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Gemma Peacocke
Gemma Rachel Peacocke is a composer from New Zealand based in the United States. Biography Peacocke grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand. She studied at Victoria University of Wellington and the New
Gemma Rachel Peacocke is a composer from New Zealand based in the United States. Biography Peacocke grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand. She studied at Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand School of Music, followed by a master’s degree in composition and theory at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In 2015 she studied at the Institute for Music/Acoustic Research and Coordination (IRCAM) in Paris. Peacocke is a doctoral student in composition at Princeton University and holds the Mark Nelson Ph.D. Fellowship. Peacocke also collaborates with directors, filmmakers and choreographers to write music for theatre, film and dance performances. Awards In 2014 and 2015 Peacocke was awarded the Creative New Zealand Edwin Carr Scholarship. Recordings *Waves & Lines by Gemma Peacocke with soprano Eliza Bagg, released on New Amsterdam Records (2019) References
- Era
- 21st Century
- Lived
- 1984–present
- From
- New Zealand
- Born in
- Hamilton
- Known as
- composer
- Genres
- classical music