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Queensland Conservatorium doctoral candidate Cathy Milliken has won a prestigious Australia Council Fellowship, which will fund an international research project into participatory music-making.
The musician and composer nabbed the Australia Council’s major award, worth $80,000 over two years.
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
The highly sought-after fellowship is awarded to artists who are recognised for excellence in their practice at a local and international level.
“I’m deeply grateful to the Australia Council for this wonderful opportunity,” Cathy said.
The fellowship will allow Cathy to pursue an international project which is the focus of her Doctor of Musical Arts at the Queensland Conservatorium. She will use the funding to bring together community choirs across Europe to create a new version of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy to mark the composer’s 250th birthday in 2020.
A remarkable career Cathy completed her undergraduate studies at the Queensland Conservatorium, majoring in piano and oboe before settling in Berlin, where she helped found acclaimed contemporary group, Ensemble Modern. She has collaborated with the world’s top composers and conductors, including avant garde musical legends like Frank Zappa and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Cathy was also Director of the Education Program of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, before deciding to return to Australia to undertake a Doctor of Musical Arts, under the supervision of Professor Vanessa Tomlinson.
