Composer Andrew Schultz was born in Australia and lives in Sydney. He studied at the Universities of Queensland, Pennsylvania and King’s College London and has received numerous awards, prizes and fellowships. His music covers a broad range of chamber, orchestral and vocal works and has been performed and broadcast widely by leading musicians internationally.
He has held many commissions including from all the major Australian orchestras. Andrew has written a number of large scale works including three operas (Black River, Going Into Shadows and The Children’s Bach) which have been presented live and on film around the world. Other major works include three symphonies, Journey to Horseshoe Bend, Maali, Endling and Song of Songs. Andrew has held residencies and academic posts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, USA and the UK. He is Emeritus Professor of Music at UNSW and the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University.
Latest news
Maali release on ABC Classic
MAALI – CONCERTO FOR OBOE, CLARINET, HORN AND BASSOON WITH ORCHESTRA, OPUS 101 (2016) ABC Classic are releasing a new digital recording of Andrew Schultz's Maali. The recording is by the West Australia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simone Young with soloists Peter...
Bayu, Song of Songs and Respiro/Simple Ground releases
Bayu, a meditative piano improvisation performed by Andrew Schultz with live electronic manipulation by Bob Scott has just been released. The piece is freely based on the Russian children's lullaby, Bayu Bayushki Bayu. The text of that song warns a child that they...
Deep Blue and Dirty – the animated film
Alyssa Rothwell's animated film version of Deep Blue and Dirty, Andrew Schultz's bassoon and piano piece from 2011, has won the people’s choice award at Melbourne International Animation Festival and was a finalist in the MIAF ‘Best of the Best’ Jury Prize. The film...
Catalogue
Complete catalogue of music by Andrew Schultz including sample pages for many works.
Recordings
Complete list of recorded music by Andrew Schultz on CD, DVD or digital release. Links to purchase and listen are also here.
Program notes
Program notes for works by Andrew Schultz. Program notes may be used freely with acknowledgement.
Press
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