Alexander Voltz Explained

Alexander Voltz
Birth Date:1999 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Education:Brisbane Boys' College
University of Queensland (BMus, BA)
Occupation:Composer
Organization:Australian Monarchist League
Quadrant
Party:Liberal Party of Australia

Alexander Donald Kenneth Voltz (born 13 April 1999) is an Australian composer.[1] He is also known for his political stance as a monarchist.[2] [3] [4] In 2024, Voltz won the Symphonic Category of the George Enescu International Competition for his orchestral work Dunrossil Elms.[5] [6]

Education

Voltz was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and grew up in Brisbane. He attended Brisbane Boys' College and later studied composition, history and writing at the University of Queensland, where he graduated with both a Bachelor of Music with Honours (First Class) and a Bachelor of Arts.[7] [8] [9] He studied composition with Robert Davidson, Cathy Likhuta and Nicole Murphy, and received the mentorship of Brenton Broadstock and Brett Dean.[10] [11]

Voltz has attributed his earliest opportunities and successes to the support of his family, in particular his father, the musician Bradley Voltz.[12] [13] John Curro and the Queensland Youth Orchestras have also been noted as championing Voltz's early music.[14]

Career

Voltz's music has been performed and supported by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Opera Queensland, Australian Youth Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring, Flinders Quartet and others. He is twice a semi-finalist of the composition division of the Bartók World Competition.[15] [16]

In 2021, Voltz independently produced his first opera, Edward and Richard: The True Story of the Princes in the Tower.[17] [18] He was also commissioned as part of the Australian National Academy of Music's The ANAM Set, which he described as "a census of contemporary Australian art music".[19]

In 2022, Voltz served as Emerging Composer-in-Residence with Camerata – Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, was a recipient of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Composer Commissioning Fund, and placed second in the Harlow Chorus' 2022 Young Composer Competition.[20] [21] [22] [23] The following year, he commenced as the founding Music Editor of Quadrant.[24]

In 2024, Voltz won the Symphonic Category of the 19th George Enescu International Competition for his orchestral work Dunrossil Elms. The competition's jury consisted of, among other composers, Magnus Lindberg, Jennifer Higdon and Pascal Dusapin.[25]

Monarchism

Voltz is a Spokesperson for the Australian Monarchist League.[26] Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, he appeared across national Australian media outlets, presenting the League's perspectives.[27] In 2024, he was the League's principal spokesperson during King Charles III and Queen Camilla's tour of Australia.[28] [29]

Voltz directed The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert, Australia's largest musical tribute during the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[30] [31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander Voltz . Australian Music Centre.
  2. News: For Australia's young monarchists, confidence about a future under Charles . Koziol . Michael . 2022-09-11 . 2022-12-16 . Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. News: King Charles III not guaranteed to be on $5 note: assistant minister . Clun . Rachel . 2022-09-13 . 2022-12-16 . Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Australia now has an Assistant Minister for the Republic: Here's what that means . 2022-06-05 . 2022-12-16 . YouTube . Special Broadcasting Service.
  5. News: Australian prizewinner at the 2024 George Enescu Composition Competition . Lee . Dana . 2024-09-03 . 2024-09-03 . Limelight.
  6. News: Winners of the Composition Section of the 19th George Enescu International Competition Announced . 2024-08-31 . 2024-09-01 . George Enescu International Competition.
  7. Web site: Finding the Story in the Music . 2021-07-14 . 2022-12-16 . Australian Youth Orchestra.
  8. Web site: Rite of Spring: Queensland Youth Orchestra - Review . 2018-08-20 . 2022-12-16 . Weekend Notes.
  9. Web site: Alexander Voltz chosen for Cybec 2020 Program . 2020-03-16 . 2022-12-16 . School of Music . University of Queensland.
  10. Web site: 5 composers talk us through their new Australian music from the Hatched Composer Intensive . 2022-10-28 . 2022-12-16 . CutCommon.
  11. Web site: My Students . 2022-12-31 . Brenton Broadstock AM.
  12. Web site: Alexander Voltz . 2022-12-16 . Artology.
  13. Web site: Australian World Orchestra 2018 – The Art of the Impossible . 2017-10-11 . 2022-12-16 . The Culture Concept Circle . McDowall . Carolyn.
  14. News: This Is Not a Violin, It Is a Doorway . Curro . Sarah . 2020-02-17 . 2022-12-16 . Resonate Magazine . Australian Music Centre.
  15. Web site: The International Jury Has Made Its Decision . 2018-10-19 . 2022-12-18 . Bartok World Competition.
  16. Web site: Finalists 2020: Meet the Contestants Whose Works Made It to the Final! . 2022-12-18 . Bartok World Competition.
  17. News: Murder will out: The Princes in the Tower become an opera . Paget . Clive . 2021-06-15 . 2022-12-16 . Limelight.
  18. News: Edward and Richard: The True Story of the Princes in the Tower . Robertson . Jenna . 2021-07-13 . 2022-12-16 . LoudMouth . The Music Trust.
  19. Web site: 67 Australian Composers Announced for the ANAM Set . 2021-04-14 . 2022-12-16 . Australian National Academy of Music.
  20. News: Camerata announces its 2022 Emerging Composer-in-Residence . Litson . Jo . 2022-01-22 . 2022-12-16 . Limelight.
  21. News: ABC Classic and ABC Jazz commission 15 new works to support diverse Australian artists . 2022-11-24 . 2022-12-16 . . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  22. News: Composers for the 2022 ABC Commissioning Fund announced . Briggs . Maddy . 2022-11-28 . 2022-12-16 . Limelight.
  23. Web site: Young Composers' Competition Result . 2023-04-24 . Harlow Chorus.
  24. The Rising of Music's New Dawn . 2023-07-01 . . Voltz . Alexander . 97.
  25. News: Winners of the Composition Section of the 19th George Enescu International Competition Announced . 2024-08-31 . 2024-09-01 . George Enescu International Competition.
  26. Web site: Spokespersons . 2022-12-16 . Australian Monarchist League.
  27. Web site: King Charles III's assurance he will remain 'impartial' a 'comforting sign' . 2022-09-13 . 2022-12-16 . YouTube . Sky News Australia.
  28. News: Republic movement seeks major reset from royal visit . McIlroy . Tom . 2024-10-17 . 2024-11-02 . Australian Financial Review.
  29. News: Thorpe’s ‘breach’ called into question . Jackson . Blair . 2024-10-22 . 2024-11-02 . MSN.
  30. Web site: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert. platinumjubilee.gov.au. 29 April 2022.
  31. News: Common(wealth) Knowledge #5: Can politicians hold UK citizenship? . Jeffrey . Stuart . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-08 . 6 News.

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