Salina Fisher

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Salina Fisher
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)
OriginNew Zealand
Occupation Composer
Instrument Violin
Website www.salinafisher.com

Salina Fisher (born 6 October 1993) is a New Zealand composer and violinist currently based in Wellington.

Fisher was Concertmaster of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in 2012-2013. [1] She graduated from the New Zealand School of Music and then studied for a Master of Music in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. [2] In 2014 Fisher's work Blushing Skies received the Orchestra's Choice Award. [3] She is the youngest-ever winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her orchestral work Rainphase, subsequently winning in 2017 for her string quartet Tōrino. [4] Tōrino was selected to represent New Zealand at the ISCM World Music Days in Vancouver, BC, Canada and was performed there in November 2017. by the Emily Carr String Quartet. [5] [6] She was awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award. [7] She is the recipient of the New Generation Award. [8]

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  8. "New Generation Awards". The Arts Foundation. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.