Andrew Schultz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Composer Andrew Schultz was born in Adelaide, South Australia in August 1960 and since 2002 has lived in New South Wales on the coast south of Sydney. He studied at the Universities of Queensland and Pennsylvania and at King's College London and he has received awards, prizes and fellowships including a Fulbright Award (1982), APRA Award (1993) and the Schueler Award (2007). He holds a BMus (Hons), MMus, and PhD in musical composition.
His compositions cover a broad range of chamber, orchestral and vocal works and have been performed, recorded and broadcast widely by leading groups and musicians internationally. He has held many commissions, including from the major Australian orchestras and four Composer Fellowships from the Australia Council for the Arts.
Schultz has written a number of large scale works including three operas - Black River (1989), Going Into Shadows (2001) and The Children’s Bach (2007) - which have been presented live and on film around the world. Other major works include Journey to Horseshoe Bend (2003) and Song of Songs (2004). Journey to Horseshoe Bend and Black River are considered innovative in their socially relevant topics and their use of indigenous performers. Schultz has held residencies and academic posts in the UK, US and Australia.
He is Professor of Composition at the University of Wollongong, Australia having previously been head of Composition and Music Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.
