This site hosts news of, and links to, composition graduates from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University. Where possible, individual's websites are accessible by clicking their photo. WAAPA is home to one of the largest Composition and Music Technology programs in the country, catering to composers and sound artists from fields such as concert music, electronica, popular, jazz and experimental music. Students study traditional compositional skills such as orchestration and music structure along with digital and electronics sonic arts including recording, spatial and interactive software.
The course provides a balanced approach, developing intangible skills such as creativity and aesthetics along with practical skills such as logistical planning and documentation. Students take advantage of the unique opportunities available at ECU to collaborate in projects with dancers and theatre directors, film and media makers, visual artists and game programmers. Students from the program publicly present over 40 hours of music every year, on stage and in the twice-yearly Sound Spectrum festival. Composition and Music Technology has strong links with the community with students working in radio, in music series and festivals and with local businesses.
Composition is a problem-solving degree with strong employment outcomes for graduates in the field. Many graduates maintain exciting careers working in art music (For examples see Melanie Robinson, Johannes Luebbers, Rebecca Smith, Dan Thorne, Mace Francis, Alice Humphries, Kynan Tan, Sam Gillies, Mitch Mollison, Michael Terren, Alex Turley, Josten Myburgh), commercial music (Karl Thomas, Kučka, Matthews Mclean), writing for film and media (Chris de Groot, Kevin Penkin, Ellie Cumming, Sean Tinnion), and theatre and dance (Rachael Dease, Dane Yates) and in studio production and programming jobs. This site is not an official site of Edith Cowan University, but is maintained by staff from the Composition and Music Technology Course. For information on the current composition courses at WAAPA click here.
The course provides a balanced approach, developing intangible skills such as creativity and aesthetics along with practical skills such as logistical planning and documentation. Students take advantage of the unique opportunities available at ECU to collaborate in projects with dancers and theatre directors, film and media makers, visual artists and game programmers. Students from the program publicly present over 40 hours of music every year, on stage and in the twice-yearly Sound Spectrum festival. Composition and Music Technology has strong links with the community with students working in radio, in music series and festivals and with local businesses.
Composition is a problem-solving degree with strong employment outcomes for graduates in the field. Many graduates maintain exciting careers working in art music (For examples see Melanie Robinson, Johannes Luebbers, Rebecca Smith, Dan Thorne, Mace Francis, Alice Humphries, Kynan Tan, Sam Gillies, Mitch Mollison, Michael Terren, Alex Turley, Josten Myburgh), commercial music (Karl Thomas, Kučka, Matthews Mclean), writing for film and media (Chris de Groot, Kevin Penkin, Ellie Cumming, Sean Tinnion), and theatre and dance (Rachael Dease, Dane Yates) and in studio production and programming jobs. This site is not an official site of Edith Cowan University, but is maintained by staff from the Composition and Music Technology Course. For information on the current composition courses at WAAPA click here.
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dr. mace francis
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rachael dease
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sean bernard
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michael terren
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ashleigh gibson greig
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dr. dobromila jaskot
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Rebecca Smith
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Graduates
1990s
