Salina Fisher (born 6 October 1993) is a New Zealand composer and violinist currently based in Wellington.
Salina Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1993 |
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Website | www |
Fisher was Concertmaster of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in 2012-2013.[1] She graduated from the New Zealand School of Music and then studied for a Master of Music in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music in New York.[2] In 2014 Fisher's work Blushing Skies received the Orchestra's Choice Award.[3] She is the youngest-ever winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her orchestral work Rainphase, subsequently winning in 2017 for her string quartet Tōrino.[4] Tōrino was selected to represent New Zealand at the ISCM World Music Days in Vancouver, BC, Canada and was performed there in November 2017. by the Emily Carr String Quartet.[5][6] She was awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award.[7] She is the recipient of the New Generation Award.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Milestone performance features musical youth of New Zealand". New Zealand Opera News: 4–5. July–August 2012.
- ^ "Standout talent earns young composer DMMF award". Dame Malvina Major. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Salina Fisher Biography". International Society for Contemporary Music.
- ^ "SOUNZ Contemporary Award Winner 2017 – Salina Fisher". Radio New Zealand. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Soundwalk". iscm2017.ca. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Emily Carr String Quartet". emilycarrstringquartet.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Salina Fisher – Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award". www.fulbright.org.nz. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "New Generation Awards". The Arts Foundation. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
External links
edit
 | This article about a New Zealand musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |