composer
Melody Eötvös
Melody Eötvös was born in the Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia and attended the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University, studying composition with Stephen Leek, and Dr Gerardo Dirié.
She began composing piano music at the age of 8, and at 14 won her first composition prize. She entered several more competitions and in 2005 won the Collusion Composition Prize with her work “But, I didn’t do it on Purpose” based on Alfred Jarry’s 'Ubu Roi'.
She graduated in 2005 with First Class Honours and then began her Masters in 2006 at the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying with Simon Bainbridge. Some recent past collaborations include composer/arranger/conductor for the computer console game “Avatar: the Last Air Bender” (released 2006 THQ), several animation film/music projects with students from the College of Arts at Griffith University, commissions for the Ulysses Ensemble (Australia), a commission for the Queensland Conservatorium Wind Orchestra (2007), Conductor for the world premiere of Shanon DW and Brad Godby's new musical ONE (2007), and a three-movement work, titled 'Three Pieces for the Explanation of Life' for Orchestra Victoria conducted by Richard Mills (July 2008).
Another significant landmark for Melody in 2008 was her participation in the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Composer's School in Hobart where her composition Attic Tragedy was workshopped and performed by the TSO under the direction of New Zealand composer Kenneth Young.
Most recently, Melody has been accepted into both the Kuringgai Philharmonic Orchestra Composers Workshop and the Modart Professional Development Project with the Sydeny Song Company, directed by Roland Peelman; both to be carried out early in 2009.
Other future projects include a collaboration with London pianist Alison Frances Gill, and several short film projects with various young and upcoming Brisbane and Gold Coast directors.
At present Melody is a post-graduate Philosophy major at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Concerts with Chronology Arts