Juliet Palmer
Encyclopedia
Juliet Palmer is a contemporary composer living in Toronto, Canada
in 1967, where she completed graduate studies in composition, clarinet and time-based art at the University of Auckland. She moved to New York City in 1990 to work with interdisciplinary pioneer Meredith Monk
and obtained her PhD at Princeton University
in 1999. Now living in Toronto
, Canada, she is an active composer and interdsciplinary artist.
Her compositions cover a wide range from chamber music
and dance theatre to orchestral and opera. Palmer's music has been featured in festivals in US, UK, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, France, Austria and Canada. Her work has been broadcast widely, including radio networks in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, US, Canada and Japan.
A detailed catalogue of her work, including streaming audio and video samples may be found at both the Centre for New Zealand Music and the Canadian Music Centre websites.
Career
Juliet Kiri Palmer was born in New ZealandNew Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1967, where she completed graduate studies in composition, clarinet and time-based art at the University of Auckland. She moved to New York City in 1990 to work with interdisciplinary pioneer Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk
Meredith Jane Monk is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. Since the 1960s, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.-Life and work:Meredith Monk is primarily known for her...
and obtained her PhD at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1999. Now living in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada, she is an active composer and interdsciplinary artist.
Her compositions cover a wide range from chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
and dance theatre to orchestral and opera. Palmer's music has been featured in festivals in US, UK, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, France, Austria and Canada. Her work has been broadcast widely, including radio networks in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, US, Canada and Japan.
A detailed catalogue of her work, including streaming audio and video samples may be found at both the Centre for New Zealand Music and the Canadian Music Centre websites.
External references
- SOUNZ (Centre for New Zealand Music) http://sounz.org.nz/contributor/composer/1076
- The Canadian Music Centre http://musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_biography&authpeopleid=13744&by=P
Further reading
- Steenhuisen, Paul. "Interview with Juliet Palmer". In Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0888644749