Dorothy Ker

Dorothy Ker (born 1965) is a New Zealand-born composer of instrumental and vocal music who has lived in the UK since 1992. She is known for her inter-disciplinary collaborations and experimentation with live electronic music performances.[1]

Early life

Ker was born in Carterton, in the North Island of New Zealand in 1965.[2]

Education

Ker completed B.Mus and M.Mus degrees at the University of Auckland, where she studied composition and electronic music with John Rimmer.[3] She emigrated to the UK in 1992,[4] and completed a Ph.D in composition at the University of York in 1998.[5]

Career

Following her graduation, Ker took up a position at the University of Reading. She later moved to the position of Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield,[6] before becoming a Lecturer in Composition there,[7] and most recently, a Senior Lecturer in Music.[8]

In 2008, a collaboration with the mathematician Marcus du Sautoy resulted in the creation and performance of a piece of experimental music, The 19th Step.[9] The research with du Sautoy was later the basis for a mixed-media theatre piece produced in collaboration with the sculptor Kate Allen in 2010.[10]

In July 2013, Ker began a year-long position in Wellington, New Zealand, as a Research Teaching Associate at the New Zealand School of Music.[11]

In 2015, Ker received the 2015 Composers Association of New Zealand Trust Fund Award for her contribution to music composition.[12]

Ker's music has been heard at international festivals in Auckland, Belfast, Darmstadt, Huddersfield, Perth, Taipei, Seoul, at the International Society for Contemporary Music, in London and on BBC Radio 3 and Radio New Zealand.[13][14]

Works

Recordings

References

  1. "Dorothy Ker - Academic Staff - Staff - Music - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. "SOUNZ - NZ composer - Dorothy Ker". sounz.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  3. "Presto Classical - Composer: Dorothy Ker (b.1965) - Buy music CDs & DVDs online". www.prestoclassical.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  4. "LORELT: Review of 'diffracted terrains: Chamber Music of Dorothy Ker'". www.lorelt.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  5. "SOUNZ - NZ composer - Dorothy Ker". sounz.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  6. "Two composers for the capital - New Zealand School of Music". www.nzsm.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  7. "21st Century Oboe". 21stcenturyoboe.com. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  8. "Dorothy Ker receives New Zealand composers award - News and Events - Music - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  9. Edemariam, Aida. "Interview: Marcus du Sautoy". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  10. "Dorothy Ker - Academic Staff - Staff - Music - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  11. "Two composers for the capital - New Zealand School of Music". www.nzsm.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  12. "Dorothy Ker receives New Zealand composers award - News and Events - Music - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  13. "21st Century Oboe". 21stcenturyoboe.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. "Sound Lounge". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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