Georgia Scott

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Georgia Scott
NationalityAustralian
OccupationComposer
Notable workHer Dark Marauder, Score for Placeless, My3linati0ns

Georgia Scott is an Australian composer, orchestrator and arranger. [1] She graduated with Honours from the Royal College of Music, London and completed her Master of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2020 where she was supported by the Doris Burnett-Ford scholarship as part of the 2018-2019 Composing Women Program. [2]

Georgia was the recipient of the 2021 Australia Council National Arts and Disability Award for Young Artist. [3] She has worked with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, [2] Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, [4] Sydney Chamber Opera, [5] The Australian Ballet, [6] Moorambilla Voices, [7] Gondwana Junior, [8] Australian World Orchestra, [3] Flautist Claire Chase, [9] Orchestra Victoria, [6] Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra [3] and West Australian Youth Orchestra. [10]

Georgia's notable works include "Her Dark Marauder" which was performed by the Sydney Chamber Opera at Carriageworks and premiered online in 2020, [11] and was a finalist in the 2021 APRA AMC Art Music Awards for Dramatic Work of the Year. [3] [12]

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  1. ↑ "Georgia Scott". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Digital, Carter. "Georgia Scott". Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Georgia Scott". Australia Council for the Arts. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "21st Century Australian Composers' Program". Cybec Foundation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Breaking Glass: Sydney Chamber Opera". Carriageworks. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 Ballet, The Australian. "Placeless". The Australian Ballet. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Yindyamarra Recording Tour". Moorambilla Voices. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 Carol Day Commission Recipient". Western Australian Youth Orchestras. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "The albums that shape us, and composer Georgia Scott". ABC Radio National. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "WAYO celebrates revived premiere". WAYO. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Breaking Glass". Carriageworks. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Finalists announced for 2021 Art Music Awards". The Music Network. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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