Prof Charles Bodman Rae

Teaching Strengths

Musical Composition
Musical Performance including Conducting
Musical Analysis
Doctoral Supervision

Prof Charles Bodman Rae

Elder Professor of Music

Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Charles Bodman Rae is a Composer, Pianist, Conductor, and Author.  He has supervised to successful completion over 60 PhD candidates at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide (now Adelaide University), including 8 who have been awarded, in addition to their PhD degree, the honour of the university's Doctoral Research Medal.  His original compositions are published and represented through the Australian Music Centre (AMC), Sydney, of which he is a Represented Artist. His profile on the website of the AMC includes a listing of the many AMC composers who have studied with him. His academic writings have been published as books, book chapters, and refereed journal articles by the following: Oxford University Press; Cambridge University Press; Faber and Faber; Omnibus Press; Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowe (PWN); Musica Jagiellonica; the Polish Academy of Sciences; the Polish Ministry of Culture (Institute of Music and Dance); and others.  Many of these writings have been about Polish music of the twentieth century, including the music of Witold Lutoslawski, on whose music he is the leading (living) international scholar. In 2005 he was awarded the inaugural Lutoslawski Medal for his many publications about that composer's music. In 2013 he was awarded the Lutoslawski Centenary Medal.

Date Position Institution name
2001 - ongoing Sir Thomas Elder Professor of Music Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide
1997 - 2001 Dean/Director of Studies Royal Northern College of Music

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2015 Distinction Higher Doctorate of Music The University of Leeds United Kingdom -
2013 Award Lutoslawski Centenary Medal Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Poland -
2005 Award Classical Music Award Australasian Performing Rights Association Australia -
2005 Award Lutoslawski Medal Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Poland -
1999 Fellowship Honorary Fellow of Leeds College of Music Leeds College of Music United Kingdom -

Language Competency
French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
German Can read, speak and understand spoken
Polish Can read, write, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
The University of Cambridge United Kingdom BA(Hons)
The University of Cambridge United Kingdom MA
Royal College of Music United Kingdom ARCM (Piano Performance)
The University of Leeds United Kingdom PhD
The University of Adelaide Australia DMus
The University of Leeds United Kingdom DMus

Date Title Institution Country
1981 - 1983 Visiting Composer (postgraduate scholar) Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Poland
1977 - 1978 Bachelor of Music (MusB) Composition Section The University of Cambridge United Kingdom

Year Citation
2010 Bodman Rae, J. (2010). 'Une nouvelle version orchestrale du Prelude op.45 [de Chopin]: essai d'explicitation des richesses cachees de l'original pour piano. Analyse Musicale, December, 22-33.

Year Citation
2023 Bodman Rae, J. (2023). Messiaen and Australia: The Composer as Lyrebird. In R. Sholl (Ed.), Messiaen in Context (pp. 76-84). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
DOI
2019 Bodman Rae, J. C. (2019). Chopin and the Ninth: a Comparison of the Original with a New Orchestral Version of the Prelude op.45. In I. Poniatowska, & Z. Chechlinska (Eds.), Chopin 1810-2010: Ideas, Interpretations, Influence (Volume 2) (Vol. Volume Two, pp. 235-250). Warsaw, Poland: Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw.
2014 Bodman Rae, J. (2014). The Lutoslawski Legacy. In S. Latek, & M. Trochimczyk (Eds.), Lutoslawski: Music and Legacy (pp. 59-69). Montreal, Canada: Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in Canada.
2013 Bodman Rae, J. (2013). Pozycja Witolda Lutosławskiego W świecie. In G. Michalski, & M. Schirmer (Eds.), Witold Lutosławski: Portret Rodzinny (pp. 127-132). Poland: Muzeum Przyrody w Drozdowie.
2013 Bodman Rae, J. (2013). The Polish musical psyche: from the Second republic into the Third. In E. Mantzourani (Ed.), Polish Music Since 1945 (1 ed., pp. 15-27). Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press.
2003 Bodman Rae, J. (2003). The role of the major-minor chord in Panufnik's compositional technique. In Jadwiga Paja Stach (Ed.), Andrej Panufnik's music and its reception (pp. 136-149). ul. Westerplatte 10, 31-033 Krakow, Poland: Musica Iagellonica.
2001 Bodman Rae, J. (2001). Bell. In New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (pp. 168-182). London: Macmillan.
2001 Bodman Rae, J. (2001). Lutoslawski, Witold Roman. In New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (pp. 381-389). London: Macmillan.
2001 Bodman Rae, J. (2001). Lutoslawski's Sound World: A World of Contrasts. In Zbigniew Skowron (Ed.), Lutoslawski Studies (pp. 16-35). Great Clarendon St, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK: Oxford University Press.

