Composition Project

WASO’s Composition Project offers young and emerging Western Australian composers the opportunity to develop their skills in a professional environment. Through a series of individual lessons, workshops and rehearsals, participants will compose a new work for a 14-piece chamber ensemble, performed by WASO musicians in front of a live audience. Participants are mentored both by James Ledger (Artistic Director), Olivia Davies (WASO Composer-in-Residence) and WASO musicians.

Throughout the project composers will develop their work in close collaboration with WASO musicians, building knowledge of the professional commissioning process of working with a chamber ensemble and building skills in the live compositional workshop process. This project has helped previous participants successfully gain placement in national and international composition programs, post-graduate studies and secure professional commissions and residencies.

Composition Project participants’ original works at the State Theatre Centre of WA on Tuesday 24 June. A panel will select a recipient for the Most Outstanding Composition award and they will receive the opportunity to compose a new 3 to 5-minute piece of orchestral music to be premiered by WASO in 2026.

The participants for the 2025 Composition Project are
Somayeh Heidarvand
Domenic Lamattina
Darcy Lewis
Lucas Tomkins
 
Join us as we celebrate their world premiering works.
 
Tuesday 24 June, 6-7pm
Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre of WA

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