Concerts in university arts festival

Concert 1

· Australian composer: Liza Lim

· studied piano and  before turning to composition

· performers and festivals around the world have given her a lot of commissions

· compositions show a great deal of  and are drawn from various cultural sources

· her music is very expressive and also 

· festival will include her  called The Oresteia

· Lim described the sounds in The Oresteia as 

· British composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius

Concert 2

· British composers: Benjamin Britten, Judith Weir

· Australian composer: Ross Edwards

· festival will include The Tower of Remoteness, inspired by nature

· The Tower of Remoteness is performed by piano and 

· compositions include music for children

· celebrates Australia`s cultural 

Concert 3

· Australian composer: Carl Vine

· played cornet then piano

· studied  before studying music

· worked in Sydney as a pianist and composer

· became well known as composer of music for 

· festival will include his music for the 1996 

· British composers: Edward Elgar, Thomas Adès