Year Citation
2014 Smith, S. (2014). Things Are Become New (Extent: 11 minutes 45 seconds) [Performance]. Sydney: ABC Classic FM.
2014 Pax, J. (2014). Two Figures (Extent: 10 minutes 39 seconds) [Performance]. Sydney: ABC Classic FM.
2012 Bodman Rae, J. (2012). World Premiere of Glossolalia by Erkki Veltheim (Extent: Unknown) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide: Soundstream Collective.
2011 Bodman Rae, J. (2011). World Premiere of Wind and Waters, for soprano and orchestra, by Ian Andrew (Extent: Unknown) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra.
2011 Bodman Rae, J. (2011). World Premiere of Tidal Lock, for symphonic orchestra, by Nicholas Denison (Extent: Unknown) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra.
2011 Bodman Rae, J. (2011). World Premiere of Excursion, for symphonic orchestra, by Daniel Schricker (Extent: Unknown) [Performance]. Adelaide: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra.
2011 Bodman Rae, J. (2011). World Premiere of Prague Procession, for symphony orchestra, by Melisande Wright (Extent: Unknown) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra.
2005 Bodman Rae, J., Haines, C., Horwood, E., Southwood, C., Duggan, P., Bourgault du Coudray, G., . . . Wilkie, S. (2005). Tristramn Cary: Rhyme of the Flying Bomb, and Steam Music (Extent: 28 minutes) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide, South Australia.
2004 Bodman Rae, J., Stavely, R., Bourgault du Coudray, G., & Stevenson, L. (2004). Australian premiere of Donaxis Quartet by Charles Bodman Rae (Extent: 20 minutes) [Performance]. Elder Hall, Adelaide..
2002 Bodman Rae, J., & Ammer, S. (2002). Australian premiere of Fulgura Frango, by Charles Bodman Rae (Extent: 5 minutes) [Performance].
2002 Bodman Rae, J. (2002). Australian premiere of Jede Irdische Venus by Charles Bodman Rae (Extent: 15 minutes) [Performance]. Elder Hall Adelaide - for the Adelaide Festival of Arts.

