Bridges, Vol. 1

Chang Hye Ryun

Korean composer Chang Hye Ryun has taught at numerous universities in Korea and is currently on the academic staff at Sungkyul University.

Robert Lloyd

Robert Lloyd is a composer and performer on keyboards and percussion, known for kinetic, brightly coloured dance scores. His music draws its energy from interlocking rhythms shaped by American minimalism and Balinese gamelan.

Andrew Schultz

Andrew Schultz, a graduate of the Universities of Queensland and London, has received numerous awards and commissions for chamber, orchestral and vocal works, and is Emeritus Professor of Music at UNSW Sydney.

Graham Hair

Born in Geelong, composer Graham Hair has received numerous commissions from such organisations as Duo Contemporain and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1990 he took up the position of Gardiner Professor at the University of Glasgow.

Ștefan Niculescu

Stefan Niculescu has won many composition prizes including two from the Romanian Academy (1962 and 1972) and his music has been performed throughout Europe, and in Korea, Israel and Australia.

Sorin Lerescu

Sorin Lerescu studied composition with Tiberiu Olah and Anatol Vieru at the National University of Music in Bucharest. He has composed across the genres, and has had his music performed in many European countries and Australia.

Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea

Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea is currently on the academic staff at Romania's National University of Music teaching musical analysis. She has written theatrical, orchestral, concertos, chamber and solo works, and has had her scores performed across Europe and in Australia.

Bong-Ho Kim

Bong-Ho Kimstudied composition at Dan-Kook University in Seoul and received his MA and DMA from Ohio State University under the guidance of Prof. Thomas Wells. Currently, he lectures in music at the University of Ulsan.

Dan Dediu

Since 2000 Dediu has been head of composition department at the National University of Music, Romania. He has written a prodigious amount of music ranging from electronic and solo instrumental compositions to orchestral and operatic work.

David Bollard

David Bollard is a New Zealand-born classical pianist who has made his career in Australia as a performer, teacher and adjudicator. He was a founding member of the Australia Ensemble from 1980 until 1998.

Timothy Phillips

Timothy Phillips' teachers have included percussionists John Seal, Daryl Pratt and Isao Nakamura. He has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles both in Europe and Australia including Ensemble Modern, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Art Orchestra and Libra.

Tamara Smolyar

Pianist Tamara Smolyar has recorded for Russian Radio and Television, 3MBS FM, ABC Classic FM, and has appeared on SBS and China's National Television. She is currently coordinator of keyboard at the School of Music-Conservatorium, Monash University.

Fintan Murphy

Violinist Fintan Murphy is currently a Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator of Strings at the Monash University School of Music-Conservatorium. He has worked with several youth orchestras including those of the National Music Camps, The Australian Youth Orchestra and is currently the Director of the Melbourne Strings Ensemble.

Peter Handsworth

Peter Handsworth is currently Head of the School of Music-Conservatorium at Monash University. He studied clarinet at the University of Adelaide with David Shephard and at the State University of Music, Karlsruhe, Germany.

Liner notes compiled by

Joel Crotty

Booklet layout

Martin Wright

Recording engineer and director of Move Records, Martin Wright has well over fifty years’ experience in the industry and has been widely recognised for the calibre of his recordings.

Cover design

Tove Axelsson