Claire Cowan
Claire Cowan | |
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| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Awards | Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Award |
Claire Cowan is a New Zealand musician, composer and orchestrator, working across television, film, ballet and chamber music. In 2024 she was awarded the status of Arts Laureate by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
Education
Cowan completed an honours degree in composition at the University of Auckland.[1]
Career
Cowan became the first New Zealand woman composer to score a full-length ballet, when she adapted Hansel and Gretel for the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2019.[2] She also composed Cinderella for the RNZB and Possum Magic for the Australian Ballet School.[3]
Cowan has orchestrated work for a number of popular musicians, including Benee, Tami Neilson and Dave Dobbyn.[4] She was commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra to write a series of eight chamber works to accompany New Zealand storybooks.[4]
Critical assessments
Cowan has been described as "one of New Zealand's most prolific composers".[5]
Honours and awards
In 2024 Cowan was awarded the Joanna Hickman, Waiwetu Trust Award, making her one of the Arts Foundation's Arts Laureates.[2]
Cowan has several Best TV Soundtrack awards, and an
References
- ^ a b Screen, NZ On. "Claire Cowan | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b Chumko, Andre (19 October 2024). "New Cohort of Arts Foundation Laureates Revealed". Dominion Post. Retrieved 19 October 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ "The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate Award recipients for 2024 announced". Art News Aotearoa. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Claire Cowan – SOUNZ". sounz.org.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Forster, Chris (19 October 2024). "2024 Arts Laureates Announced". thebigidea.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Oticons Faculty Previous Winners". faculty.oticons.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "FAME Awards". Performing Arts Network New Zealand. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
External links
- Claire Cowan, composer and multi-instrumentalist – 2024 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate, 18 October 2024, via YouTube