Biography

Anthony Young graduated from the University of Auckland with a degree of Master of Music in composition in 2004. The same year, he was joint Composer-in-Residence with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

In addition to performances by the APO, Anthony has also had performances by the NZ Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Chamber Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Karlheinz Company, Gate7 and The Committee. Anthony was a finalist in the Douglas Lilburn Prize in 2003 with the NZSO with his piece Mamaku. Anthony has also written chamber works, a one-act opera, short film scores and incidental music, the latter for Peach Theatre Co.

In early 2008, The Perfect Match, a film version of a short one-scene opera written with Krista Dalby, was premiered at Opera2Go, a season of short operatic works produced by Tapestry New Opera Works in Toronto, Canada. The film has been screened in several film festivals in the USA and is now being broadcast on the BRAVO! network in Canada.

Anthony is a member of The Committee, a group of alumni composers from the University of Auckland, and through this group has had four pieces premiered. He will also have two pieces in their forthcoming concert in March.

In April, The Angle of Reflection, an orchestral song composed to a libretto by Canadian playwright, Leanna Brodie, will be performed by the APO with soprano Julia Booth in a concert of similar works.

Selected Works

• Works (13)
• Awards (5)