Biography

Karlo Margetic was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and has lived in New Zealand since age 7. He is currently studying composition and clarinet performance at the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington.

Margetic has been the recipient of many prizes in composition including the NZSO/Todd Young Composer Award (2006), the Trusts Young Composer Competition (Auckland Philharmonia) (2005), the New Zealand Community Trust Chamber Music Contest SOUNZ prize for original composition (2004 and 2005).

He was Composer in residence with the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in 2007 and has just finished a two-year Young Composer Residency with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for whom he has written a number of orchestral and chamber works.

Margetic has received commissions and performances from Duo Solaris, Saxcess, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the Wellington Youth Sinfonietta.

His works have also been performed at ClarinetFest in Atlanta, at the Adam Chamber Music Festival, by the Collusion Ensemble of Brisbane, the Wellington Youth Orchestra, and the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

A recent highlight was the premiere of the Xylophone Concerto, written for percussionist Brent Stewart, with the Wellington Youth Orchestra. Premieres in 2009 include Ouroboros a ten-minute concert opener for the Auckland Philharmonia and Svitac for clarinet and piano by the SMP Ensemble. An ensemble version of Svitac was also played by Peter Scholes and the Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

Margetic is also an active performer and is a committee member of the SMP Ensemble with whom he has appeared as clarinettist, conductor and narrator.

• Works (14)
• Awards (5)