Alan John

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::summary Australian composer (born 1958) ::

Alan John (born 7 May 1958 in Sydney) is an Australian composer. He studied music at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1980. His compositions include original music for various plays, films (such as Holding the Man, Three Dollars and The Bank) and TV series (including Love My Way), and the musicals Jonah Jones, Orlando Rourke and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Operas

His opera The Eighth Wonder was premiered in 1995 by Opera Australia. It was revived in 2000, during the Sydney Olympics Arts Festival, and again in 2016. In May 2008, his chamber opera Through the Looking Glass, to a libretto by Andrew Upton, was premiered by the Victorian Opera at the Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne,{{cite web |url = http://www.victorianopera.com.au |title = Victorian Opera |access-date = 14 October 2007 |year = 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080704165638/http://www.victorianopera.com.au/| archivedate=4 July 2008| url-status= live}} conducted by Richard Gill.{{cite web |url = http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whatson/looking.html |title = Through the Looking Glass |access-date = 11 May 2008 |year = 2008 |publisher = Malthouse Theatre |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080424114917/http://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whatson/looking.html |archivedate = 24 April 2008}}{{cite web |url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23655298-16947,00.html |title = Alice at the Opera |access-date = 10 May 2008 |date = 10 May 2008 |work = The Australian |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080511170404/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23655298-16947,00.html |archive-date = 11 May 2008 |url-status = dead

Awards and nominations

APRA-AGSC Awards

The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.

|- | 2004 || Shark Net – John || Best Music for a Television Series or Serial || |- | 2005 || Three Dollars – John || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie || |- | 2007 || "Episode 7" – Dangerous – John, Steven Francis || Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie ||

Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards are for live performance in Australia, including theatre, musicals, opera, dance and live music. |- | 2007 || Mother Courage and Her Children || Best Original Score || |- | 2011 || Diary of a Madman || Best Original Score || |- | 2012 || The White Guard || Best Original Score ||

References

References

1. (2015). "'Holding the Man' Soundtrack Announced". Film Music Reporter.
2. [http://www.victorianopera.com.au/www/html/561-how-to-kill-your-husband.asp ''How to Kill your Husband (and other handy household hints)''] {{webarchive. link. (23 June 2011 at the [[Victorian Opera]])
3. "Screen Awards". [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA).
4. "2004 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
5. "2005 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
6. "2007 Nominations – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

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