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Brigid is an Australian composer,
performance artist, clarinet soloist, visual artist, film
maker and educator. She has performed and toured extensively
internationally. Highlights most recently have been The 2010
Asian Music Festival, 2010 LOGOS FOUNDATION Center for Experimental
Music Production GENT BELGIUM, 2009 International Video Dance
Festival of Le Breuil France, 21th Instants Video Festival
in France, Music Marathon Boston USA, 2010 & 2008 Acousmatic
Festival Paris Futura Festival Paris, ABC Saturday Afternoon
Sessions Australia, The International Clarinet Festival in
Vancouver Canada and Tokyo Japan, 2007 Melbourne International
Arts Festival and performances in the Generative Art Conference's
in Milan Italy.
Brigid's main focus is integrating
musical ideas with a combination of different media. Each
component of media is a tool in the exploration of her artistic
process: sound (acoustic, laptop, clarinets and electronics),
composition, improvisation, installation, collaboration (with
dancers, acoustic performers and other new media performers),
print making, pen and ink drawings, painting and animation
(digital).
Other ensembles Brigid performs
with are Tri Duo, Carte Blanche, David McNicol, PAUSA II,
Ollie Bown,Adrian Sherriffand Australian Chamber Ensemble.
In 2008 she was a recipient of an Australia Council Project
Fellowship and has received many awards and exhibited throughout
Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Her most recent CD recordings
have been reviewed and broadcast internationally. The Performing
Arts Board of the Australia Council, Japanese Printing Corporation,
ANAT, South Australian Govt., Australian Asian Foundation,
Community Arts Centers and Universities has supported Brigid
in her performances, compositions and artwork. She in currently
enrolled in a PhD in Composition at UTAS under the supervision
of Dr Brenton Broadstock with a Tasmanian Post Graduate Scholarship
and also has a Master of Music in Composition from Melbourne
University Australia.
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