2024 RESIDENTS
The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers House Trust is delighted to announce that
Matthias Schack-Arnott and Suzanne Kosowitz are the two Australian composers awarded the Prelude residencies for 2024.
Composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912-1990) bequeathed her terrace home in Paddington, Sydney as a haven for composers and, since 1994, it has housed 28 different Australian artists for long-term residencies.
Since 2016 the National Trust of Western Australia has offered Gallop House in Perth as an additional residency.
Applications usually open mid year for residencies the following year
PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS HOUSE - PADDINGTON, NSW
Matthias Schack-Arnott is an artist, composer and percussionist. His work which spans live performance, public art and installation has been presented by numerous major festivals and contemporary art spaces including the Venice Biennale, Spring Festival (Utrecht), Brighton Festival (UK), National Museum of Australia, Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival, Perth Festival and Dark Mofo. He has been recognised with five Australian Art Music Awards, the MTNow Prize (Rotterdam), the Melbourne Prize for Music (Development Award) and four Green Room Awards.
Responding to the news, Matthias said ““I’m grateful for the precious gift of time and space at Peggy’s house in 2024, and am incredibly honoured to join the lineage of Australian musicians who have lived there over the past 30 years.”
Gallop House - Perth, WA
Suzanne Kosowitz is a composer who writes orchestral, chamber, theatrical and film music that combines Jewish musical elements with classical music forms. Her work has been performed at international festivals including the Mostly Modern Festival (USA), the Atlantic Music Festival (USA), and The World Saxophone Congress (Scotland); and by ensembles including the American Modern Ensemble Perth’s Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; the WAYO Philharmonic; and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra's Education Chamber Orchestra.
Suzanne commented “I am deeply honoured to receive the opportunity to explore my creative aspirations to their fullest potential, and I can’t wait to share the results. The work begins now!”
https://suzannekosowitz.com
Prelude is open to Australian composers in all musical genres and practices. Residencies can be for research and development or for the creation of new work, or as a time for reflection and renewal.
The successful applicants are provided with sole occupancy of the houses for a year as well as a modest stipend to cover living costs and travel.
The program is made possible through the generous support of the Australia Council for the Arts, APRA AMCOS, Create NSW, and the National Trust of WA.