Barry Cockcroft
Barry is at the forefront of classical and contemporary saxophone in Australia. In 1997 he performed in Germany, France, Spain, New Zealand, Brisbane and Melbourne. He teaches at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts and has also received critical acclaim for his contemporary compositions for saxophone.
Barry is at the forefront of classical and contemporary saxophone in Australia. In 1997 he performed in Germany, France, Spain, New Zealand, Brisbane and Melbourne. He studied with the late Peter Clinch and for two years in France with Jacques Net, Marie-Bernadette Charrier and Jean-Marie Londeix gaining the coveted Medaille d'Or for saxophone performance. Barry teaches at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts and has received critical acclaim for his contemporary compositions for saxophone.
Artist's website: www.barrysax.com
Barry Cockcroft appears on
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.
Sunburnt Aftertones
Katy Abbott’s chamber music, spanning her career to date, shows her gift for drawing listeners straight into an evocative sound world. Place, travel and instrumental colour shape these direct, pictorial scores.