Year Citation
2021 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Partita Elegiaca. Extent: 10 minutes.
2018 Authors: Bodman Rae J, Cheng G. Title: Steven Stucky: in memoriam. Track 7 on the CD 'Garlands for Steven Stucky' (Gloria Cheng, piano). Extent: 3 minutes.
2017 Authors: Bodman Rae JC. Title: Steven Stucky: in memoriam. For solo piano. Extent: 3 minutes.
2014 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Ghosts of Galicia II, for violin, clarinet, cello, and piano. Extent: 22 minutes.
2013 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: European Premiere of Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, by Charles Bodman Rae. Description: The 32-minute Bodman Rae Viola Concerto is, at the international level, one of the most substantial and significant contributions to the viola repertory in recent years. It was commissioned by the International Viola Society for the 35th International Viola Congress. The European premiere, conducted by the composer on 12 April 2013, was broadcast nationally by Polish Radio 2 and introduced the work to a new, European audience.. Extent: 32-minute performance.
2013 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Postludia Cadenza: after the Lutoslawski Piano Concerto. Extent: 5 pages - duration 3 minutes 30 seconds.
2013 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Ballade op.23, for symphonic orchestra. Extent: 73 page score, 10 minute duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Ceol Mor I. Extent: 18 page score, circa 12 minutes duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Ceol Mor II. Extent: 9 page score, circa 10 minutes duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Ghosts of Galicia. Extent: 17 page score, circa 15 minutes duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Golden Ring. Extent: 18 page score, circa 10 minutes duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Etiuda op.10.6, for string orchestra. Extent: 7 page score, 4 and half minutes duration.
2012 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Etude op.10.6, for string quintet. Extent: 8 page score, 4 and half minutes duration.
2010 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Nocturne op.48.1 for symphonic orchestra. Description: Instruments : 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon; 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani; harp; and strings. Extent : 28 p. / 7 mins 39 secs. World premiere 30 October 2010. PNRSO Concert Hall, Katowice, Poland. Performed by : Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk. Broadcast live by Polish Radio 2 on 30 October 2010 Written for and dedicated to Jacek Kaspszyk and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth.. Extent: 28 p. / 7 mins 39 secs..
2010 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Prelude op.45, for symphonic orchestra. Description: Type of work : Composition for symphonic orchestra Extent : 28 p. / 7 mins. 51 secs.. Extent: 28 p. / 7 mins. 51 secs..
2010 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Partita Dalriada. Description: Extent : 33pages/ 15 minutes. Extent: 33pages/ 15 minutes.
2009 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Toccata Agogica. Description: Instruments : Solo flute Premiere 3 October 2009, Elder Hall, Adelaide, Australia Extent : 8pp. / 5 mins. Commissioned by Elizabeth Koch OAM as the official test piece for the 2009 Australian Flute Festival Competition. Performers : All finalists of the 2009 Australian Flute Competition: Krzysztof Kaczka, Jessica Jiang, and others.. Extent: 8 pages; 5 minutes.
2007 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Description: First performance given at the 35th International Viola Congress, Elder Hall, Adelaide, on 1 July 2007. Instruments: Solo Viola and Symphonic Orchestra. Extent: 32 mins. Performed by: Jürg Dähler (solo violist) and The Congress Chamber Orchestra, led by Barbara Jane Gilby. Conducted by: Keith Crellin. This work was commissioned by the International Viola Society, through funding provided by the Australia Council for the Arts. Broadcast on ABC Classic FM.. Extent: 87 pages; 32 mins.
2004 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: World premiere of 'Ca The Yowes', for chamber ensemble. Description: Extent: 5 minutes This and other works represented through the Australian Music Centre, Sydney Instruments: Chamber ensemble: flute, clarinet, harp, violin, cello. Extent: 5 minutes.
2004 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Donaxis Quartet. Description: Instruments: Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano. Extent: 20 minutes Donaxis Quartet (1987) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano. Australian premiere, Elder Hall, Adelaide, on 21 May 2004 Stellar Collective, with Charles Bodman Rae, piano Broadcast on ABC Classic FM on 21 May 2004 Commissioned by Donaxis Ensemble, through funding provided by Yorkshire Arts Association.. Extent: 20 minutes.
2004 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: String Quartet no. 2. Description: Performance by Australian String Quartet in Elder Hall as part of the 2004 Adelaide Festival of Arts Beethoven Songline Series Instruments: String Quartet Broadcast live. ABC Classic FM Extent: 32 minutes. Extent: 65 pages; c. 34 mins.
2002 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Fulgura Frango. Description: Extent: 5 minutes Instruments: two pianos The score and recording of this work are represented through the Australian Music Centre, Sydney Adelaide Festival Live Broadcast. ABC Classic FM.. Extent: 5 minutes.
2002 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Jede Irdische Venus. Description: Instrument : Solo piano Extent : 14 minutes 2 seconds The Australian premiere Adelaide Festival performance was broadcast live by ABC Classic FM. The score and recording of this work are represented through the Australian Music Centre, Sydney Commissioned by Polish Composers Union. Extent: 15 minutes.

Year Citation
2018 Authors: Bodman Rae J. Title: Steven Stucky In Memoriam. Extent: 3 minutes.

Year Citation
2023 McCormick, L. (2023). Classical Music for the Modern Child: A Compositional Endeavour. (Master's Thesis, University of Adelaide).

He has been a partner on the following multinational funded research projects:

Lutoslawski Studies Project, led by Prof.dr.hab. Zbigniew Skowron, Institute of

Musicology, University of Warsaw, funded by the Polish Committee for

Scholarly Research and the Polish Academy of Sciences (1997-2000).

Sir Andrzej Panufnik Project, led by Prof.dr.hab. Jadwiga Paja-Stach, Institute of

Musicology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, funded by the Polish Committee

for Scholarly Research and the Polish Academy of Sciences (to 2003).

