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Nigel Westlake (born 6 September 1958) is an Australian composer, musician and conductor.
Biography
Westlake was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of clarinettist Donald Westlake. He attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, but left the school early to pursue a professional career in music, studying clarinet with his father. Eventually, he studied at the Australian Film and Television School under William Motzing. In the early years of his career he was a freelance performer and composer, playing throughout Australia and in parts of Europe in recording sessions, chamber music concerts, theatre and ballet performances, as well as tours. He was a member of the Magic Puddin' Band and was later invited to be a part of the Australia Ensemble, a group of musicians that played new Australian classical music.
He remained a composer during this time, writing music on commission for groups including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Royal Australian Navy Band. He composed his first film score in 1989, and later was widely recognized with his score for the Oscar-nominated film Babe. Other film scores he has composed include Antarctica, Penguin Play, The Nugget and Miss Potter.
He has composed symphonies for the Australian Virtuosi Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 he was awarded the "H. C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship" at the Australian National University.
His Op. 1, Omphalo Centric Lecture for percussion quartet, has become one of the most frequently performed works in the percussion repertoire since its composition in 1984. It was premiered by the Sydney-based percussion group Synergy. It was recorded through the use of multitrack recording by Michael Askill in 1995 on the album "Onomatopoeia" (Westlake uses the same technique on the album's first track).
In 2006, his Percussion Concerto When the Clock Strikes Me was premiered with Rebecca Lagos and the Sydney Symphony. In 2007, the newly commissioned clarinet concertino "Rare Sugar" was premiered by Catherine McCorkill and the Australia Ensemble.
Career highlights
- 1978: first professional orchestral recording was Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, playing bass clarinet with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under conductor Willem van Otterloo.
- 1979: Toured to China with the Australian Youth Orchestra. Received Australia Council Grant to form Magic Puddin' Band (a 7 piece instrumental fusion band) to perform original compositions.
- 1980: Toured to Canada with Flying Fruit Fly Circus band.
- 1982: Studied Film Music at Australian Film and Television School with Bill Motzing.
- 1983: Studied Bass Clarinet In Netherlands with Harry Sparnaay and composition with Theo Leovendie.
- 1983: First film score commission for a documentary for Film Australia.
- 1984: Composed "Omphalo Centric Lecture" -initially for bass clarinet and 2 percussionist, but later developed for 4 percussion. It is one of the most frequently performed works in the percussion repertoire. It was premiered by the Sydney-based percussion group Synergy. It was recorded through the use of multitrack recording by Michael Askill in 1995 on the album "Onomatopoeia".
- 1985: Won Jazz Action Society Composition Competition.
- 1986: Joined "Australia Ensemble", a mixed chamber septet, resident at the University of New South Wales. With this group he toured as a soloist to China, Europe, UK, USA, Russia, India, New Zealand, Japan and throughout Australia.
- 1987: Composer in Residence for ABC Radio. Composed "Fabian Theory" for percussion and digital delay, and "Moving Air" for percussion quartet.
- 1988: Won Gold Medal at the New York International Radio Festival.
- 1990: Wrote "Malachite Glass" for Percussion Quartet & bass Clarinet, and co-wrote the score for the 4-part documentary "Roads to Xanadu".
- 1991: Commissioned to write the score for the Imax feature film Antarctica.
- 1992: APRA music award for best Contemporary Classical Composition. Re-worked Antarctica film score into an Orchestral Suite for Guitar & Orchestra - commissioned for John Williams and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the ABC's 60th anniversary.
- 1992: Invited to join guitarist John Williams group "Attacca" for tours of UK & Australia.
- 1993: Commissioned to write the film score of Imagine, one of the first 3D Imax movies to be made. Received an Australia Council Grant to study composition with Richard Meale and conducting with Richard Mills.
- 1994: Wrote "Songs from the Forest" for 2 guitars.
- 1995: Commissioned to write the score for "Celluloid Heroes" - a 4-part documentary in celebration of 100 years of Australian Cinema.
- 1995: Commissioned to write the feature film score for Babe, which won the Golden Globe award for "Best film - Musical/Comedy" in 1996.
- 1996: APRA music award for Best Film Score for Babe.[1] Wrote "The Invisible Men" for percussion quartet and silent movie; " Invocations" for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra.
- 1997: commissioned to write film score Babe: Pig in the City.
- 1998: commissioned to write film score for A Little Bit of Soul.
- 2000: Commissioned to write Imax feature film score "Solarmax" ; Also commissioned to write Piano Concerto for Michael Kieran Harvey & the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, & "Oscillations" for 2 pianos
- 2001: Commissioned to write feature film score "The Nuggett", & telemovie Stepfather of the Bride
- 2002: Commissioned to write Piano Trio for Macquarie Trio.
- 2003: Commissioned to write "Six Fish" for guitar quartet.
- 2004: Appointed "H. C. Coombs Creative Fellow" at Australian National University. Commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra to compose a Percussion Concerto.
- 2006: Relocated to UK to write film score for feature film Miss Potter. Percussion concerto premiered by Rebecca Lagos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
- 2007: Commissioned to write "Rare Sugar" clarinet concertino.
- 2008: Formed "Smugglers of Light Foundation".
- 2008: Sailed the East Coast of Australia.
- 2011: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra premiered "Missa Solis- Requiem for Eli" at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.
- 2012: Received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of NSW
- 2014: ARIA Music Award for Compassion
- 2020: Albert H. Maggs Award for "Sacred Sky" (String Quartet No. 3).
Awards and nominations
APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards
The APRA-AMC Classical Music Awards are presented annually by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Music Centre (AMC).[2]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | Piano Concerto – Michael Kieran Harvey | Best Performance of an Australian Composition[3] | Nominated |
Six Fish – Saffire Guitar Quartet | Instrumental Work of the Year[4] | Won | |
Crystal Spheres – Solarmax film orchestra | Orchestral Work of the Year[3] | Nominated | |
2007 | When the Clock Strikes Me - Rebecca Lagos (soloist), Sydney Symphony | Best Performance of an Australian Composition[5] | Won |
2008 | Rare Sugar - The Australia Ensemble and Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist) | Best Performance of an Australian Composition[6] | Won |
Glass Soldier Suite – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor) | Orchestral Work of the Year[7] | Nominated
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APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards
The annual APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards are presented by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks.[8]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[9] | Won |
2007 | Miss Potter | Feature Film Score of the Year[10] | Won |
Best Soundtrack Album[10] | Won | ||
Stepfather of the Bride | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie[10] | Won
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ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Missa Solis: Requiem for Eli (with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [11] |
2014 | Compassion (with Lior and Sydney Symphony Orchestra) | Won | ||
2017 | Ali's Wedding (soundtrack) (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lior, Joseph Tawadros & Slava Grigoryan) |
Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album | Won | |
2019 | Nigel Westlake: Spirit of the Wild / Steve Reich: The Desert Music (with Diana Doherty, Sydney Symphony Orchestra & David Robertson, Synergy Vocals) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[12]
Filmography
Personal lifeWestlake is married to Jan Loquet Westlake, and together, they had two sons. Their son Eli was killed in a road rage incident on 7 June 2008, a few weeks before his 22nd birthday.[13] Westlake composed Missa Solis - Requiem for Eli and dedicated it to Eli. It was premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at the Myer Music Bowl in February 2011.[14] References
Further reading
External linksWikiquote has quotations related to Nigel Westlake.
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