Ann Murphy
Ann Murphy teaches harpsichord and thorough bass at the University of Melbourne. She has given numerous recitals in Australia as a soloist and in ensemble, and has recorded for the ABC.
Ann Murphy studied with Max Cooke at the University of Melbourne, then undertook further studies in Amsterdam with Glen Wilson, Ton Koopman and Gustav Leonhardt. She has given numerous recitals in Australia as a soloist and in ensemble, and has recorded for the ABC. A regular performer at MIFOH and similar festivals, she has also given solo recitals at several Victorian universities.
She has worked with the German ensemble Camerata H6 and with visiting European artists including Eva Legêne, Walter van Hauwe, Robert Ehrlich and Evelyn Nallen. She teaches harpsichord and thorough bass at the University of Melbourne.
Ann Murphy is featured on the following titles
The Bach Family Circle
Music for oboe and harpsichord. Acclaimed historical oboist Geoffrey Burgess and harpsichordist Ann Murphy explore the hypothetical voice of the lost Bach oboe through realisations and rescorings.
Ann Murphy also appears on
Via Frescobaldi
Seventeenth-century Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi was at once conservative and innovative. La Romanesca presents improvisatory toccatas, imitative polyphonic instrumental works, and songs from his arie musicali of 1630.
Bright Tracks
Winner of the 1998 ABC Classic FM Listeners’ Choice Award, this double CD gathers chamber music by Brenton Broadstock, one of Australia’s most established and respected composers.
Phoenix Songs
Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, the recorder is enjoying something of a renaissance. Six well-known Australian contemporary composers pair it with piano, harpsichord, voice and live electronics.
Ann Murphy is a member of
Elysium Ensemble
The Elysium Ensemble has been acclaimed by critics for its exciting performances, fine musicianship and authoritative interpretations of Baroque and Classical repertoire on period instruments.