Nicole Murphy


Hear Nicole Murphy’s world premiere work on Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6! More info here.

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Brisbane-based composer Nicole Murphy completed undergraduate studies at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University under the direction of composer Gerard Brophy. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in Composition. She is currently completing postgraduate studies under composer Gerardo DirieĢ.

Nicole is the recipient of various awards, including the A.G. Francis Prize for Composition (2001), the Inaugural Alan Lane Award for Composition (2004), and Inaugural Collusion/QCGU Composition Prize, for her setting of Australian writer John Tranter’s work The Moment of Waking (2004).

Nicole’s music has been performed by ensembles such as the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Ku-ring-Gai Philharmonic Orchestra, Halcyon and Chronology Arts. She has been commissioned by eminent arts organisations, including the Australian Ballet (2007), the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2008), Orchestra Victoria (2010) and the Definiens Project (2011). She is currently Composer-in-Residence at the Queensland Academy for Creative Industries.

“Tim Harbour’s Eve with music by Nicole Murphy shows how strong and sensitive that partnership [between choreographer and composer] can be.”
Sydney Morning Herald 3-4 June, 2006