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Sarah Ballard

Composer

Born: 1989 Website  

Biography

Sarah Ballard is a New Zealand composer based in Wellington. Her works have been performed by ensembles such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, NZTrio, the Karlheinz Company, Stroma, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra (Finland) and Ensemble Nikel (Israel). Her work explores the use of timbral processes to generate form and most recently draws inspiration from timeless Vedic concepts.

Sarah was the 2012 winner of the NZSO Todd Young Composer Award and in 2014 she was the National Youth Orchestra of New Zealand Composer in Residence. In 2015 Sarah took part in the Avanti! Ensemble Summer Sounds festival where she attended workshops taken by Jukka Tiensuu, Tomi Räisänen and Magnus Lindberg.

As a bhakti yoga practitioner, Sarah regularly performs kirtana at Wellington’s Bhakti Lounge centre. Her love of this ancient art form is a major influence of much of her most recent works such as Paramātmā, Prema Lahari, Āśā-bandha and Murali. Much of the inspiration for her current works is derived from transcendental literary classics the Bhagavad Gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. She views her compositional projects as an opportunity to give from the heart to performers and audience members alike.

Sarah completed a DMA in music composition at Victoria University of Wellington under the tutelage of Michael Norris. She completed a Masters in 2013 at the University of Auckland, studying with John Elmsly and Leonie Holmes.


Composed (20)

Acintya

for string quartet, 16m


Asha-bandha

for flute and piano, 8m 30s


Axis

for mezzo-soprano, cor anglais, bassoon, viola and cello, 4m 30s


Bitter Hill (Pukekawa)

for orchestra


Brahma Samhita

for string quartet, 10m


Brahma Samhitā

for voice and string quartet, 11m


felsic mafic

for chamber septet, 6m 30s


Go to Goloka

for youth string orchestra, 5m


Meditation

for alto flute, harp, violin, viola and cello, 4m


Nebula

for orchestra, 6m 30s


Paramātmā

for chamber ensemble, 14m


Prema Lahari

for piano trio, 7m 45s


Rille

for orchestra and improvising vocalist


Sarva-ātmanah

for viola and piano, 13m


street: noise: graffiti

for orchestra


Synergos

for orchestra, 13m 30s


The Wind in a frolic

for chamber orchestra and improvising vocalist


Two Pieces

for two pianos, eight hands


Vyatisanga

for soprano saxophone, electric guitar, percussion and piano



Recordings (1)

Estrella: Tui - CD

Audio/visual



Performances (3)

Stroma - VOX FEM

A concert of dynamic and diverse new works by women from New Zealand and Australia, celebrating 1...


NZTrio | Origins

__Beethoven__ | Ghost Trio __Mark Anthony Turnage__ | A Fast Stomp __Sarah Ballard__ | Prem...


NZTrio | Origins

__Beethoven__ | Ghost Trio __Mark Anthony Turnage__ | A Fast Stomp __Sarah Ballard__ | Prem...