Carl Vine
Carl Edward Vine,AO(born 8 October 1954) is an Australian composer ofcontemporary classical music.
From 1975 he has worked as a freelance pianist and composer with a variety of theatre and dance companies, and ensembles. Vine's catalogue includes eight symphonies, twelve concertos, music for film, television and theatre, electronic music and numerous chamber works. From 2000 until 2019 Carl was the Artistic Director ofMusica Viva Australia.Within that role he was also Artistic Director of the Huntington Estate Music Festival from 2006, and of the Musica Viva Festival (Sydney) from 2008. In 2005 he was awarded theDon Banks Music Award.In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List, Vine was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), "for distinguished service to the performing arts as a composer, conductor, academic and artistic director, and to the support and mentoring of emerging performers." Vine currently lectures in composition and orchestration at theSydney Conservatorium of Music.[1]
Career
[edit]Vine was born inPerth,Western Australia. He played the cornet from the age of 5, and took up the piano when he was 10. A teenage fascination with the music ofKarlheinz Stockhauseninspired a period ofModernism,which he explored until the mid-1980s.[2]He studiedphysics,thencompositionat theUniversity of Western Australia(now theUWA Conservatorium of Music), before moving to Sydney in 1975, where he worked as a freelance pianist and composer with a variety of theatre and dance companies, and ensembles.
Vine first came to prominence in Australia as a composer of music for dance, with 25 dance scores to his credit. In 1979 he co-founded the contemporary music ensemble "Flederman",which presented many of Vine's own works. From 1980 to 1982 he lectured inelectronic musiccomposition at theQueensland Conservatorium of Musicin Brisbane.
His catalogue includes eight symphonies, thirteen concertos, music for film, television and theatre, electronic music and numerous chamber works. Although primarily a composer of modern classical music, he has undertaken tasks as diverse as arranging theAustralian national anthemand writing music for the1996 Atlanta Olympics closing ceremony.
Since 2000, Vine has been the Artistic Director ofMusica Viva Australia,the world's largest chamber music presenter. In 2005, he was awarded theDon Banks Music Award,the highest accolade theAustralia Council for the Artscan confer on a musician. Since 2006, he has also been the Artistic Director of the Huntington Estate Music Festival.
In 2012, his second piano concerto was premiered byPiers Laneand theSydney Symphony Orchestra,[2]and theAustralian Chamber Orchestrawith sopranoDanielle de Niesepremiered his solocantata,The Tree of Man,afterthe 1955 novelbyPatrick White.
In the2014 Queen's Birthday Honours List,Vine was appointed as an Officer of theOrder of Australia(AO), "for distinguished service to the performing arts as a composer, conductor, academic and artistic director, and to the support and mentoring of emerging performers."[3]
Vine is based in Sydney, where he works as a freelance composer. HistromboneconcertoFive Hallucinationswas premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in October 2016.[4]Since 2014, Vine has also worked at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as a senior lecturer in composition.[1]
Works
[edit]Symphonic
[edit]- Symphony No. 1MicroSymphony(1986)
- Symphony No. 2 (1988)
- Symphony No. 3 (1990)
- Symphony No. 4 (1992; Symphony No. 4.2, revised 1998)
- Symphony No. 5Percussion Symphony(1995)
- Symphony No. 6Choral Symphony(1996)
- Symphony No. 7Scenes from Daily Life(2008)
- Symphony No. 8The Enchanted Loom(2018)
Concertante
[edit]- Percussion Concerto (1987)
- Concerto Grosso (violin, flute, oboe, horn and strings) (1989)
- Gaijin(koto, strings, pre-recorded electronics) (1994)
- Oboe Concerto (1996)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997; commissioned bySydney Symphony Orchestra)
- Pipe Dreams(concerto for flute and strings) (2003)
- Cello Concerto (2004)
- Violin Concerto (2011)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 (2012)
- Concerto for Orchestra (2014)
- Five Hallucinations(concerto for trombone and orchestra) (2016)
- Wonders(cantata for soprano, baritone, two choirs and orchestra) (2016)
- Implacable Gifts(concerto for two pianos and orchestra) (2018)
- Zofomorphis(concerto for 4-hand piano duet and orchestra) (2022)[5]
Other orchestral
[edit]- The Tree of Man(2012) (cantata for soprano and string orchestra)
- Gravity Road(2014) (a tone poem)
Chamber music
[edit]- String Quartet No. 1 (Knips Suite) (1979)
- String Quartet No. 2 (1984)
- String Quartet No. 3 (1994)
- String Quartet No. 4 (2004)
- String Quartet No. 5 (2007)
- String Quartet No. 6 (Child's Play) (2017)
- String Quintet (2009)
- Miniature IPeace(solo viola) (1973)
- Miniature II (viola duet) (1974)
- Miniature III (flute, trombone, piano, percussion) (1983)
- Miniature IV (flute, clarinet, cello, violin, viola, cello, piano) (1988)
- Sonata for flute and piano (1992)
- Inner World(solo cello with pre-recorded electronics) (1994)
- Fantasiafor piano quintet (2013)
- The Villagefor piano trio (2014)
- Strutt Sonatafor cello and piano (2017)
- Clarinet Quintet (2022)[6]
- Endless(for guitar and string quartet) (2023)[7]
Piano
[edit]- Piano Sonata No. 1(1990)
- Five Bagatelles (solo piano) (1994)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 (1997)
- Rash(piano with CD) (1997)
- Red Blues(solo piano) (1999)
- The Anne Landa Preludes(solo piano) (2006)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 (2007)
- Sonata for Piano Four Hands (2009)
- Toccatissimo(2011)
- The Arrival of Implacable Gifts(piano four hands) (2017)
- Piano Sonata No. 4 (2019)
Dance
[edit]- 961 Ways to Nirvana(1977)
