composer
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara (b. 1980) was born and educated in Sydney’s outer western suburbs and studied at the Sydney Conservatorium completing a B.Mus (Hons) and an M.Mus degree. He has actively worked as a casual teacher at a tertiary and secondary level and a freelance composer since graduating in 2003.
McNamara’s works have been performed by several major orchestras and ensembles in Australia and overseas including Ensemble Modern, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Insomnio, Ensemble Offspring and the Tokyo Sinfonietta. His work has also been performed in significant festivals such as the ‘2008 ISCM world music days’ in Lithuania, the 2008 and 2009 ‘Gaudeamus Music Week’ in Amsterdam and the ‘2007 Asia Pacific Festival’.
He has also won a number of composition prizes including the 2007 Betty Amsden award in the 3MBS-FM National Composer Awards for his orchestral work Auftauchen der Nacht. He was also the recipient of the 2008 Sibelius Emerging Composer Commission where his work The German Hills was performed and recorded for CD release by Ensemble Offspring.
Peter McNamara is represented by the Australian Music Centre and has works published with Wirripang (www.australiancomposers.com.au).
Concerts with Chronology Arts