Dr. Russell Sarre
BMus 1992 |
James Ledger
BMus 1993 |
Adrian Kelly
BMus 2005 |
Dr, Dominik Karski
BMus 1996 |
Robert Griffin Morgan
MA 2009 |
2000s
Melanie Robinson
BMus 2003 |
James K. Lee
BMus 2003 |
Dr. Nela Trifkovic
MA 2004 |
Hannah Clemen
MA 2005 |
Jonathan Mustard
MA 2007 |
Laurissa Wylie-McCarthy
BMus 2005 |
Lisa James
BMusHons 2008 |
Kristin Taylor
BMus 2005 |
Mia Brine
BMus 2005 |
Ray Foo
BMus 2005 |
Michael White
BMus 2005 |
Andrew Pearce
BMus 2005 |
Emma Meager
BMus 2005 |
Robert Maszkowski
BMus 2005 |
Andrew Martin
BMus 2005 |
Max Leong
BMus 2005 |
Andrew Lee
BMus 2005 |
Bela Inkster
BMus 2005 |
Chris Hawley
BMus 2005 |
Adam Willett
BMusHons 2007 |
Rachael Dease
BMusHons 2009 |
Simon Keet
BMus 2006 |
Karl Thomas
BMus 2006 |
Andrew Wright
BMus 2006 |
Toby Craig
BMus 2006 |
Garth Blackman
BMus 2006 |
Graeme Basham
BMus 2006 |
Matt Bairstow
BMus 2006 |
Matt George
BMus 2007 |
Hugh Veldon
BMus 2007 |
Johannes Luebbers
BMusHons 2007 |
Clare Norelli BMusHons 2007
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Dan Thorne
BMusHons 2008 |
Jon Edwards
BPA 2008 |
Joe Stawarz
BMusHons 2008 |
2010s
Christopher De Groot
MMus 2010 |
Philip Kenworthy
BMus Hons 2010 |
Kelly Curran
BMus Hons 2010 |
Cherie Lebrasse
BMus 2009 |
Benjamin Hamblin
BMus 2010 |
Alice Humphries
BMus 2010 |
Tilman Robinson
BMus 2010 |
Jarryd Bird
BMus 2010 |
Kynan Tan
BMusHons 2011 |
Elliot Hughes
BMus 2009 |
Jake Steele
BMus 2011 |
Mark Bradstreet
BMus 2011 |
Sam Timmerman
BMus 2011 |
Mitchell Mollison
BMus 2011 |
Charles Daly
BMus 2011 |
Ellie Cumming
BMusHons 2012 |
Nina Stamell
GradDip 2011 |
Caitlin Woods
GradDip 2011 |
Rebecca Erin Smith
BMusHons 2012 |
Samuel Gillies
BMusHons 2013 |
Esther Li
BMus 2012 |
Bob White
BMus 2012 |
Kathleen Walton-Roy
BMus 2012 |
Rhys George
GradDip 2012 |
Daniel Symons-Clamp
BMus 2012 |
Louise Penman
BMus 2012 |
Kevin Penkin
BMus 2012 |
Matthew Mclean
BMus 2012 |
Laura Lowther
BMus 2012 |
Christopher Honey
BMus 2012 |
Rhys Channing
BMus 2012 |
Henry Andersen
BMus 2012 |
Joel Thurner
BMus 2013 |
Jeremy Poole-Johnson
BMusHons 2013 |
Suzanne Kosowitz
BMus 2011 |
Thomas Greble
BMusHons 2014 |
Joshua Blackwell
BMus 2013 |
Katie Campbell
BMus 2013 |
Andrew Clarke
BMus 2013 |
Timothy Cluett
BMus 2013 |
BMus 2013Benjamin Dougall |
Henry Gillett
BMus 2013 |
Michael Holmes
BMus 2013 |
Gemma Kiiveri
BMus 2013 |
Leonard Madden
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Sean Tinnion
BMus 2013 |
Jennifer Wyatt
BMus 2013 |
Petro Vouris
BMus 2013 GradDip 2015 |
Mathew Cammarano
Cert IV 2011 |
Yann Vissac
Cert IV 2011 |
Mace Francis
PhD 2015 |
James Herrington
MA 2015 |
Emma McClughan
BMus 2014 |
Sam Garrone
Cert IV 2012 |
Shay-Lee Allen
Cert IV 2012 |
Zachary Corrie
BMus 2014 |
Leon Ross
Cert IV 2012 |
Nik Thompson
Cert IV 2012 |
Tallis Mullheron
Cert IV 2012 |
Steve Paraskos
BMus 2014 |
Saf Paul
BMus 2014 |
Hannah Sorenson
BMus 2014 |
Aaron Wainwright
BMus 2015 |
Sam Wylde
BMus 2015 |
John Barrett
BMus 2015 |
Billie Court
BMus 2015 |
Brendan Cummins
GradDipMus 2015 |
Joseph Dignon
BMus 2015 |
Andre Georges
BMus 2015 |
Laura Halligan
BMus 2015 |
Alexander Hejleh
BMus 2015 |
Amelia Jutilane-Maynard
BMus 2015 |
Jackson Griggs
BMus 2015 |
Josten Myburgh
BMus Hons 2015 |
Timothy Newhouse
BMus 2015 |
Ayden-James Nolan
BMus 2015 |
Leanne Puttick
BMus 2015 |
Timothy Roberts
BMus 2015 |
Raul Torres
BMus 2015 |
Alexander Turley
BMus Hons 2016 |
Mason Vellios
BMus 2015 |
Hons Dane Yates
BMus Hons 2016 |
Leonard Madden BMus Hons 2016 |
Glenn Rogers
MA 2016 |
Andre Biswas
BMus 2016 |
Tomas Kenny-Simpson
Dip 2016 |
Tim Newhouse BMus Hons 2016 |
Amelia Jutilane-Maynard
BMus Hons 2016 |
Will Zach Brown
BMus 2016 |
James Knox
Grad Dip 2017 |
Brendan Polain
BMus 2016 |
Timothy Bates
BMus 2017 |
Jesse Bach
BMus Hons 2017 |
Eduardo Cossio
BMus Hons 2017 |
Gabrielle Fusco
BMus Hons 2017 |
Edwin Jones
BMus Hons 2017 |
Max Juniper
BMus Hons 2017 |
Jean-Michel Maujean
BMus Hons 2017 |
Alexander Turner
BMus Hons 2017 |
David Harwood
BMus 2017 |
James Paddock
BMus 2017 |
Hyung Jin Koo
Diploma 2017 |
Conor Mckeough
Diploma 2017 |
Samuel Nee
Diploma 2017 |
Michael Dang
BMus 2018 |