Vivienne Olive
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Vivienne Olive is a British-Australian composer and music educator.
in London
. After 1968, she continued her education at the University of York
, where she graduated in composition in 1975. Her teachers included the composers Bernard Rands
(York 1971/72), Franco Donatoni
(Milan, 1972–74), Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
(Vienna, 1974/75) and Klaus Huber
(University of Music Freiburg 1975-78, where she also studied harpsichord with Stanislav Heller
). She received her Ph. D. in composition from the University of York in 1975. She was awarded composition grants from the Department of Education and Science (1971–74) and the German Academic Exchange Service (1975–78).
In 1979 Vivienne Olive became a lecturer in music theory and composition at the Nuremberg Meistersinger Conservatory (now the College of Music Nuremberg). In 1980 she co-founded the Days of New Music in Nuremberg. In 1995 she became a board member of the International Working Women and Music. In 1993-95 she taught at the University of Ballarat
and the James Cook University
in Australia
and in 2005 she became Composer in Residence at Bundanon, New South Wales
.
Chamber music
Vocal
Life
Vivienne Olive studied piano, harpsichord, organ and music theory at Trinity College of MusicTrinity College of Music
Trinity College of Music is one of the London music conservatories, based in Greenwich. It is part of Trinity Laban.The conservatoire is inheritor of elegant riverside buildings of the former Greenwich Hospital, designed in part by Sir Christopher Wren...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. After 1968, she continued her education at the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
, where she graduated in composition in 1975. Her teachers included the composers Bernard Rands
Bernard Rands
Bernard Rands is a composer of contemporary classical music.Rands studied music and English literature at the University of Wales, Bangor, and composition with Pierre Boulez and Bruno Maderna in Darmstadt, Germany, and with Luigi Dallapiccola and Luciano Berio in Milan, Italy.He held residencies...
(York 1971/72), Franco Donatoni
Franco Donatoni
Franco Donatoni was an Italian composer.Born in Verona, he started studying violin at the age of seven, and frequented the local Music Academy...
(Milan, 1972–74), Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati was a composer and music editor who worked in Kraków, Tel Aviv and Vienna.Haubenstock-Ramati studied composition, music theory, violin and philosophy in Kraków and Lemberg from 1937 to 1940. Among his teachers were Artur Malawski and Józef Koffler. From 1947 to 1950 he was...
(Vienna, 1974/75) and Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber is a Swiss composer.Huber was born in Bern, Switzerland. One of the leading figures of his generation in Europe, he has written extensively for chamber ensembles, choirs, soloists and the orchestra as well as the theater...
(University of Music Freiburg 1975-78, where she also studied harpsichord with Stanislav Heller
Stanislav Heller
Stanislav Heller was a harpsichordist and musicologist of Czech origin. Born in Brno, he studied piano with Vilém Kurz and organ with Bedřich Wiederman at the Prague Conservatoire. His family emigrated to South America after World War II and Stanislav Heller moved then to London in 1947 and later...
). She received her Ph. D. in composition from the University of York in 1975. She was awarded composition grants from the Department of Education and Science (1971–74) and the German Academic Exchange Service (1975–78).
In 1979 Vivienne Olive became a lecturer in music theory and composition at the Nuremberg Meistersinger Conservatory (now the College of Music Nuremberg). In 1980 she co-founded the Days of New Music in Nuremberg. In 1995 she became a board member of the International Working Women and Music. In 1993-95 she taught at the University of Ballarat
University of Ballarat
The University of Ballarat is a dual-sector university in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was formed by the passage of an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1994, from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education...
and the James Cook University
James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and in 2005 she became Composer in Residence at Bundanon, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
Honours
- 1993 Hameln Youth Music School Award (for An English Suite)
- 1998 1st Prize in the competition of Leni Neuenschwander GEDOK (for As if a garden, Homage to Hildegard von Bingen)
- Award of the Stuttgart Bach Academy (for Stabat Mater)
- Stuttgart Composition Prize (for Tomba di Bruno)
Selected works
Ensemble and orchestral- Music for tuba and orchestra (2002)
- The River Runs across the Page for flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, xylophone and strings (2004)
Chamber music
- Rondel for viola and piano (1979)
- ... Is the Flower of the Heart of Man ... for bass flute (1985); track after a poem by Ono no KomachiOno no Komachiwas a famous Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the Six best Waka poets of the early Heian period. She was noted as a rare beauty; Komachi is a symbol of a beautiful woman in Japan. She also figures among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals....
, English by Arthur Waley - Pantjelang Lullaby for viola and cello (1995)
- ... And the Willows Drowse and Sleep ... after a poem by Carl SandburgCarl SandburgCarl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Carl Sandburg "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat."-Biography:Sandburg was born in Galesburg,...
for harp, or for flute, viola and harp (2002) - The Light of the Mind for erhuErhuThe erhu is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a "southern fiddle", and sometimes known in the Western world as the "Chinese violin" or a "Chinese two-stringed fiddle". It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles...
(or violin) (2002) - Bush Gin Rag for piano (2004)
- Ceilidh for accordion (2005)
Vocal
- At All, at All ... for 3 mezzo-sopranos and 3 violas (1971)
- Ripples Of Rivers Unseen for counter-tenor and drums (2002); words by Walt WhitmanWalt WhitmanWalter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
- Sun Love Came Quietly for female choir (SSA), ad libitum with accompaniment (keyboard (2002); words by John Shaw Neilson
- Of Broken Wings and Artificial Flowers, 4 Songs for mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano (2004); words by Anna Nicholson Kerdijk
Students
Noted students include:- Uwe Strübing (1956)
- Ralf R. Ollertz (1964)
- Jochen Stübenrath (1974)