“Music composed by Fiona Hill makes an enormous contribution to the result,” wrote critic Jill Sykes of Circumstance ( SMH, ). Other recent orchestral works, such as Śūnyatā for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Composing Women workshop and contemporary dance film Circumstance 2020 by renowned director Sue Healey – echo this process of creating a new language out of fragments: one which unifies the central message of her collaborations. The work for flute, voice and electronics – which was a finalist in the 2020 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards electroacoustic/soundart Work of the Year – also shows Fiona’s ability to translate unspeakable emotion into a language that bridges communication between art and audience. Her choral and vocal ensemble compositions have been performed by Juice vocal ensemble, Gondwana Choirs, VOX (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' youth ensemble), Moorambilla Voices, Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, Luminescence, Hunter Singers and the Woden Valley Youth Choir.Fiona Hill is a composer specialising in electroacoustics and immersive sound.ĭrawing on contemporary classical and electronic art music styles, Fiona’s work often explores the dichotomy of the natural and industrial worlds to create a “ powerful emotional impact” ( The Advertiser).īased in the Blue Mountains, Fiona draws inspiration from her natural surrounds and connection to place, as well as the psychological landscapes of the subjects and artists with which she collaborates.įiona’s recent electroacoustic work Imago – recorded as part of a collection of new Australian compositions titled Other Voices – reflected on the history of forced adoption in Australia and demonstrates Fiona’s unhesitating instinct to ‘lean in’ to challenging themes of resilience, trauma and healing. She also presented at the International Federation of Choral Music World Choral Expo in Macau in November and is currently enjoying her first subscription season as Music Director of Sydney based community chamber choir Coro Innominata.
In 2015 she has enjoyed an extensive tour of China, Hong Kong and Inner Mongolia with Sydney Children's Choir, with whom she regularly works. Sally is very active as a conductor, composer and accompanist in choral music. Her most recent release I was flying is a collection of her own compositions in the art song, choral and chamber music genres, which enjoyed five weeks in the top ten of the ARIA Core Classical Charts, was nominated for the 2015 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album. All Imperfect Things solo piano music of Michael Nyman won the 2013 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album as well as Best Engineer for ABC Classics very own tonmeister Virginia Read, the first time that a woman has ever won this award. Her sophomore album The Good, the Bad and the Awkward is a truly unique compilation of film music where she played not only piano but toy piano, harpsichord, recorder and melodica.
Her debut album Mad Rush: solo piano music of Philip Glass won her the 2011 ARIA for Best Classical Album. In 2014 Sally travelled to Los Angeles and New York City to perform again with Philip Glass, his complete piano Etudes, in addition to performances for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney Australia as part of their recent exhibition of portraits by American artist Chuck Close.Īs a solo recording artist, Sally has four albums to her name. Recent solo concert appearances for Sally have included the world premiere of the Philip Glass Complete Piano Etudes for Perth International Arts Festival and Ten Tiny Dancers, an all-singing-all-playing-all-dancing cabaret piano recital for the Famous Spiegeltent season at Arts Centre Melbourne. Award winning musician Sally Whitwell maintains a busy freelance career as pianist performer, conductor, composer and educator from her base in Sydney, Australia.
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