Alison Bauld Explained

Alison Margaret Bauld
Birth Date:7 May 1944
Origin:Sydney, Australia
Genre:Classical music
Occupation:Composer, Author

Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London, England.

Biography

Bauld was born in Sydney and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music.[1] She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney.[2] She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York in 1974.[3] [4]

After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.[5]

Works

Selected works include:

Bauld has also published a novel:

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 23 January 2011.
  2. Book: Women & music: a history. Pendle, Karin. 1991.
  3. Web site: Alison Bauld (b. 1944). 23 January 2011. 10 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710234130/http://www.femininemusique.com/main.php?page=alison. dead.
  4. Book: The companion to 20th-century music. Lebrecht, Norman. 1996.
  5. Web site: Alison Bauld:Represented Artist. 23 January 2011.