Mundus Musicalis Project, an international research consortium of music

academies, led by the European Association of Conservatoires, funded by the

European Commission (2004-2007). This project included representatives

from the USA, Australia, UK, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Korea. It reported

formally to the European Commission at the end of 2007 (see

www.aecinfo.org).

He has received major project funding in the form of commissions for new

creative works from the Yorkshire Arts Association (UK), and from the

Australia Council for the Arts.

He has also received a major research grant from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2013-2014) through its Institute for Music and Dance (IMIT) to conduct a comprehensively documented study of the condition of The Bells of Warsaw.

He has taught at the undergraduate levels at Leeds Conservatoire, the Royal Northern College of

Music, and the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The main focus of this teaching has been on Musical

Composition and Musical Analysis, but has also encompassed Musical Performance (conducting

orchestras, coaching chamber music and solo performance), Music History, Aesthetics, Music Theory.

He has supervised research projects for the Royal Northern College of Music, the Elder

Conservatorium of Music, Lancaster University, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of

Sydney), and Flinders University. Since 2003 he has been one of the top doctoral supervisors for the

University of Adelaide (across all faculties/disciplines) as measured by supervisory load and successful

completions. He has to date supervised to successful completion 80 higher degrees by research

(including 58 PhDs and 22 MPhils), which is apparently a record for the University of Adelaide. These

research projects (see below) have covered a wide range of musical fields, including: Musical

Composition, Musical Performance, Musical Analysis, Musicology, and Music Education. These

doctoral submissions can be accessed freely and downloaded via the Adelaide Digital Library.

PhDs supervised/awarded (University of Adelaide, unless otherwise stated):

a) by thesis, Dr Abigail Chantler (University of Lancaster, UK), Dr Helen Rusak, Dr Jennifer

Rosevear, (the late) Dr Helen Pietsch, Dr Joanna Drimatis (Doctoral Research Medal 2009), Dr Emily

Kilpatrick, Dr Bartlomiej Walus, Dr Luke Dollman, Dr Robert Wolf, Dr Emily Dollman, Dr Virginia

Lakeman, Dr Penelope Cashman, Dr Madeline Melrose (Doctoral Research Medal 2020), Dr Blake

Parham (official supervisor for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney), Dr Simon

Lord, Dr Enrico Morena, Dr Samantha Raftery (aka Dr Samantha Zwolak), Dr Anna Henwood;

b) by portfolio of recorded performances, Dr Peter Handsworth, Dr Tomoe Kawabata, Dr Kemp

English, Dr Mark Gaydon, Dr Marija Bajalica, Dr Christopher Martin, Dr Leigh Harrold, Dr Julie

Haskell, Dr Paul Rickard-Ford, Dr Kathryn Moorhead, Dr Gabriella Smart, Dr Elizabeth Layton, Dr

Charles Klein, Dr Konstantin Shamray, Dr Dylan Henderson (Doctoral Research Medal 2023), Dr

William (Will) Vinson, Dr Simon Pazos Quintana, Dr Michael Bevan; Dr Bryan Griffiths.

c) by portfolio of compositions, Dr Callie Wood, Dr Wayne Duncan, Dr Diana Weekes, Dr Anne

Cawrse, Dr Melisande Wright, Dr Raymond Mok, Dr Quentin Grant, Dr John Polglase, Dr Luke

Harrald, Dr Mark C. Smith, Dr Paul Bonetti, Dr David Stanhope, Dr Dylan Crismani (Doctoral

Research Medal 2019), Dr Jesse Budel, Dr Nicholas Denison, Dr Daniel Schricker, Dr David Lang, Dr

Ian Andrew, Dr Ross McHenry, Dr Aaron Pelle, Dr Connor Fogarty, Dr Joe Chindamo OAM.

MPhils supervised/awarded: Ryszard Pusz, David Stanhope, Macarena Zambrano, Konstantin

Shamray (University Medal), Philip Hall, Gabriella Smart, Virginia Lakeman, Airlie Kirkham, Callie

Wood, Amanda Lovelock; Scott Simon, Jody Fisher, Amanda Lovelock, Alison Heike, Samantha

Raftery, Thomas Devereux, Stephan Richter, Holly Thomas, Blake Parham, Courtney Miller, David

Paterson, Lauren McCormick.

