Evan J Lawson
Evan J Lawson (he/they) is one of Australia’s leading queer artists, working at the forefront of contemporary culture as a composer, writer, curator, singer and conductor. Evan is a founding member and artistic director of interdisciplinary dance company-chamber orchestra Forest Collective.
Evan was composer-in-residence at Billilla Mansion, a member of the Academy of Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, served as the principal conductor for the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music, and was musical director of the Monash University Choral Society. Evan’s work ranges from art music to immersive electro-acousmatic works. His work as composer and conductor has brought on collaborations with a wide range of professional, educational and community organisations, such as the Volksoper Wien, Australian Saxophone Quartet, Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), Stonnington Symphony, Erda Ensemble, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Tacet(i) Ensemble, Density512, Moravian Filharmonic Orchestra, Tonkünstler Orchestra, and many more.
Compositions by Evan J Lawson appear on
My Heart
Pianist Danaë Killian presents an expressionist collection of works by mostly Australian composers.
