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Personal profile
Biography
Biography
Anna McMichael is a violinist, artistic researcher and educator in demand as an experienced musician able to perform diverse styles of music from early to experimental. She was awarded a Queen's Jubilee scholarship to study with Vera Beths at the Royal Conservatorium, the Hague in The Netherlands and has a Master's in Historical Musicology from King's College, London, and a Doctorate from Sydney Conservatorium. Anna lived in Europe for 17 years, performing with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and London Sinfonietta and with ensembles including the ASKO/Schonberg Ensemble, Nieuw Ensemble, Ives Ensemble and Ensemble MAE.
Anna has been concertmaster of a Netherlands Opera production and as both guest Assistant Concertmaster and Principle Second of the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra (Holland Symfonia). She has also played lead violin of Ensemble Remix in Portugal and in Germany with the Ensemble Modern and guest lead violin of MusikFabrik. Anna has toured numerous major European festivals and given premieres by many leading international composers.
Anna has performed regularly with Australian groups including Australian Haydn Ensemble, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, Australian Classical and Romantic Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring and the Australian World Orchestra and is a core member of leading early music specialists, Ironwood and Genesis Baroque in Melbourne. Anna was Co-artistic Director of the Tyalgum Music Festival between 2014 and 2019 during which time it was awarded prizes for regional excellence by APRA/AMC. She has a large solo, duo and ensemble discography on many international labels. She performs at many festivals around Australia, with appearances recently at Mona Foma, Canberra International Festival of Music, Sydney and Adelaide Festivals, Vivid in Sydney, and Metropolis in Melbourne.
Anna is the Classical Convenor and Strings Coordinator at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. She lectures and teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in string performance, music research, research skills, artistic methodology, music history and culture, historical performance practice, ensemble skills, and new music performance.
Research Interests
- String playing traditions
- Historical performing practices
- Contemporary art music in Australia
- 19th and early 20th-century Australian music
- Composer/performer collaborations
- The climate crisis and environmental communication through music
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Education/Academic qualification
Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Sydney
Award Date: 6 May 2019
Historical Musicology, Masters, King's College London
Violin, Graduate certificate, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag (Royal Conservatoire The Hague)
violin, Bachelor Music, University of Adelaide
External positions
Co-artistic Director Tyalgum Music Festival
2014 → 2019
Research area keywords
- Music Performance
- Music - 19th Century
- historical performance practice
- Australian music
- Contemporary art music
- Practice-led research
- Artistic research
- Climate Change
- Climate change communication
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Climate Notes: national tour of Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Tasmania
9/01/22 → 20/09/23
Project: Research
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Activating a music festival: Extending musical practices by composing with communities
McMichael, A., 2023, In: International Journal of Community Music. 16, 1, p. 95-111 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The Esterházy musicians: shaping Haydn and the symphony genre
McMichael, A. & McIntosh, S., 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Music Performance › Research
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Climate Notes
McMichael, A., Devenish, L., Duggan, J., Roux, N., van Reyk, B., Milliken, C., Blinkhorn, D., Barbeler, D. & Crismani, D., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Music Performance › Research
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Learning from landscapes: new musical works
McMichael, A., Devenish, L., Noble, J., Ward, B., Avery, E. & Blay, J., 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Music Performance › Research
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Scenes from the Bundian Way
McMichael, A., Devenish, L., Noble, J., Ward, B. & Blay, J., 8 May 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Music Performance › Other
Prizes
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: Tyalgum Music Festival finalist AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN A REGIONAL AREA
McMichael, Anna (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards: Tyalgum Music Festival Winner NSW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN A REGIONAL AREA
McMichael, Anna (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arts Faculty Teaching Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
McMichael, Anna (Recipient), 23 Sept 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Master's thesis
Anna McMichael (Examiner)
Mar 2024 → …Activity: Examination types › Thesis Examination
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Migration Studies Workshop
Anna McMichael (Speaker)
28 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Omega Ensemble "Concertante" National tour
Anna McMichael (Contributor)
25 Sept 2024 → 4 Oct 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
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Handel's 'Theodora', Pinchgut Opera, Opera Australia
Anna McMichael (Contributor)
8 Feb 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
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'Beethoven's Emperor', Australian Chamber Orchestra national tour
Anna McMichael (Contributor)
9 Mar 2024 → 24 Mar 2024Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Performance/exhibition
Press/Media
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BackStage Music launches 2022-23 season
Louise Devenish & Anna McMichael
16/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Off the main stage
Louise Devenish & Anna McMichael
3/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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CLIMATE NOTES
Louise Devenish & Anna McMichael
10/10/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Hitting the right notes on climate change
Louise Devenish & Anna McMichael
9/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Internationally experienced violinist Anna McMichael
24/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview