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Christopher Healey

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24.01.2022 Humbled and delighted to have had Daniel Tan and Luke Severn give a smashing world premiere performance of my "Fugue of Solitude" today. Thank you both! I was a...lso delighted to hear for the first time the incredible Kodaly Duo for Violin & Cello - both a knock out piece to listen to and a phenomenal performance. A masterclass in string writing and playing. What a treat! See more

23.01.2022 A new work by Australian composer, Christopher Healey. Written in isolation, for isolation. Please enjoy and share this new work. The music is freely available to all:

22.01.2022 What did you do with your Saturday? This is what I did - a last minute arrangement request. "All in a day's work" as they say!

21.01.2022 Delighted to give to you "Clarinet Conspiracy" from the Concert for Isolated Musicians, performed by Andrew Doyle! Huge thanks to Andrew for his fab playing :) Please like and share to show you care! About Andrew: https://andrewdoyleclarinets.com/... Andrew has been principal clarinettist of The Metropolitan Orchestra since its inception, and has enjoyed many solo opportunities featuring the clarinet, most memorably Mozart's Clarinet Concerto to a sold out City Recital Hall, Sydney, an ABC Classic fm radio broadcast of Elena Kats-Chernin’s Ornamental Air for basset clarinet and orchestra, as well as performances of Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mozart's Clarinet Quintet and Rolla's Bassett Horn Concerto. In addition to his position with TMO, Andrew has performed with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, is a casual clarinettist/bass clarinettist with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, principal clarinet with the Sydney Philharmonia and from 2006 - 2017 was the full-time clarinet soloist and section leader with the Royal Australian Navy Band. The highlight of his position with the RAN Band was the CD recording and release of Black Dog Rhapsody for Clarinet. In 2016 he was awarded a prestigious Churchill Fellowship to travel to Europe to learn how to make period clarinets. He subsequently set up a workshop in Sydney, and has begun making historical clarinets and barrels for modern clarinets from the finest Australian timbers. #Clarinet #ClarinetConcerto #Composer #NewMusic #AustralianComposer #ContemporaryClassical #AussieComposer

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Jefimija Šipka who has won the Audience Choice award for the 'Bored Composer Competition'! "Born in Novi Sad, Serbia, Jefimija Šipka built her passion for the bassoon with great mentors such as Živan Šarevi, Giorgio Mandolesi, Nenad Jankovi, Nataša Šarcevi, Gabriela Koso. She is the winner of many international and national awards and actively plays in many orchestras as a soloist, and chamber ansambles. She is currently attending her studying at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in the class of the Bassoonist, Professor Nenad Jankovi. Jefimija Šipka plays on the handmade instrument ,model Imperator, which was made with a lot of love and dedication by Mr. Živan Šarevi"

19.01.2022 To celebrate #MakeMusicDay , here is Ellie Harrison beautifully performing "Viola?! (dedicated to Celibidache)" from my "Concerto for Isolated Musicians". Each ...movement of this work is for a different instrument to be performed with a digital orchestral accompaniment. The music for this work is freely available to all that are interested and can be accessed from my website: www.christopherhealey.net About Ellie Harrison (Viola): http://ellieharrisonviola.com/ Ellie Harrison is a freelance violist from Brisbane Australia. She received her Master of Music Studies in Performance and Bachelor of Music in Performance and Pedagogy at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2013 and 2015, studying with Maestro John Curro AM MBE. Ellie has performed across Australia and Internationally in Germany, Austria, France, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. Ellie has won numerous awards including: Lord Mayors Emerging Artist Fellowship 2018, EG & FW Harmer Viola Scholarship 2009, 2010 & 2011; Young Star Award 2013, John Curro Conservatorium Viola Prize 2012. Ellie studied in Berlin in 2018 and 2019 with Professor Walter Küssner from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and a highlight was performing at the Klangspuren Ensemble Modern Academy for Contemporary Music in Austria. A passionate performer, Ellie enjoys playing a wide range of music and exploring the beauty of sound and sonic possibilities of her instrument, as well as delighting in collaborations with other musicians and artists. #Viola #ClassicalMusic #ContemporaryClassical #AustralianComposer #ViolaConcerto #AustralianMusic #NewMusic #AustralianMade #Composer

19.01.2022 The final prize for the Bored Composer Competition is the "Best Videography Prize" which goes to Solomon Alber for the combination of great playing and the cool way he has added the text of the Robert Frost poem the work is based on into the video. Love it! About Solomon: Saxophonist and music producer, Solomon Alber, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. From an early age, he remembers hearing bands with horn sections like The California Honeydrops and Tower Of Power. Solo...mon began to build momentum as a performing artist after a European tour with the California Jazz Conservatory Studio Band in 2015. He continued on to play several mini tours performing in festivals and venues around the United States. While he blends the history of vintage jazz styles with saxophonists of the Soul Jazz era: Stanley Turrentine, King Curtis and Junior Cook, Solomon strives to incorporate rhythms and styles from all over the world and to carry a unique and optimistic message through music. By persevering through all the challenges that come with being a musician in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Solomon hopes to lift people's spirits with his music. He continues to compose, record and collaborate with musicians all over the world and plans to continue releasing original music under his independent music label, Alber Music. Connect with Solomon and his music through Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and his website, www.solomonalber.com

