Roland Peelman

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Roland Sylvester Peelman, AM is a Belgian conductor and musical director.

Peelman was born in a small village near Ghent, Belgium. He studied in Ghent at the conservatorium and Ghent University, and then in Cologne, Germany.[1]

Peelman first visited Australia with his wife in 1982. They returned not long after with their two children, officially emigrating in 1984.[1] Since this time, Peelman has worked with Australian organisations including Opera Australia, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Queensland, and vocal a cappella group ,[2] of which he was Artistic Director between 1990 and 2015.[3]

Peelman is known to be a strong advocate for new Australian music,[4] and in 2015 was appointed Artistic Director of the Canberra International Music Festival.[5]

Peelman was appointed an honorary Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to music."[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Pryor, Sally (23 January 2015). "Canberra International Music Festival presents Roland Peelman with creative challenge". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jeffrey, Antony (2011). Many Faces of Inspiration – Conversations on Australian Creativity. South Australia: Wakefield Press. p. 98. ISBN 9781862549548.
  3. ^ Austin, Calum Wilson (4 December 2014). "Roland Peelman to step down from Sydney's Song Company". The Australian. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ Kerry, Gordon (2009). New Classical Music: Composing Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780868409832.
  5. ^ Kane, Tristan (17 April 2015). "Canberra International Music Festival 2015: Einstein, Beethoven star in cosmic score". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ^ Stehle, Mark (25 January 2020). "Australia Day Honours 2020: Full list of recipients". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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