In this episode you’ll hear

Composer: Maria Grenfell
Website:  soundcloud.com/maria-grenfell

interviewed by: Stephanie Eslake
Website: stepheslake.com

This conversation was recorded on the 18th of August, 2016, in Maria’s home in Hobart, Tasmania.

Show Notes

“As long as I’m writing music, I’ll be learning something new”

Maria Grenfell is an Australian composer who has studied across New Zealand and the United States, including lecturing at the University of Southern California. She moved to Hobart in 1998, and her orchestral and chamber music has been celebrated nationally and beyond.

Music in this Episode

Roar! by Maria Grenfell
Performed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Matthias Bamert

Ten Suns Ablaze by Maria Grenfell
Performed by the Australia Ensemble, UNSW Performance unit

Night Songs by Maria Grenfell
Performed by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Johannes Fritzsch

The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is:
I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic
For diskclavier, recorded by the composer.
Used with permission.
https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic

Production Credits

The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves.
This episode was recorded and produced by: Stephanie Eslake
Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe
Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green
Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves

With Thanks

The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of:

Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang

Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign

Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.