Past Composers

August 2012 No.1

 Michael Williams

Michael Williams is a well-known figure in New Zealand composition. He has received commissions from most of the country's major musical institutions including the NZSO, NBR New Zealand Opera and Chamber Music New Zealand and his music is regularly broadcast on Radio New Zealand Concert. He has recorded a number of works through the Atoll label.

His music covers a wide range of genres including chamber music, orchestral, concerti and opera.

Polystylistic in his approach to composition, many influences can be heard in his music from Gregorian chant to the use of pitch class sets.

Michael maintains an interest in the digital manipulation of acoustic instruments which is evident in a number of his works.

His latest opera The Juniper Passion was released in February 2012 and has been receiving worldwide acclaim. The premier performance of this piece is scheduled for June 2013 in Cassino Italy.

 

November 2012 No.2

Khaled Shokry

 

Composer graduated from Cairo conservatory 1986-1987, Composing & conducting
Department. He studied under Gamal Abdel-Rahim. Post-graduate study under
Awatef Abdul Karim and Ahmed Alsaidi.
Worked in the field of teaching, starting from 1992, now he is a teacher assistant. He
was known as a player for keyboard instruments until recently. He composed works
for chamber music and orchestra, many other transcriptions for chamber music and
orchestra.
Recently he entered the field of movie soundtracks.

Honors and awards
· First Prize in Composing for Chamber Orchestra from the Egyptian Youth Musicians
Association Competition 1993 - 1994 anniversary of Abu Bakr Khyrat.
· Music of the Egyptian pavilion Biennale Venezia 1995 in Italy that it won the best
pavilion of the world, Golden Lion award.
· Received the State Award for Artistic Creativity in 1997.
· A scholarship from the Ministry of Culture in 2003.
· Received the State Incentive Award in 2004 by Mr. President.
· Best Music Score sound Track for film "Malek & Ketaba” from the Twelfth National
Festival for Egyptian Cinema in 2006.
· Received the award for Best Music Score Sound Track for film "Malek & Ketaba”
from The Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival in 2007.
· Received the Award for Best Music Score Sound Track for film Wahed Sefr from
The Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival in 2010.
Member of Committees
· The fifth Ennio Porrino International Competition for piano in the city of Cagliari in
1996 in Italy.
· Participated in the seminar - eightieth anniversary of the birth of composer Gamal
Abdel Rahim - February 2005.
· Examination Committee report production to achieve the State Incentive Awards in
2006, 2007.
· Jury music compositing competition organized by the Committee of music, opera
and ballet of the Supreme Council of Culture in February 2007.
· Bibliotheca Alexandria competition of music and songs of different Western styles in
August 2008.
· Semsemia instrument workshop of the Supreme Council of Culture, from 24/02/2010
to 02/03/2010.