PhDs currently in progress (2026): Adam Page; Courtney Miller; Lauren McCormick: Simon

Monger, Benjamin Betelli.

He also served as supervisor in 2023 and 2024 for the Doctor of Education thesis component of Dr Rae

Adams-Sinclair (Flinders University, SA).

He has been a guest at leading music institutions and universities in the USA, Canada, UK, continental

Europe, China, Australia and Korea. He has served on the juries of several national and international

competitions, including: the 2004 Lutoslawski Composers' Competition, Warsaw; the 2003 Young

Performers' Awards of Symphony Australia and the ABC; the 2011 International Chopin Competition

of Australia, Canberra; and the 2017 International Chopin Competition of Australia. He has been the

keynote speaker at conferences in the UK, Australia, Canada, and Poland.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Principal Supervisor French-inspired Bell Sonorities on the Harp: A Portfolio of Recorded Performance with Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Sheung Yu Joyce Kwok
2026 Principal Supervisor The Song of Sky-Dancers: the non-sectarian and empowering nature of melody in the 'Chod' (severance) contemplative-liturgical traditions of Tibetan Buddhism Master of Research Master Full Time Mr Daniel Nergui
2026 Principal Supervisor The Symphonies of Carl Vine: Structure and Style Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Benjamin Eric Betelli
2026 Principal Supervisor Ensuring Career Sustainability in Classical and Orchestral Education: Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Miss Georgia Gamble
2024 Co-Supervisor Emanuel Moór's Creative Fervency; an Investigation of his Little-Known Violin Oeuvre, its Dedicatees and Place on Today's Musical Stage. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Simon Howard Monger
2024 Co-Supervisor Emanuel Mor's Creative Fervency; an Investigation of his Little-Known Violin Oeuvre, its Dedicatees and Place on Today's Musical Stage. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Simon Howard Monger
2023 Co-Supervisor The Treatment of Substantial Fugues within Thematically Developmental Forms across Varied Orchestral Contexts: Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Hamish Alan Gregory
2023 Co-Supervisor International Best Practice in the Teaching and Training of Young Composers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Lauren Angelique McCormick
2022 Co-Supervisor The Temporal into the Eternal: the compositional system of Nikolai Obukhov Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Courtney Jayde Miller
2022 Principal Supervisor Towards a Canon of Australian Symphonic Wind Band Music. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bryan Wayne Griffiths
2021 Co-Supervisor The Art of Dissonance: The Dissonance Line and Plagal Harmonic Structures in contrapuntal composition. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Kai Gerbi

