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Australian Voices: Graduate Composers with Arcadia Winds & Friends
Australian Voices presents spoken words collected around Australia, curated alongside a showcase of contemporary works by Graduate uprising composers, and performed by iconic Australian ensemble and artists Arcadia Winds, Gemma Kneale, Evan Setiawan, Danae Killian and collaborating guests.
Zinia Chan’s “When We Are”, features Australian voices collected as part of the MOMENTUM II Commission Award with support by the Australian Music Centre and Cinque Artist Management. Spoken words participants were asked to reflect on a series of questions on identity and culture.
LIMELIGHT: Australian Accent: September 2025
Your essential coast-to-coast guide to the Australian music being played on our concert stages this month.
Arcadia Winds performs the works of rising Australian graduate composers in Australian Voices at the Ian Potter Southbank Centre on 24 September. On the program is the world premiere of Zinia Chan‘s When We Are, her work for the Australian Music Centre’s MOMENTUM II Commission, alongside works by Leah Blankendaal, Lewis Ingham, Sam Williams, MartinMackerras and Alon Trigger.
Omega Ensemble announces 2024 CoLAB Composers
Katia Geha, Zinia Chan, Klearhos Murphy and Felix Wallis receive world-class mentorship to develop a new work, set to premiere in November.
When We are Water - Work with Me!
Register to participate in the "When We Are Water" collaborative project with me by joining us on the day and contribute what identity means to you for SWELL Sculpture Festival 2024
Arts Music Awards 2023 Finalist
Work of the Year - Electroacoustic / Sound Art
“APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 Art Music Awards, to be held on Tuesday 15 August at Carriageworks, Sydney, Gadigal land.”
APRA AMCOS, 12 JULY 2023
Art Music Awards 2023: Finalists Announced
“Four finalists have been selected across eleven national categories, representing the excellence of Australian creators and practitioners as well as multi-dimensional, multi-cultural approaches and diverse perspectives within contemporary music making.”
RESONATE MAGAZINE, AUSTRALIAN MUSIC CENTRE - 12 JULY 2023
Finalists for the 2023 Art Music Awards announced
“In Work of the Year in Electroacoustic/Sound Art, three out of four of the nominees are first-time recipients and early-career composers.
Zinia Chan’s Gaze Upon the Liquid Sky blends field recordings and chamber music in an exploration of Australian landscapes.”
LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE, 12 July 2023
Opportunities and awards: Shortlisted and finalists
“Cross-cultural exchange in music is a consistent theme across the Awards finalists. Those nominated across multiple award categories include Mindy Meng Wang, Paul Dean and Aviva Endean. While emerging talent includes Emily-Rose Sarkova, Rebecca Bracewell, Liam Mulligan, Zinia Chan and Kym Alexandra Dillon.”
ARTSHUB, 12 JULY 2023
GLOW (Jasper Ly and Peter Dumsday) Limelight Magazine Review ★★★★ ½
“Zinia Chan’s work Gaze Upon the Liquid Sky was a stunning bookend… Chan melded the natural noises of the outside world with electronic sounds and the oboe and piano performing live. One became the other, and if you closed your eyes, you could feel the wind shifting the trees, the frogs croaking, the crickets singing out.”
LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE, 18 MAY 2022
The story behind ‘Weaving of Threads’ -World Premiere
SOUNDESCAPE MAGAZINE, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE - APRIL 2022
MOMENTUM II Commission Award
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC CENTRE, 20 OCTOBER 2020
Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Composition Award 2020
HONOUR BOARD, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
Stillness | Perfection - Grainger | Amplified
THE SCIENCE GALLERY MUSEUM EXHIBITION - 18 SEPTEMBER 2018