Andrew Ford is an English and Australian composer, writer and radio presenter.

He was Composer-in-residence with the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Australian Chamber Orchestra

The Australian Chamber Orchestra was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975. Richard Tognetti was appointed Lead Violin in 1989 and subsequently appointed Artistic Director....

 (1992–94), held the Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Peggy Glanville-Hicks

Peggy Glanville-Hicks was an Australian composer.- Biography :Peggy Glanville-Hicks was born Melbourne in 1912. At age 15 she began studying composition with Fritz Hart in Melbourne...

 Composer Fellowship from 1998 to 2000 and was awarded a two-year fellowship by the Music Board of the Australia Council for the Arts for 2005–2006. He was appointed Composer-in-residence at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2009.

Beyond composing, Ford has been an academic in the Faculty of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...

 (1983–95). He has written widely on music and published five books. He wrote, presented and co-produced the radio series Illegal Harmonies, Dots on the Landscape and Music and Fashion. Since 1995, he has presented The Music Show on ABC Radio National

Radio National

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.

He studied at Lancaster University

Lancaster University

Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...

 with Edward Cowie

Edward Cowie

Edward Cowie is an English composer, author, Natural Scientist, and painter-Biography:Cowie was born in Birmingham, England in 1943 and spent most of his early life in the rural countryside...

 and John Buller.

Music theatre

• Poe, opera (1983)
• Whispers for tenor and chamber orchestra (1990)
• Casanova Confined for baritone and backing track (1995)
• Night and Dreams: The Death of Sigmund Freud for tenor and backing track (1999)
• Rembrandt's Wife, opera (2007–2009)

Orchestral

• Concerto for Orchestra (1980)
• The Big Parade (1986)
• Manhattan Epiphanies for string orchestra (1999)
• The Furry Dance (1999)
• Scenes from Bruegel for chamber orchestra (2006)
• Headlong (2006)
• Symphony (2008)
• Bright Shiners for string orchestra (2009)

Concertos

• Piano Concerto: Imaginings (1991)
• The Great Memory for cello and orchestra (1994)
• The Unquiet Grave for viola and chamber orchestra (1997–1998)

Vocal/choral

• A Martian Sends a Postcard Home for tenor, horn and piano (1986)
• Wassails and Lullabies for SATB choir and percussion (1989)
• Harbour for tenor and string orchestra (1992)
• Learning to Howl for soprano, clarinet/sax, harp and percussion (2001)
• Tales of the Supernatural for folk singer and string quartet (2002)
• An die Musik for SATB choir (2005)
• Elegy in a Country Graveyard for SATB choir, brass or concert band (flexible instrumentation) and pre-recorded voices and instruments (2007)
• Domestic Advice for soprano and piano (2007)
• A Singing Quilt for SATB choir, percussion ensemble and pre-recorded voices (2008)

Ensemble

• Chamber Concerto No 3: In Constant Flight for solo violin and ensemble (1988)
• Ringing the Changes for piccolo, bass clarinet and piano (1990)
• Pastoral for string octet (1991)
• Tattoo for 12 timpani (6 players) and 4 pianos (1998)
• Icarus drowning (1998)
• Chamber Concerto No 4 (2002)
• Sad Jigs for string quintet (2005)
• A Reel, a Fling and a Ghostly Galliard (String Quartet No 2) (2006)
• Oma kodu for clarinet and string quartet (2006)

Instrumental

• Like Icarus ascending for solo violin (1984)
• Swansong for solo viola (1987)
• Spinning for solo alto flute (1988)
• The Very End of Harvest for viola and piano (2000)
• The Waltz Book (60 one-minute waltzes for solo piano, 2002; commissioned by Ian Munro
  Ian Munro (pianist)
  Ian Munro is an Australian pianist, composer, writer and music educator. His career has taken him to over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia.-Biography:...
  
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• War and Peace for violin and percussion (2004)
• Chorales from an Ox Life for viola and double bass (2007)
• Folly for solo piano (2007)

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....

 are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association

Australasian Performing Right Association

The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...

 (APRA). They include the Classical Music Awards which are distributed by APRA and the Australian Music Centre

Australian Music Centre

The Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...

 (AMC).

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| 2004

APRA Awards of 2004

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2004 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 24 May at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, they were presented by APRA and the...

 || Learning to Howl – Ford || Best Composition by an Australian Composer ||
|-
| 2005

APRA Awards of 2005

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2005 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the...

 || Tales of the Supernatural – Ford – Australian String Quartet

Australian String Quartet

The Australian String Quartet is a prominent Australian string quartet, which presents an annual program of chamber music throughout Australia and internationally....

, Jane Edwards || Vocal or Choral Work of the Year ||
|-
| 2008

APRA Awards of 2008

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2008 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...

 || Ford || Outstanding Contribution by an Individual ||
|-
| 2009

APRA Awards of 2009

The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the...

|| Learning to Howl – Ford – Arcko Symphonic Project || Best Performance of an Australian Composition ||

External links

• Andrew Ford's homepage
• The Music Show/ ABC Radio National
• Listen to Andrew Ford's Dance Maze online at ABC Classic FM's classic/amp website.