List of Australian women composers

This is a list of Australian women composers of classical music, contemporary music and/or film soundtracks.

A-C

A Tina Arena (born 1967)[1]

B Alison Bauld (born 1944)[2] Betty Beath (born 1932)[3] Anne Boyd (born 1946)[4] May Brahe (nee Mary Dixon 1884–1956)[5] Amanda Brown (born 1965) [6][7]

C Iris de Cairos-Rego Ann Carr-Boyd (born 1938)[8][9] Glen Carter-Varney (born 1938)[10] Charlie Chan (born 1966)[11] Deborah Cheetham (born 1964)[12] Zana Clarke (born 1965)[13] Judith Clingan (born 1945)[14] Kate Crawford[15] Leah Curtis [16][17][18]

Betty Beath.

D–F

D Catherine Duc Melissa Dunphy Barbara Durham

E Moneta Eagles (1928–2002) Melody Eötvös (born 1984) June Epstein Sandy Evans (born 1960) Winsome Evans (born 1941) Florence Maude Ewart (1864–1949)

F Mrs Johann F. Faassen (see Ethel A. Brady) Amanda Lee Falkenberg Nirmali Fenn (born 1979) Mary Finsterer (born 1962) Ada Maud Fitz-Stubbs (1861–?) Samantha Fonti (born 1973) Jennifer Fowler (born 1939) Suzanne Tiborz Frisk

G–I

G Jenny Game-Lopata Lisa Gerrard (born 1961) Ann Ghandar (born 1943) Helen Gifford (born 1935) Belinda Gillam Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990) Annette Golden Alicia Grant (born 1978) Andrée Greenwell Maria Grenfell (born 1969) Dorothy Greville (see Edith Mary Harrhy) Ingrid Guymer (born 1968)

H Jane Hammond Amanda Handel (born 1958) Cathy Harley (born 1969) Edith Mary Harrhy (1893–1969) Rebecca Harrison (born 1986) Sadie Harrison (born 1965) Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964) Karen Heath Moya Henderson (born 1941) Marjorie Hesse (1911–1986) Fiona Hill Mirrie Hill (1892–1968) Maria Hinckesman (1803–?) Wendy Hiscocks (born 1963) Dulcie Holland (1913–2000) Suzanne Palmer Holton (see Suzanne Palmer-Holton) Cat Hope (born 1966) Sarah Hopkins (born 1958) Raelene (Rae) Howell May Howlett (born 1931) Ruby E Hunter (1900–1986) Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh (born 1984) Miriam Hyde (1913–2005)

I Milica Ilic Alison Ireland Wendy Ireland

J–L

J Anna Jacobs (born 1980) Sonia Jacobsen (born 1967) Josephine Y. Jin Margaret Dylan Jones (born 1961) Kerryn Joyce (born 1972)

K Esther Kahn (1876–1940) Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957) Eve Klein (born 1981) Cicely Kelly (born c.1910) Solange Kershaw Gwenda Knappstein Ruby Knight (1905–1986) Jocelyn E. Kotchie Linda Kouvaras (born 1960) Mary-Anne Kyriakou

L Sophie Lacaze (born 1963) Vineta Lagzdina (born 1945) Lynette Lancini(born 1970) Somaya Langley (born 1976) Sister Marie Duchesne Lavin (born 1930) Catherine Leahy Lee Jee-Yun (born 1980) Inga Liljeström Liza Lim (born 1966) Becky Llewellyn (born 1950) Karlin Greenstreet Love (born 1956) Jill Lowe

Mac/Mc–N

Mac/Mc Mona McBurney (1862–1932) Ruth McCall Mary M. McCarron-Maguire Christine McCombe (born 1967) Kathleen McGuire Clare Maclean (born 1958) Christina Rutherford Macpherson (1864–1936)

M Kris Macken (born 1979) Michelle Madder Mary Mageau (born 1934) Mary M. McCarron Maguire (see Mary M. McCarron-Maguire) Hellgart Mahler Joanne Maree (born 1939) Wendy Marlow Elsa Marshall-Hall (born 1891) Ruth Lee Martin (born 1957) Dorothy Mewes Sister Mildred Catherine Milliken Sandra Milliken Elissa Milne Lorraine Milne (born 1946) Varney Monk (1892–1967) Kate Moore (born 1979) Ina Mornement (1896–c.1970) Carolyn Morris Wendy Morrissey (1926–2005) Suzanne Moxon (born 1966) Nicole Murphy

