Eve Duncan was born in Melbourne in 1956 and later moved to the Mornington Peninsula. She studied classical guitar with Jochen Schubert, and composition with Theodore Dollarhide and Keith Humble, graduating with Honous in Music Composition. Since then she has composed chamber, orchestral and vocal music, and her work has been presented in many festivals in Australia, Asia and Europe. She now lives near the Yarra River with her family.