Damien Ricketson
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Damien Ricketson is an Australia
n composer of contemporary classical music
. He grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales
and performed early on in the world folk ensemble Sea Gypsies.
After completing a B.M. degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
in 1995, he continued his studies for two years at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen
. He recently completed a doctorate in composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he also teaches.
Ricketson co-founded and directs Ensemble Offspring, a Sydney collective dedicated to the performance of new music. His compositions have been performed in concert by MusikFabrik
, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
, Crash Ensemble
, and Orfeusz Chamber Orchestra.
His Ptolemy's Onion received the Marienberg Spring Award for an "Outstanding Australian composition."http://www.iamic.net/annual_list_australia07http://www.curiousnoise.com/index.php?section=2
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
. He grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...
and performed early on in the world folk ensemble Sea Gypsies.
After completing a B.M. degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is one of the oldest and most prestigious music schools in Australia...
in 1995, he continued his studies for two years at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen
Louis Andriessen is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
. He recently completed a doctorate in composition at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he also teaches.
Ricketson co-founded and directs Ensemble Offspring, a Sydney collective dedicated to the performance of new music. His compositions have been performed in concert by MusikFabrik
Musikfabrik
The musikFabrik is an ensemble for contemporary music located in Cologne. Their official name is: musikFabrik Landesensemble NRW e.V. .-Overview:...
, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:...
, Crash Ensemble
Crash Ensemble
Crash Ensemble is an Irish new music ensemble, founded in 1997 by composer Donnacha Dennehy, conductor and pianist Andrew Synott and clarinettist Michael Seaver. It played its first concert in Dublin in 1997...
, and Orfeusz Chamber Orchestra.
His Ptolemy's Onion received the Marienberg Spring Award for an "Outstanding Australian composition."http://www.iamic.net/annual_list_australia07http://www.curiousnoise.com/index.php?section=2