Brad Gill
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Dr Brad Gill, PHD Syd
Dr Brad Gill (b. 1976) began serious musical studies in early high school with a focus on xylophone and percussion, later developing an interest in composition which he explored while a student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (from which he has an Honours degree and Ph.D.) and University of Western Australia. During this time he developed an interest in non-Western music, undertaking study in Javanese Gamelan and Tabla, as well as studying jazz vibraphone in addition to composition studies, resulting in a broad musicality and highly individual and compositional style. He has been active in many areas related to composition in Australia, ranging from performing, conducting and concert organization in addition to composing. He has been involved in music education for a number of years, teaching composition, analysis and performance related subjects at the Sydney Conservatorium since 2000, as well as teaching courses at the University of Newcastle, Australian International Conservatorium of Music and various high schools in Sydney. Brad has written for a wide range of music ensembles, ranging from symphony orchestra to solo piano, but has also had a focus on music featuring percussion, as well as expanding the creative range of brass and wind band music through the creation of original work for these media.
Compositionally, Brad’s main focus is on experimentation with rhythmic and formal/structural elements, and microtonal harmony stemming from musical exploration of the harmonic series, and applying developments in atonal theory. Brad’s music has been composed for and performed by a range of ensembles and soloists, including the Song Company, Ensemble Offspring, members of Elision, Claire Edwards and Ensemble ‘Verocious’, the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra under Roger Smalley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australian Piano Quartet, pianists Kerry Yong, Michael Kieran-Harvey Roxanne Della-Bosca, British conductor Barry Webb, and the Sydney Conservatorium Percussion Ensemble. A number of works have been recorded for broadcast by the ABC, and the brief ‘Healing the Heart’ was recorded and released on CD as part of the charity CD ‘The Interior Horizon’. Non-musical interests include modern literature, philosophy and bushwalking, all of which inform his creative work.