- Incident at Bull Creek(1977)
- Poppy(1978)
- Everymans Troth(1978)
- Scene Shift(1979)
- Kisses Remembered(1979)
- Knips Suite(1979)
- Missing Film(1980)
- Return(1980)
- Donna Maria Blues(1981)
- Colonial Sketches(1981)
- Daisy Bates(1982)
- Hate(1982)
- A Christmas Carol(1983)
- Prologue and Canzona(1986)
- Legend(1988)
- On The Edge(1989)
- Piano Sonata(1990)
- The Tempest(1991)
- Beauty and The Beast(1993)
- Mythologia(2000)
- The Silver Rose(2005)
- Tribe's Desire(2010)
Theatre
[edit]- The Dreamers(play – 1975)
- New Sky(mime byJudith Anderson– 1981)
- Signal Driver(play byPatrick White– 1982)
- Shepherd on the Rocks(play by Patrick White – 1987)
- The Ham Funeral(play by Patrick White – 1989)
- The Master Builder(play byIbsen– 1991)
- Night on Bald Mountain(play by Patrick White – 1996)
- A Hard God(play byPeter Kenna– 1997)
Film and television
[edit]- The Dunstan Documentaries(TV) (1982)
- You Can't Push the River(1993)
- Bedevil(1993)
- The Battlers(TV) (1994)
- Urn(short film) (1995)
- What Comes After Why?(short film) (1995)
- White Fella's Dreaming(documentary) (1997)
- Marriage Acts(TV) (2000)
- The Potato Factory(TV) (2000)
Discography (partial)
[edit]- Carl Vine: The Complete Symphonies,performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
- Carl Vine – Chamber Music Volume 1
- Carl Vine – Chamber Music Volume 2
- Carl Vine: The Piano Music
Awards and prizes
[edit]Year awarded | Awarding body | Award |
---|---|---|
1970 | Australian Society for Music Education Composers' Competition | First Prize (Under 18) |
1972 | Australian Music Examinations Board | A.Mus.A. (Associate in Music) with distinction – piano |
1972 | Perth Music Festival | Winner, Open Instrumental Solo Division (piano) |
1974 | Australian Broadcasting Commission Instrumental & Vocal Competition | W.A. State Division – piano |
1976 | Australia Council Appointee | Gulbenkian International Choreographic Summer School, Guildford, England |
1983 | Adams Award | Outstanding Contribution to Music for Dance in Australia |
1989 | Sounds Australian National Music Critics' Award | Best Instrumental or Ensemble Work, 'Miniature IV' |
1990 | John Bishop Commission | Symphony No 2 for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
1993 | Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award | Best Music for a Feature Film, Bedevil |
1994 | Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award | Best Theme for a Television Series, The Battlers |
1994 | Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award | Best Original Song, The Battlers – 'Love Me Sweet' |
2000 | Australian Commonwealth Government | Centenary Medal for Contribution to Australian Society |
2002 | APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards | Best Instrumental Work, Piano Sonata No 1 |
2005 | APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards | Best Performance of an Australian Composition, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Steven Isserlis playing Cello Concerto |
2005 | Australia Council for the Arts | Don Banks Award for Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music |
2009 | APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards | Best Performance of an Australian Composition, West Australian Symphony Orchestra playing Symphony No 7 |
2010 | University of Western Australia | Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music |
2012 | Collegiate of Specialist Music Educators | Honorary Fellow, for outstanding contribution to music education |
2014 | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia | Officer of The Order of Australia (AO) |
2018 | APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards | Award for Excellence by an Individual |
2019 | APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards | Award for Orchestral Work of the Year: Implacable Gifts |
ARIA Music Awards
[edit]TheARIA Music Awardsis an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres ofAustralian music.They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Bedevil | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | Nominated | [8] |
Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
[edit]TheSir Bernard Heinze Memorial Awardis given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Carl Vine | Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award | awarded | [9] |
Don Banks Music Award
[edit]TheDon Banks Music Awardwas established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.[10]It was founded by theAustralia Councilin honour ofDon Banks,Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Carl Vine | Don Banks Music Award | awarded |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Carl Vine – Composer".carlvine.Retrieved4 March2021.
- ^abGoldsworthy, Anna(November 2011)."Right Composition".The Monthly(73). Collingwood, Victoria: 60–61.ISSN1832-3421.
- ^"The Queen's Birthday 2014 Honours List"(PDF).9 June 2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 30 June 2014.Retrieved8 June2014.
- ^Ward, Brendan (20 February 2016)."A Vision Splendid".Weekend Australian:Review, p.4.
- ^"Carl Vine's Zofomorphosis receives world premiere in Chicago | Faber Music".fabermusic.Retrieved8 May2023.
- ^"Clarinet Quintet by Carl Vine",Australian Music Centre
- ^"Carl Vine:: Composer".carlvine.Retrieved8 May2023.
- ^ARIA Award previous winners."History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album".Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).Retrieved12 July2022.
- ^The Melbourne Newsroom
- ^"Don Banks Music Award: Prize".Australian Music Centre.Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2015.Retrieved2 October2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Carl VineatIMDb
- Interview with Carl Vine,November 1, 1988
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