18.01.2022 Feel like giving the gift of music for Christmas? Why not commission a bespoke new work specifically for them. Contact me to discuss details

16.01.2022 My statement: "Art has a crucial role in expanding the human ability to create meaning from the human experience. Science informs us what it is, while art shows us what it means to perceive it. These two things, the arts and sciences, ought not be seen as separate endeavours. Without science, we have no future. Without the arts, we have no present worth living only a barren wasteland without the promise of reprieve.... It is easy to undervalue art because it is ever-present. It is like hope: only when it is truly gone do we realise how vital it was to sustaining us." https://www.cutcommonmag.com/job-relevant-we-ask-18-arts-wo

15.01.2022 Delighted to announce that the 'Best Australian Performer Award' for the Bored Composer Competition has gone to Michael Thrum for his fabulous Bass Clarinet rendition of the set work, Birches. About Michael: "Michael Thrum currently lives in Townsville and works primarily as an Audiologist. He is also a clarinetist, woodwind doubler and woodwind teacher, and has performed in numerous musicals in Townsville and in Brisbane. He studied clarinet under Diana Tolmie at the Queens...land Conservatorium Griffith University and has undertaken bass clarinet lessons with Roco Parissi during a trip to Europe in 2015. It was during this same trip Michael performed as a member of the Blackwood clarinet quartet at the international clarinet festival in Madrid. Michael is currently preparing to move back to the Brisbane and Gold Coast area and is looking forward to collaborating with his music colleagues when he returns." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cYzyzWtKDg

15.01.2022 I did an interview with Limelight Magazine about the Concerto for Isolated Musicians :) hope you enjoy!

14.01.2022 A huge thank you to Ash Carter for recording Trombone Tornado from the Concerto for Isolated Musicians. What is there to say, really, other than "Bloody Brilliant!"

14.01.2022 This will be fab! Tickets available here: https://www.panoramic-music.com//daniel-tan-luke-severn-/

11.01.2022 A bit more publicity for the Concerto for Isolated Musicians :)

10.01.2022 Here's a quick Jingle Bells in the style of 2020. Merry Christmas Everyone!

10.01.2022 Live at 3pm Melbourne Time. Tune in online!

10.01.2022 Get your tickets and prepare your ears for: Joseph Haydn Duet for Violin and Cello in D major, Hob. VI:D1 Chris Healey Fugue of Confinement Zoltán Kodály Duo fo...r Violin and Cello, Op. 7 Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin and Viola See more

09.01.2022 11 days remaining until the competition closes - still time left to learn the set work and throw your hat in the ring! If you know any wind players who might be interested, please let them know :)

09.01.2022 Excited to announce the "Bored Composer Music Competition", open to all wind instruments (Concert & Alto Flute, any Clarinet, Oboe, Soprano & Alto Sax, Bassoon etc). 2 x A$250 (AUD) prizes to win! More information here: www.christopherhealey.net/competition... *** CLOSES 14th OF AUGUST, 2020 *** #Flute #Clarinet #Oboe #Saxophone #MusicCompetition #NewMusic #AustralianComposer #Bassoon

08.01.2022 This will be a blast! Join us online for a great programme including a Healey premiere!

08.01.2022 Happy Holidays & Enjoy!

04.01.2022 Thank you Latoyah Forsyth for this great write up on the Concerto for Isolated Musicians https://soundescapes.melbournerecital.com.au//composing-a-

04.01.2022 Congratulation to Brian Schappals Music who has won the Composer's Choice Award for his performance of my work 'Birches'! Brian's playing was sensitive, colourful and really captured my own reading of the poem (Birches by Robert Frost) that the work was based upon. More about Brian:... "Brian Schappals is a clarinetist, composer and educator based in Seattle, WA that diversifies the art of clarinet playing by integrating multiple styles of playing into his performances and compositions. He holds a Master’s in Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s of Arts degrees in Clarinet Performance and Music Composition from Whitworth University, having studied with Ben Lulich and Dr. Del Hungerford. In 2019, Brian won University of Washington Wind Ensemble’s concerto competition and performed David Maslanka’s Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble I. Lamentation. Brian is also an active musician in the greater Seattle area, performing with Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, Emerald Ballet Theater Orchestra, Saratoga Orchestra, Inverted Space, The Sound Ensemble, and Bellingham Chamber Chorale. Most notably, Brian recently performed in the world premiere of Harry Partch's original version of The Bewitched with the Harry Partch Ensemble." Brian's performance of "Birches" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbt2J-dkevg

03.01.2022 In case you missed it, here is the piccolo movement from the Concerto for Isolated Musicians, performed by Queensland's Brijette Tubb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7XA9eawu9w&

03.01.2022 Pondering the unanswerable question: