Madeleine Hammond

Madeleine Hammond is a Perth-based composer and music educator with an Honours degree in Composition from the University of Western Australia Conservatorium of Music, and a Master of Teaching (Secondary Education) degree in Music and English from the University of Notre Dame Australia. She has composed for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp tutor ensemble, the Australian Women’s Wind Band Composition Award, the Queensland Wind Orchestra, the UWA Conservatorium of Music Wind Orchestra, and the Choral Collective's Voyces and Vanguard Consort.

Madeleine’s compositional voice has been described as ‘fresh, visceral and exuberant’ (Monica Curro, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) as well as ‘sensitive, pensive and rich with colour’ (Eliza Shephard, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra).

In addition to composing, Madeleine is a keen trumpeter, having played with the West Australian Wind Symphony, West Coast Philharmonic Orchestra, and WA Brass. Madeleine is a representative voice of Australia’s emerging music makers having served as the 2025 Co-Chair of the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Youth Council. Madeleine remains a member of the AYOYC, as an inaugural member and a vocal advocate for the AYO’s vision and empowerment of emerging artists.