Leah Barclay has been recognised as one of the most promising Australian composers of her generation. Since graduating from the Queensland Conservatorium, she has performed, published and produced commissioned works across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and India.
Her current work explores hybrid media and experimental sonic languages fusing the spontaneity of live performance with the infinite possibilities of technology. Reviews such as “innovation with veracity”, “dynamic originality” and “firing curiosity” have often been associated with her performances.
Her dynamic work has resulted in numerous awards, including the inaugural Premier of Queensland’s National New Media Art Scholarship, Australia’s most prestigious prize for digital media art. She has studied with a range of international artists including Alcides Lanza and Yves Daoust in Montreal, Quebec, Stephen Leek and John Coulter in Australia and is currently completing her PhD under the supervision of Gerardo Dirie and Huib Schippers at Griffith University.
Barclay maintains a hectic touring schedule with future 2009 events confirmed in India, Australia, Turkey, Spain, Canada, USA and New Zealand. She will finish the year with a three month Asialink Residency at Art Centre Nabi in Soeul, South Korea where she will create a new work for intercultural ensemble and live electronics to premiere in December 2009.
More info @ www.leahbarclay.com
