Meet the AYO Episode 4 | Michael Grebla, composer

Australian Youth Orchestra

Although he hails from WA, Michael came to National Music Camp this year from Boston, where he is currently studying at the New England Conservatory. One of the attractive aspects of camp, for Michael, was the opportunity to reconnect with the Australian music scene. Michael created his Chamber Symphony under the mentorship of composer Gerard Brophy, and found that his guidance helped him to shape the work from its conceptual stages to a final product. The piece focuses greatly upon the idea of virtuosity, and Michael has written passages that aptly display the skill of his performers. The work also challenges the recognized concepts of melody and harmony, and blurs the lines between the horizontal and vertical nature of the two. Fast-talking and straight to the point; hear as Michael captures the essence of his Chamber Symphony in this AYO podcast. We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.