE 29132
FIVE WINDOWS (1969) for orchestra UE 29007
THREE (1969) for string quartet and percussion UE 29010
FIVE (1970) for wind quintet UE 29088
WATER...FOOTSTEPS...TIME... (1970) for orchestra UE 29060
ICE CARVING (1970) for orchestra UE 29085
PLAYBACK (1972) for solo contrabass and 4-channel tape UE 29081
WITHOUT GESTURE (1973) for orchestra UE 29080
FROM VOSS (1973) for soprano and percussion UE 29090(10)
EDWARD JOHN EYRE (1971–73) chamber opera UE 29067
SNOWFLAKE (1973) solo for keyboards UE 29082
SIX (1971) for percussion and orchestra UE 29128
MIRROR IMAGES (1975) for ensemble UE 29127
NED (1974–77) opera UE 29133
SKY (1977) for string orchestra UE 29212
THE APOLOGY OF BONY ANDERSON (1978) opera UE 29218
MIRAGES (1978) for orchestra UE 29223
BONY ANDERSON (1978) chamber opera UE 29225
SHADOWS OF NOH Concerto for Double Bass (1979) UE 29244(20)
BASHO (1980) for soprano and ensemble UE 29239
JOURNEYS (1980) solo wind (clarinets and saxophones) UE 29242
VIOLA (1981) for solo viola UE 29222
IMAGINARY LETTERS (1981) for chamber choir UE 29230
HORIZONS, Concerto for Orchestra (1980) UE 29270
SOUTHERN CROSS, Concerto for Violin and Piano (1981) UE 29252
DWELLINGS (1982) for ensemble UE 29255
VOICINGS (1983) for ensemble and tape UE 29265
CELLO CONCERTO (1984) for cello and string orchestra UE 29262
FLY (1982–84) opera UE 29338(30)
PREVIEW (1984) for solo cello UE 29292
ANTIPODES (1984–85) for orchestra, chorus and soloists UE 29300
GENERATIONS (1985) for orchestra UE 29300
THE OATH OF BAD BROWN BILL (1985) children's opera UE 29303
RECURRENCES (1986) for large orchestra UE29323
VAST I 'The Sea' (1987) for orchestra UE 29326
VAST II 'The Coast' (1987) for orchestra UE 29329
VAST III 'The Centre' (1987) for orchestra UE 29332
VAST IV 'The Cities' (1987) for orchestra UE 29335
GLIMPSES (1987) for chamber orchestra UE 29348(40)
BENNELONG (1988) puppet opera UE 29345
MATILDA (1988) chorus and orchestra UE 29340
STREAMS (1988) for flute, harp and viola UE 29350
MONUMENTS, Concerto for Piano (1989) UE 29400
WATERWAYS, Concerto for Viola (1990) UE 29401
CLOUDLINES, Concerto for Harp (1991) UE 29500
AWAKENINGS (1991) for solo harp UE 29501
SHININGS (1992) for ensemble UE 29550
DECADES (1992) for orchestra UE 29552
BUNDANON (1994) for piano and orchestra Boosey&Hawkes(50)
AFTERIMAGES (1993) for koto and percussion UE 29560
AFTERIMAGES 2 (1994) for koto and orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
DAWNING (1996) for orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
NOSTALGIA (1997) for string orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
PASSING (1998) for orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
YEARNINGS (1999) for ensemble Boosey&Hawkes
STRING QUARTET (1999) Boosey&Hawkes
SEASONS (2000) for percussion and orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
FLUTE (2001) for solo flute Boosey&Hawkes
ANTIPODS (2001) for two pianos Boosey&Hawkes(60)
ORGAN (2001) for organ Boosey&Hawkes
FIX (2001–2004) for solo baritone and orchestra Boosey&Hawkes
PLAYGROUND (2002) for violin, clarinet and piano Boosey&Hawkes
VEILS 1 (2003) for solo piano Boosey&Hawkes
VEILS 2 (2003) for solo piano (written for the Indonesian pianist Ananda Sukarlan ) Boosey&Hawkes
DREAMS GO WANDERING STILL (2003) orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
CATHEDRAL 1 (2005) for cello and piano Hal Leonard/CoEdition
NOW THAT DARKNESS (2005) for orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
CATHEDRAL 2 (2006) for clarinet and piano Hal Leonard/CoEdition
TO THE EDGE (2006) for chamber orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition (70)
ELECTRIC LENIN (2005–6) chamber opera Hal Leonard/CoEdition
STRING QUARTET 3 (2007) (Bushfire Dreaming) Hal Leonard/CoEdition
CALA TUENT (2007–8) orchestra & folk instruments Hal Leonard/CoEdition
KANGAROO ISLAND, Concerto for Double Bass (2009) Hal Leonard/CoEdition
SHOWBOAT KALANG (2010) for ensemble Hal Leonard/CoEdition
GARDENER OF TIME (2009–11) for orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
FALLINGWATER (2011) two bassoons and orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
SILHOUETTES (2011) Flute and Guitar Hal Leonard/CoEdition
SYMPHONY (2012) for orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
TIME TIDES TENDERNESS (2013) piano trio and strings Hal Leonard/CoEdition(80)
DRYSPELL...DELUGE (2014) Ensemble Hal Leonard/CoEdition
ANZAC (2014) for Nine Soloist and orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
GATHERING (2015) for 8–24 cellos Hal Leonard/CoEdition
DIASPORAS (2016) for orchestra Hal Leonard/CoEdition
PETRACHOR (2017) for Chamber Orchestra Composer
BUSHFIRE DREAMING (2018) for String Orchestra Composer
ONE SMALL STEP (2019) for orchestra Hal Leonard/Composer
MALLORCA SERENADE (2019) Guitar & Chamber Orchestra Composer
HAIKU (2021) for piano Composer
SYMPHONY 2(2021) for orchestra Composer
HAIKU (2022) for Piano CoEdition
IMAGES (2023) fro Alto Saxophone and Piano CoEdition
SHORELINE (2024) for Orchestra (Melbourne Grammar Senior School Orchestra) CoEdition
FULL MOON (2024) for Orchestra CoEdition

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.