MICHAEL NORRIS

Michael Norris graduated with a BMus(Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1996. In 1997, he won a Commonwealth Scholarship to undertake an MA in Electroacoustic Composition at City University, London. He is now a freelance composer and musician in Wellington. His music has received performances in England, Wales, Japan, France and Canada, as well as numerous performances in New Zealand. His orchestral work Nightdances was one of the five finalists in the Music 2000 Competition, and was toured by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. His ensemble work Momenta won second place in the Asian Composers League Young Composers Competition, held in Yokohama, August 2000.

In 2001, Michael is the Composer-In-Residence for the Dunedin Sinfonia.