In this episode you’ll hear

Composer: Connor D’Netto
Website:  www.connordnetto.com

interviewed by: Sascha Kelly

This conversation was recorded on the 8th of June, 2016, sitting at Connor’s dining room table next to his piano in Brisbane, Australia. We were surrounded by music, sheets of paper and books. It was a beautiful, sunny, perfect Queensland day.

Show Notes

“I work… don’t do this if you are doing uni or assignments, but I work really well, last minute, close up to a deadline. And it’s terrible, and it’s really bad for uni… but I seem to be really good at it.”

Connor D’Netto is doing really well for a young composer, and after speaking to him, it’s not hard to understand why. He’s careful with his words, and I can imagine that he takes the same approach with his composition. Connor has enjoyed some notable development opportunities and prizes (with the MSO Cybec program, and the Chamber Music Australia’s Australian New Works Award). However, he’s is also embracing all the aspects of a portfolio career that is encouraged with young musicians. His ensemble, The Argo Collective, is the model of what makes new classical music exciting – it’s immersive and collaborative, and you can tell that Connor is passionate about what the future holds. At the time of speaking, he was working on his commission for the MSO, but that premiered in January 2017.

Music in this Episode

3 Adoxographies
Connor D’Netto
Performed by Cara Tran

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: Sascha Kelly
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.

Music in this Episode

The music you heard in the video 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: Sascha Kelly
Video editor: Ryan O’Donnell, RPO video
Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves