Holly Harrison
Australian composer
Holly Phillippa Harrison (born 1988) is an Australian composer based in Western Sydney.
Early life and education
Harrison grew up in the Hawkesbury region West of Sydney. She was awarded a music scholarship to attend St Paul's Grammar School for trumpet performance. During high school she began playing drum kit, performing with rock, punk and post-rock bands.
Harrison graduated from Western Sydney University School of Music with a Bachelor of Music, First Class Honours, and was awarded the University Medal. She then went on to complete a Doctorate of Creative Arts in composition at Western Sydney University.
Career
Harrison's music is frequently performed across Australia and internationally. In Australia she has worked with leading orchestras including Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, as well as chamber ensembles including Ensemble Offspring, Omega Ensemble, and Australian String Quartet. Internationally, she has collaborated with ensembles including Eighth Blackbird, Alarm Will Sound, Goldmund Quartett, Orkest de Ereprijs.
Harrison's work Cabbages and Kings was awarded first place at the 2014 Young Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, chaired by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen.
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