N Kate Neal (Helen) June Nixon (born 1942) Anne Norman

O'–P

O' Tamara O'Brien (born 1977) Jennifer O'Connor

O Vivienne Olive (born 1950) Meta Overman (1907–1993)

P Rosalind Page (born 1956) Suzanne Palmer-Holton Katharine "Kitty" Parker (1886–1971) Linda Phillips (1899–2002) Julia Piggin Anna Pimakhova (born 1965) Estelle Pizer Angela Polden (born 1960) Peggy Polias (born 1981) Maude (or Maud) Mary Puddy (1883–1974)

Q–S

Q

R Katherine Rawlings Kate Reid (born 1948) Sylvia Rice Esther Rofe (1904–2000) Jodi Rose Caitlin Rowley (born 1973) Anne Rudolph Jacqui Rutten (born 1964)

S Catherine Schieve [19] Johanna Selleck (born 1959) Lily Eugenie Seyd-Wood (1896–1986) Ariel Shearer Julie Simonds Maree L. Smith (born 1936) Margery Smith (born 1956) Mirrie Irma Solomon (Mirrie Irma Hill) Helen Standring [20] Jane Stanley (born 1976) Amanda Stewart [21] Dorothy Stewart (Edith Mary Harrhy) Helen Stowasser (born 1933) Ada Fitz Stubbs Wendy Suiter (born 1954) Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984) Caroline Szeto (born 1956)

T–V

T Julia Tahourdin Keren Terpstra Carla Thackrah Penelope Thwaites (born 1944) Katia Tiutiunnik (born 1967) Sister Clare Tobin (born 1931) Cathie Travers Josephine Truman

U

V Bree van Reyk

W–Z

W Melita White (born 1974) [22] Gillian Whitehead (born 1941) Sally Whitwell Barbara Woof (born 1958) [23] Emmeline Mary Dogherty Woolley (1843–1908) [24]

X

Y Yunyu[25]

Z

See also

• List of Australian composers

References

1. Tina Arena @ http://www.allmusic.com, retrieved on 27 June 2013.
2. Alison Bauld @ The Feminine Musique, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
3. Betty Beath @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
4. Anne Boyd @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
5. May Brahe @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
6. Au. "Amanda Brown | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
7. "Amanda Brown > News and Events : Australian Institute of Music Sydney". Aim.edu.au. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
8. "Music Australia – Carr-Boyd". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
9. "Ann Carr-Boyd : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
10. "Glen Carter-Varney : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
11. Lynden Barber (22 November 1993). "Those amazing adventures in Chan-land" (PDF). Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
12. "Deborah Cheetham", Sunday Nights With John Cleary, 3 February 2001, Radio National
13. "Zana Clarke:Associate Artist". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
14. "Judith Clingan : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
15. "Kate Crawford Dot Net". Katecrawford.net. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
16. "Composer". Leah Curtis. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
17. "Music Australia – Curtis, Leah". Nla.gov.au. 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
18. "Leah Curtis : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
19. Catherine Schieve @ www.catherineschieve.net
20. Helen Standring @ www.australianmusiccentre.com.au
21. Amanda Stewart @ www.australianmusiccentre.com.au
22. Melita White @ www.australianmusiccentre.com.au
23. Barbara Woof @ www.australianmusiccentre.com.au
24. Rutledge, Martha. "Woolley, Emmeline Mary Dogherty (1843–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
25. Ozren K. Glaser. "2015 Film Music Awards Winners - ISFMF". International Samobor Film Music Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
    "Yunyu - Australian Film Television and Radio School". Australian Film Television and Radio School. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

External links

• (2001.) "Resonating Voices: Australian Women Composers and Musicians in the Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia." (Abstract.) (Entire document.) National Library of Australia Staff Papers.
• Stephen Pleskun (28 March 2014). A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS AND THEIR COMPOSITIONS - Vol. 4 1999-2013. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 395–. ISBN 978-1-4931-3537-0.