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Richard Chew
Professor Richard Chew is Director of the Arts Academy, Federation University Australia. Dr Chew’s research interests include creative practice as research, composition, music theatre and opera studies, musicology, theatre studies and music for television and film. He is an acclaimed composer and pianist. His music encompasses instrumental works, chamber, opera, choral and music for theatre and film. Significant commissions include works for the Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, RIAus, Vienna Festival, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, Festival of Arts and Ideas (United States), Lindsay Quartet, Southbank Centre London, Young Vic Theatre Company, Bath International Music Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Three Choirs Festival, Salisbury Cathedral and Wonderful Beast. Projects include conducting the Victorian premiere of his choral work Stari Most, which tells the story of the iconic Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina, in a special Concert for Compassion, featuring guest artist Lior and a new body of chamber music, written for the Inscape Piano Trio, featuring concert violinist Dunja Lavrova and cellist Dr Lachlan Dent. Richard’s music is published by Wirripang.
Contact: Institute of Education, Arts and Community, Federation University Australia, PO Box 663, Mt Helen, Victoria 3353, Australia.