The Short Of It

I am an Australian composer currently studying composition at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. I write music for a range of genres, including classical, contemporary, and experimental works. I am a Christian, and draw upon my faith for inspiration and motivation when writing music.
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Through this site you can listen to and read about my music, contact me with feedback or questions, and access external resources such as my Facebook and Soundcloud pages, the Waapa Composers website, or the CutCommon digital music store, where you can purchase some of my pieces. 

The Long Of It

Azariah has had a passion for music since the age of two, when he made a habit of pulling all the pots and pans out of the cupboard to play drums on the kitchen floor. He developed his interest in music throughout his teen years, playing drums and guitar, and composing music with those instruments. Upon graduating high school, he was accepted to study Composition and Music Technology at WAAPA, where he began diversifying his compositional practice to include chamber music and collaborative projects. In his second year, he was selected for the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra’s Composition Project, and worked with a chamber orchestra of WASO musicians and James Ledger to compose a piece over a four-month period. During this year, he also completed multiple dance and film collaborations, and one of the film scores was nominated for best original score at the Little Wing Film Festival in London. In third year, he composed a piece for the Silver Sands Guitar Trio (Jonathan Paget, Craig Lake, Nathan Fischer), which was premiered at the Perth Town Hall, has been performed at the Malaysia International Composers’ Concert Series in Kuala Lumpur. At the beginning of this year he composed the score for Michelle Aitken’s solo theatre show, ‘Future’s Eve’, which won the tour-ready award at the Perth Fringe Festival, and will be touring to Melbourne later this year. Azariah is now in his Honours year at WAAPA, with a focus on composing post-minimalist music for contemporary dance. He has composed for LiNK Dance Company, for choreographies by Tobiah Booth-Remmers and Ori Flomin. He also continues to actively compose chamber music. Next year he will be undertaking a Master’s degree in composition in the United States, focusing on music for contemporary dance