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Angelo Persichilli, Raymond Guiot, and the Accademia italiana del flauto Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Anna Louise Henwood
2022 - 2024 Principal Supervisor The Sound Beyond the Noise: A Performance-Based Exploration and Contextualisation of the Expressive Content of Aleksandr Mosolov's Piano Works Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Simon Pazos Quintana
2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor International Best Practice in the Teaching and Training of Young Composers Doctor of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Lauren Angelique McCormick
2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Implied Polyphony in Improvised Jazz: an exploration and expansion of the improvisational practice of single-line jazz instrumentalists, based
on approaches to voice-leading		 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr William Vinson
2021 - 2022 Principal Supervisor The Four Domains: New Creative Processes for Intersections Between Jazz Composition and Performance Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ross McHenry
2021 - 2022 Principal Supervisor A Creative Exploration of Techniques Employed in Pop/Rock Drum Patterns (1965-1992): A dissertation with supporting audio and video recordings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Enrico Morena
2021 - 2023 Principal Supervisor A Personal Exploration of Musical Polystylism: A Creative Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Aaron Pelle
2021 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Pas De Deux with Seven Strings: Reimagining the Seven-String Guitar in Contemporary Duo Formats Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael Llewelyn David Bevan
2021 - 2023 Co-Supervisor The Concerto Concept: A Compositional Exploration of Conflict and Cooperation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Connor Roderick Fogarty
2021 - 2024 Principal Supervisor From Piano to Orchestra: a creative exploration of the challenges in moving between these different sound worlds Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Giuseppe Chindamo
2020 - 2022 Principal Supervisor The Temporal into the Eternal: the compositional system of Nikolai Obukhov Doctor of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Courtney Jayde Miller
2020 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Silver Sounds from a Velvet Hand: In Search of Chopin’s Sound World on Period and Contemporary Pianos Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Dylan Thomas Henderson
2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Animateurs in Action: Developing Creative Musical Strategies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Samantha Kate Raftery
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor ‘An Anatomy of Betrayal’: metaphor, method and meaning in the opera Taverner by Peter Maxwell Davies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Simon John Lord
2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Infinite Lattice: a Compositional Exploration of Symmetrical Modes, Modes of Limited Transposition and Other Musical Parameters Generated by Low Prime Numbers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Dylan Joshua Crismani
2017 - 2020 Principal Supervisor The Paganini Caprices, Their Techniques and Performance Problems: a Study on Twelve Caprices With Supporting Video and Audio Recordings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Madeline Leah Melrose
2017 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Bringing Unheard Orchestral Works to Life: Testing the Digital Orchestra Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr David Stanhope
2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor 'Variations on a Theme' as a Means of Musical Storytelling: Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr David John Lang
2016 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Revisiting Irish Ceol Traditions: Composing for Secondary School Strings Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Miss Samantha Kate Raftery
2016 - 2018 Principal Supervisor A Creative Application of Traditionalist Aesthetics to the Art of Musical Composition Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Thomas Jack Devereux
2016 - 2020 Principal Supervisor The Piano as Kolokola, Glocken and Cloches: performing and extending the European traditions of bell-inspired piano music. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Konstantin Shamray
2015 - 2016 Principal Supervisor The First Four Piano Sonatas by Nikolai Myaskovsky: Performing in Context Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Dr Konstantin Shamray
2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Revisiting George Enescu's 1921 Bucharest Recital Series: a performance-based investigation with recordings and exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Elizabeth Layton
2015 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Orchestration in the 21st Century: Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr David Stanhope
2015 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Performing Brahms: Rediscovering expressive devices in the Sonatas for violin and piano Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Alison Maree Heike
2014 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Percussion Performance: Challenges of the Medium, Technique and Repertoire Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Ryszard Pusz
2014 - 2019 Principal Supervisor International Best Practice in the Teaching of Lyric Diction to Conservatorium-Level Singers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Penelope Cashman
2014 - 2020 Co-Supervisor A Creative Exploration of the Compositional Concept of Developing Variation: Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Daniel John Schricker
2013 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The Symphonies of Ross Edwards: Genesis and Analysis of Symphonies 1-5 (1991-2005) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Virginia Lakeman
2013 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Creative exploration of eclecticism applied to bowed string instruments with special emphasis on cellos: Portfolio of original compositions and exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Stephan Robert Richter
2013 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Memorization Techniques for Selected Piano Works between 1911 and 1953: Case Studies through Recorded Performances and Exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mrs Macarena Alejandra Zambrano Godoy
2012 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Applying the Linear Concept of contemporary drumming: a portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Holly Ellen Thomas
2011 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Sir Andrzej Panufnik: Migration and Music Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Blake Parham
2011 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Declarative Computer Music Programming: using Prolog to generate rule-based musical counterpoints Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Robert Pawel Wolf
2011 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Singing a New Story: A Composer's Exploration of Textual Synthesis through Composition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ian Gregory Andrew
