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Ross Edwards: I still wake up excited about the score I'm working on by Philip Cooney, Resonate Magazine, 18 Dec 2013. 'I find composing a compulsive but exhausting and emotionally draining occupation, but my enthusiasm hasn't waned', says composer Ross Edwards, whose 70th birthday is celebrated on 23 December 2013.
Mar 2, 2022 · Distinctive in his compositional sound, Ross Edwards is at the forefront of the Australian classical scene as one of the country’s most prolific and most performed living composers. We caught up with Ross on the occasion of the release of his latest album ‘Frog and Star Cycle.’.
Jul 11, 2023 · Ross Edwards has spent much of this year engaged in all those anniversary pursuits. He turns 80 later this year, and the Sydney Symphony is throwing him a party at the Sydney Opera House, with friends including Principal Oboe Diana Doherty and Chief Conductor Simone Young.
Ross Edwards Piano Concerto: 1st mvt (extract) ABC 426 483-2 track 1 (first 1’45 then fade out completely) Ross, that of course is the opening of your piano concerto of 1982 and it strikes me that this was a pivotal work for you. It makes me ask the huge question: what is “being a composer” all about for you?
Jul 5, 2022 · One of Australia’s best known and most performed composers, Ross Edwards AM has created a distinctive sound world aligned with principles of deep ecology while seeking to reconnect music with elemental forces and restore its traditional association with ritual and dance.
Ross Edwards married Helen Hopkins, one of his students, in 1974. She is currently his manager, having spent many years as a piano teacher, and has always been a committed supporter of his work. They have two children, Jeremy and Emily.
In honour of Ross Edwards’ forthcoming 80th birthday, we share a guide to some of Edwards’ key orchestral works, exploring the nuances of this unique voice in the landscape of Australian composition. We start with Edwards' symphonies which are exemplars of this inimitable Australian composer.
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