Rosalie (Ros) Edith Bandt (born 18 August 1951 in Geelong) [1] is an Australian composer, sound artist, academic and performer.
Bandt was born in Geelong, Victoria. Her father Lewis Bandt was a car designer and notable for designing the first ute.
Described as one of the most individual presences in Australian music, [1] Bandt is an internationally acclaimed sound artist, composer, researcher and performer. Trained as a school teacher, Bandt went on to study chance music and completed her master's degree in 1974 at Monash University with a thesis on the work of John Cage [2] and later completed her PhD in 1983 also at Monash. [3] In 1977 Bandt and Martin Harris created a sound installation, Winds and Circuits which fed audio into television signals to create electronic visual patterns. [4] Since that time she pioneered interactive sound installations, sound sculptures, and created sound playgrounds, spatial music systems, and some 40 sound installations worldwide. [5]
A pioneer of interactive sound sculpture in Australia, she has exhibited in many Australian city and regional centres, including her work Sound Playground in Brunswick, Melbourne in 1981. [1] Making use of electronics, tapes and interactive playback systems, Bandt's compositions also feature environmental sounds and unusual instrument combinations. [1] [6] Bandt performs on a wide variety of instruments including recorders, psaltry, percussion and the tarhu. [7] [8] She is a founding member of ensembles LIME, Back to Back Zithers, La Romanesca, Carte Blanche and the Free Music Ensemble. [9]
The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. [10] It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Ros Bandt | Don Banks Music Award | Won |
Bandt was awarded the Cochrane Smith award for sound heritage in 2012 by the National Film and Sound Archive. [11]
In 2020 Bandt was awarded the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the APRA Art Music Awards in recognition of her 40-year commitment to inter-disciplinary work. [12]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: others (
link)
Rosalie (Ros) Edith Bandt (born 18 August 1951 in Geelong) [1] is an Australian composer, sound artist, academic and performer.
Bandt was born in Geelong, Victoria. Her father Lewis Bandt was a car designer and notable for designing the first ute.
Described as one of the most individual presences in Australian music, [1] Bandt is an internationally acclaimed sound artist, composer, researcher and performer. Trained as a school teacher, Bandt went on to study chance music and completed her master's degree in 1974 at Monash University with a thesis on the work of John Cage [2] and later completed her PhD in 1983 also at Monash. [3] In 1977 Bandt and Martin Harris created a sound installation, Winds and Circuits which fed audio into television signals to create electronic visual patterns. [4] Since that time she pioneered interactive sound installations, sound sculptures, and created sound playgrounds, spatial music systems, and some 40 sound installations worldwide. [5]
A pioneer of interactive sound sculpture in Australia, she has exhibited in many Australian city and regional centres, including her work Sound Playground in Brunswick, Melbourne in 1981. [1] Making use of electronics, tapes and interactive playback systems, Bandt's compositions also feature environmental sounds and unusual instrument combinations. [1] [6] Bandt performs on a wide variety of instruments including recorders, psaltry, percussion and the tarhu. [7] [8] She is a founding member of ensembles LIME, Back to Back Zithers, La Romanesca, Carte Blanche and the Free Music Ensemble. [9]
The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. [10] It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Ros Bandt | Don Banks Music Award | Won |
Bandt was awarded the Cochrane Smith award for sound heritage in 2012 by the National Film and Sound Archive. [11]
In 2020 Bandt was awarded the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the APRA Art Music Awards in recognition of her 40-year commitment to inter-disciplinary work. [12]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: others (
link)