2011 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Unlocking the Pedagogical Potential of Alfred Uhl's 48 Etuden Fuer Klarinette: a portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Peter Handsworth
2011 - 2018 Principal Supervisor A Creative Exploration of Organic Growth Principles: Portfolio of Musical Compositions and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nicholas James Denison
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor The debut recording of Leopold Kozeluch's 50 Solo Keyboard sonatas: portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kemp Theodore English
2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Exploration of Selected Extended Clarinet Techniques: A Portfolio of Recorded Performances and Exegesis Master of Music Master Full Time Mrs Amanda Kate Home
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Orchestral Conductor Training: An Evaluative Survey of Current International Practice at the Tertiary Level Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time APrf Luke Dollman
2010 - 2013 Principal Supervisor A New Modular Approach to the Composition of Film Music Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bartlomiej Walus
2010 - 2016 Principal Supervisor Orchestral Education Programmes: A Study of Australian and British Models Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Emily Kate Dollman
2009 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Portfolio of Original Compositions and Exegesis An Investigation of Metrical Contradiction Irregularity and Ambiguity in Music for Secondary Students and Community Purposes Master of Music Master Part Time Mrs Virginia Lakeman
2009 - 2010 Co-Supervisor Agustin Barrios Mangore: A Study in the Articulation of Cultural Identity Master of Music Master Full Time Mr Anthony McKenna Ward
2009 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Notated and Implied Piano Pedalling c. 1780 - 1830 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Julie Leanne Haskell
2009 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Creating Both Text and Music for Oratorios Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Callie Wood
2009 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Divine Arcadian Technologies: A Cycle of Recorded Electronic Musical Works and Exegesis Master of Music Master Full Time Mr Scott Lawrence Simon
2009 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Berio's Sequenza in Performance and Context: A Contribution to the Australian Bassoon Repertory Synthesizing Extended Techniques into Newly Commissioned Works Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Mark Gaydon
2009 - 2012 Principal Supervisor Techniques for Expressive Nuance in Classical Guitar Performance: Portfolio of Recordings and Exegesis Master of Music Master Full Time Ms Jody Claire Fisher
2009 - 2012 Co-Supervisor A Performer's Perspective on the Evolution and Realisation of Extended Flute Techniques: A Portfolio of Recorded Performances and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Kathryn Moorhead
2009 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Sound and Style: a compositional exploration of appropriated source material (Portfolio of Original Compositions and Exegesis) Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Paul-Antoni Bonetti
2008 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis: A Personal Interpretation of the Klezmer Tradition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Melisande Thompson
2008 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Strategies to Enhance the Artistic Quality of Piano Recording Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Marija Bajalica
2008 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Performing and contextualising the late piano works of Akira Miyoshi: a portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Tomoe Kawabata
2006 - 2010 Co-Supervisor An Aural Analysis of Bel Canto: Traditions and Interpretations as Preserved through Selected Sound Recordings Master of Music Master Part Time Miss Airlie Kirkham
2005 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis: Composing for a Choral Spectrum Master of Music Master Part Time Ms Callie Wood
2005 - 2008 Co-Supervisor The Language of Enchantment: Childhood and Fairytale in the Music of Maurice Ravel Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Emily Kilpatrick
2005 - 2009 Principal Supervisor A Hidden Treasure: Symphony No1 by Robert Hughes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Joanna Catherine Drimatis
2005 - 2009 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis: Leitmotifs and their Development Master of Music Master Part Time Mr Philip Hall
2005 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Best Since Barber: Contextualising The Piano Sonatas Of Robert Muczynski Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Leigh Harrold
2004 - 2007 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Original Compositions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wayne Duncan
2004 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Compositions and Exegesis: Conflict and Resolution - Modelling Emergent Ensemble Dynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time APrf Luke Harrald
2004 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Original Compositions and Exegesis: A Personal Exploration of Modal Processes Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Anne Cawrse
2003 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Casting Brass: A Portfolio of Original Compositions and Exegesis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Mark Smith
2002 - 2005 Principal Supervisor Simply Divine: Feminist Aesthetics in Three Music Theatre Works of Elena Kats-Chernin Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Helen Rusak
2002 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Twistonality: A Personal Exploration Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Diana Weekes
2002 - 2008 Principal Supervisor Engaging Adolescents in High School Music Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Jennifer Rosevear
2002 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Portfolio of Original Compositions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Quentin Stuart David Grant
2002 - 2010 Principal Supervisor Tristram Cary: Scenes from a Composer's Life Master of Music Master Part Time Ms Gabriella Smart
2002 - 2010 Principal Supervisor The Choral Program of the South Australian Public Primary Schools' Festival of Music: A Study of its Effectiveness Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mrs Helen Pietsch
2002 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Exploring form, tonality and thematic development - a personal perspective Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr John Polglase
1999 - 2004 Principal Supervisor PLACES WHERE THEY SING: ANGLICAN CHURCH MUSIC IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA FROM 1836 Master of Music Master Full Time Mrs Helena Raymond Lauer

Date Role Membership Country
2009 - ongoing - Represented Artist, Australian Music Centre Australia
1982 - ongoing Member The Performing Right Society United Kingdom

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