Alison Bauld

Alison Margaret Bauld (born 7 May 1944) is an Australian writer and composer who lives and works in London, England.

Biography[]

Bauld was born in Sydney and studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music.^[1] She also studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and toured as a Shakespearian actress for a year before graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Sydney.^[2] She continued her education in England through a university scholarship, studying composition with Elisabeth Lutyens and Hans Keller and graduated with a doctorate in composition from the University of York in 1974.^[3][4]

After completing her education, Bauld worked as a composer and music teacher. Her works have been performed internationally, and she has received a Gulbenkian Dance Award for composition.^[5]

Works[]

Selected works include:

• Van Diemen's land, choral fantasy for mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 tenors, baritones, male speaker and a cappella chorus
• Dear Emily, music theatre for actress/soprano and harp or piano. Text by William Blake and Alison Bauld
• Nell, ballad opera
• Farewell Already, adaptation from Richard III
• Banquot's Buried, music theatre
• Where Should Othello Go for tenor/baritone and piano
• Pluto, theatrical chamber work for soprano, female chorus and instruments
• No More of Love, song for soprano and piano
• Play Your Way, three volume piano tutor
• Van Diemen's Land for a cappella choir^[5]

Bauld has also published a novel:

• Mozart's Sister (Autumn 2005) Alcina Press

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