Georgina Bowden
Composer and Artist
…based on a deep understanding of the nature, character and possibilities of these instruments. In its metaphoric dimensions and strong sound constellations, 'Figure-ground' is still burning in my mind
Egbert Hiller
After completing Master's degrees in Music and Architecture, I cross-pollinate these arts in creative experimental forms. I enjoy transforming a concept from science, arts or politics into visceral music and art. These may be spatial and sensory experiences, drawing on my architecture training.
My music is performed across Europe and Australia, recently in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's multimedia concert, Ensemble Musikfabrik’s studio in Cologne, Hannover New Music’s Zeitlupe series and Ostrava Days Festival in Czechia. As a visual artist my work was recently displayed in the Hahndorf Academy’s Heysen Prize.
Transforming ideas between and amongst disciplines can have unexpected and surprising creative outcomes. Works range from a concerto for artist and orchestra (Wild Colour), to spatial and site-specific music for large ensemble, with live sound processing (Revelations), to graphic scores playing with the representation of microtones and dynamics (Yaban Ariları).
Bass drum and orchestra | 9’00”
For the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers’ Program
Extracting a bass drum's overtone fingerprint and dissecting it across the orchestra.
Flute, bass clarinet, piano, percussion and double bass | 9’00”
For Ensemble Offspring's Future Classics at the Sydney Opera House
Treating the ensemble as an expanded percussion kit, resonance is gradually revealed from dryness, translating the experience of seeing the aurora emerge. This has a map-like graphic score for the performers to creatively interpret, having a different outcome every time.
Oboe, french horn and double bass | 15’00”
For Ensemble Musikfabrik's Trio - Peter Veale, Florentin Ginot, Christine Chapman
Premiered as part of Hannoversche Gesellschaft für Neue Musik's Zeitlupe series
Composed from drawings of my walks around Uluru, considering its mighty sculptural forms, permanence and absence.
Concerto for large orchestra and artist | 7’30”
For Ostrava New Orchestra con. Pavel Šnajdr, Ostrava Days Festival, 2023
Sonic, spatial and visual distillations of rich colours and sounds from hiking in NZ
Interactive artwork made in collaboration with Tim Bowden
Prepared handbells, pan lids and water | 7’30”
Written for Ali’O Connell and premiered in the South Australian Museum, 2022
Exploring bending and distortion, inspired by gravitational lensing in the night sky
Video artwork created by Georgina for the Festival of Laurence Crane at GSMD
Shortlisted Artist | Heysen Prize
Emerging Artist Award | West Torrens Art Prize
Oils on Canvas | triptych
Solo Viola - Art Score | 6'00"
For Stephen Upshaw | released on Into the Ocean
A microtonal counterpoint, shown by shifting squares in the score.
The performer interprets the shades of colour and pitch.
Inspired by the moving soundscape of wild bees on Lycian Way in Turkey.
Dancer, electronics, soprano and chorus, violins, brass and wind, bass drums, glass objects and space tube | 4'00" excerpt of 40" work
Collaboration with dancer & choreographer Rosamond Martin.
Apocalyptic, three dimensional play of sound, space and movement, in seven sections
Short Opera [to be extended] for strings and female voices | 15'00"
Performed at Trinity Laban'sGold Medal Showcase
developed through Rough for Opera
A harrowing story of WWI factory workers painting clocks with glow-in-the-dark Radium, while it killed them with bone tumors.
Oil on Canvas
Inspired by the architectural concept of aperspective and its translation into art composition.
Architecture Master's Thesis
A sports research facility involving states of shelter, exposure and weather permeability in site-specific climate design
