George Palmer (composer)

George Alfred Palmer (born 1947) is an Australian classical music composer and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Early life and education Palmer was born in a British military hospital in Egypt in 1947 while his parents, recently demobilised from the British Army, were awaiting a ship to take them to a new life in Australia. Palmer’s family arrived in Sydney when he was three months old and he has lived there ever since. He received a Jesuit education at Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview, with particular emphasis on the Classics, languages and history. He graduated in Arts and Law from University of Sydney in 1970. Palmer studied piano from the age of 10. His most influential teachers were pianists Frank Warbrick and Neta Maughan. Palmer’s interests always lay in composition rather than performance, and he began writing music at an early age. Law career After graduating, Palmer joined a city law firm where he specialised in commercial law. He developed expertise in oil and mineral exploration law at a time when the resources boom was just beginning in Australia. Within two years of graduation, he became a partner of his law firm. He became a barrister in 19