List of Australian female composers

This is a list of Australian women composers of classical music, contemporary music and/or film soundtracks.

See also: List of Australian composers

A

• Tina Arena (born 1967)[1]

B

Betty Beath.

• Alison Bauld (born 1944)[2]
• Betty Beath (born 1932)[3]
• Una Mabel Bourne (1882–1974)[4]
• Anne Boyd (born 1946)[5]
• May Brahe (née Mary Dixon 1884–1956)[6]
• Amanda Brown (born 1965) [7][8]
• Vera Buck (1903–1986)[9]

C

• Ann Carr-Boyd (born 1938)[10][11]
• Glen Carter-Varney (born 1938)[12]
• Charlie Chan (born 1966)[13]
• Alice Charbonnet-Kellermann (1858-1914) [14][15]
• Deborah Cheetham (born 1964)[16]

• Zana Clarke (born 1965)[17]
• Judith Clingan (born 1945)[18]
• Kate Crawford[19]
• Leah Curtis [20][21][22]

D

• Ruby Claudia Davy
• Catherine Duc
• Melissa Dunphy (born 1980)

E

• Sandy Evans (born 1960)
• Winsome Evans (born 1941)
• Florence Maude Ewart (1864–1949)

F

• Mary Finsterer (born 1962)
• Samantha Fonti (born 1973)
• Jennifer Fowler (born 1939)

G

• Lisa Gerrard (born 1961)
• Helen Gifford (born 1935)
• Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912–1990)
• Maria Grenfell (born 1969)

H

• Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964)
• Moya Henderson (born 1941)
• Mirrie Hill (1892–1968)
• Dulcie Holland (1913–2000)
• May Howlett (born 1931)
• Miriam Hyde (1913–2005)

I

• Dami Im (born 1988)

K

• Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957)
• Linda Kouvaras (born 1960)

L

• Lynette Lancini (born 1970)
• Liza Lim (born 1966)

M

• Mona McBurney (1862–1932)
• Kathleen McGuire (born 1965)
• Mary Mageau (born 1934)
• Varney Monk (1892–1967)
• Kate Moore (born 1979)

P

• Katharine "Kitty" Parker (1886–1971)
• Linda Phillips (1899–2002)

R

• Esther Rofe (1904–2000)

S

• Ariel Shearer (c. 1905–unknown)
• Margaret Sutherland (1897–1984)
• May Summerbelle (1867 – 1947)

T

• Penelope Thwaites (born 1944)
• Katia Tiutiunnik (born 1967)

W

• Gillian Whitehead (born 1941)
• Barbara Woof (born 1958) [23]
• Emmeline Mary Dogherty Woolley (1843–1908) [24]

• Sally Whitwell

Y

• Yunyu[25]
• Lisa Young

See also

• List of Australian composers

References

1. Tina Arena @ http://www.allmusic.com, retrieved on 27 June 2013.
2. Alison Bauld @ The Feminine Musique, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
3. Betty Beath @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
4. Una Mabel Bourne @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 16 Jan 2019.
5. Anne Boyd @ The Australian Music Centre, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
6. May Brahe @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 10 Feb 2016.
7. Au. "Amanda Brown | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
8. "Amanda Brown > News and Events : Australian Institute of Music Sydney". Aim.edu.au. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
9. Vera Winifred Buck @ Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved on 16 Jan 2019.
10. "Music Australia – Carr-Boyd". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
11. "Ann Carr-Boyd : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
12. "Glen Carter-Varney : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
13. Lynden Barber (22 November 1993). "Those amazing adventures in Chan-land" (PDF). Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
14. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108890178
15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-679082
16. "Deborah Cheetham", Sunday Nights With John Cleary, 3 February 2001, Radio National
17. "Zana Clarke:Associate Artist". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
18. "Judith Clingan : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
19. "Kate Crawford Dot Net". Katecrawford.net. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
20. "Composer". Leah Curtis. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
21. "Music Australia – Curtis, Leah". Nla.gov.au. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
22. "Leah Curtis : Represented Artist Profile". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
23. Barbara Woof @ www.australianmusiccentre.com.au
24. Rutledge, Martha. "Woolley, Emmeline Mary Dogherty (1843–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 10 February 2016 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
25. Ozren K. Glaser. "2015 Film Music Awards Winners - ISFMF". International Samobor Film Music Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
    "Yunyu - Australian Film Television and Radio School". Australian Film Television and Radio School. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

External links

• (2001.) "Resonating Voices: Australian Women Composers and Musicians in the Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia." (Abstract.) (Entire document.) National Library of Australia Staff Papers.