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Glyn Lehmann - Composer / Musician

 
 


Composer of ‘Have A Go’ a song-cycle about sport, commissioned by The SA Public Primary Schools Music Society (2006/7)
- composing, arranging and recording songs for children’s choir and orchestra for the 2006 Primary Schools’ Festival of Music


Music Producer and Composer/Arranger for juju eyeballs trailer (2006)
- creating a musical soundtrack for an animated film
- working in collaboration with animation company Sector3 (Vic) and RT Productions (SA)


Composer for ABC TV production BTN Network News (2005)
- writing music and syncing to video for internationally-released DVD


Composer of ‘A Boy Called Wolfie’ a song-cycle about Mozart on the 250th anniversary of his birth, commissioned by The SA Public Primary Schools Music Society (2005/6)
- composing, arranging and recording songs for children’s choir and orchestra for the 2006 Primary Schools’ Festival of Music


Composer for the documentary ‘I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (2005)
- composing, arranging and recording music for the film and television versions
- World Premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival, produced by Hatchling Productions, directed by Cathy Henkel

Composer for ABC TV series Behind The News, For The Juniors, Count Us In, Music Moves, Take On Technology, Food For Thought, Being Me and Like It Is (1999-present).
- writing songs, theme and incidental music for educational television series in various musical styles including orchestral, country, rap, reggae and techno.
- synchronizing music to video and providing a master recording to the producer for audio post production.

Composer/Sound Designer for Windmill Performing Arts production Afternoon of the Elves, directed by Linda Hartzel from the Seattle Children’s Theatre (2004)
- composing and recording music and soundscape for live theatre performance at the Dunstan Playhouse 

Composer of ‘Dance Crazy!’ a song-cycle commissioned by The SA Public Primary Schools Music Society (2004/5)
- composing, arranging and recording songs for children’s choir and orchestra for the Primary Schools’ Festival of Music

Composer  for ABC Asia/Pacific TV programs English Bites, Gallery/Museum Pieces and Living English  (2001-present)
- composing, performing and producing title music and underscore for international satellite broadcast.

Composer for State Theatre Company of South Australia production of Scenes From An Execution by Howard Barker, directed by Kim Durban (Sept/Oct 2002)
- composing, performing and producing a recording of music/soundscape for performances at The Dunstan Playhouse.

Arranger/Musical Director for World Shine On – A Global Odyssey a song-cycle commissioned by The SA Public Primary Schools Music Society (2002)
- co-ordinating and instructing songwriters from diverse cultural backgrounds
- arranging songs into a song-cycle for children’s choir and orchestra.

· Composer/Musical Director for The World Congress on Information Technology (Feb 2002)
writing, arranging and producing a song commissioned for the Opening Ceremony to be performed before 2000 delegates and featuring Aboriginal performers, 250-voice Children’s Choir and violinists from the ASO. - composing a 10 minute dance piece performed by the Leigh Warren Dance Company at the Gala Dinner

· Composer for ABC TV documentary series Salinity - Australia’s Silent Flood (Nov-Dec 2001)

· Composer for ABC Asia/Pacific TV programs English Bites and Gallery/Museum Pieces (Nov-Dec 2001)
- composing, performing and producing title music and underscore for international satellite broadcast.

· Composer for State Theatre Company (SA) production of Art, written Yasmina Reza, directed by Chris Drummond (June 2001)
- composing, performing and producing a recording of music/soundscape for performances at The Space and regional theatres throughout South Australia and Victoria.

· Musical Director, arranger and co-composer for a song-cycle commissioned by The SA Public Primary Schools Music Society and Patch Theatre Company - A Centenary of Federation funded project (2001)
- co-ordinating and instructing songwriters from diverse cultural backgrounds
- arranging songs into a song-cycle for children's choir and orchestra
- composing the Finale and title song for the work, We Are Home Here to be performed over 10 nights at The Adelaide Festival Theatre during The 2001 Festival of Music.

· Composer for ABC TV series For The Juniors and Count Us In.(2000-present).
- writing songs, theme and incidental music for children's educational television series in various musical styles including orchestral, country, rap, reggae and techno.
- synchronizing music to video and providing a master recording to the producer for audio post production.


· Producer, arranger and music programmer for virtual reality cyber-band Juju Eyeballs (1997-present)
- winners of radio Triple J's Unearthed Competition and featured at Womadelaide's Wozone and The Big Day Out

· Composer for ABC Radio Arts production of Monologues For An Apocalypse (1999-2000)
- creating a musical soundcape for a contemporary radio drama, broadcast nationally.

· Composer for Patch Theatre Company production, A Giant Sleeps.(1998-1999).
- composing and recording a soundscape for a puppet theatre production without dialogue, written and directed by Gilly McGinnes and Ken Evans.

· Composer, orchestrator and producer for The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. (1997, 1998)
- composer and orchestrator of 'The Gift' and 'Australia's Christmas Day' for a recording by The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with The Borderers.
- orchestrating, scoring and co-producing a recording and live performance of 'Mars', adapted from Holst's The Planets by Michael Darren and performed by the A.S.O.
- co-producer of a recording of the original Mars score conducted by David Stanhope and performed by the A.S.O.

· Composer for Shout! Youth Theatre dance production Theif, Come Out 1997.
- a collaboration with director Neil Scales and choreographer Jeanette Scales to produce a soundtrack recording of original youth-oriented music.

· Songwriter, arranger and performer with Celtic band, The Borderers. (1994-1999)
- arranger and composer of songs for three studio albums.
- performances at Womadelaide 95 and 97, The Melbourne Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival and in Glasgow, Scotland.

· Best Keyboard Player nominee at the South Australian Music Industry (SAMI) Awards (1995,1997,1998).

· Composer of Kookookachoo, a rock opera commissioned by Patch Theatre company. (1995)
- composer of songs and incidental music in the style of The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper era in collaboration with librettist and artistic director Dave Brown.

· Founding member and multi-instrumentalist with rock band Seven Stories. (1985-1993)
- extensive touring throughout Australia with artists such as Midnight Oil, INXS, The Black Sorrows and Hothouse Flowers.
- two albums recorded for Sony Music and a promotional tour to Europe and North America.

· Freelance French Horn player (1982-1989)
- for Adelaide Festival Centre productions of Evita, The Sound of Music and with The Sadlers Wells Ballet.
- with The D.W. Waldorf Swing Orchestra, 1940's-style jazz big band.

· B.A. (Performing Arts) - Music, Adelaide College of the Arts and Education. (1979)

 
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