Work TBA
Composed for Lachlan McKie
Commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) as part of the ANAM Set 2027 and written for Lachlan McKie, to be premiered during ANAM’s 2027 recital season.
The 2027 ANAM Set commissions are supported by the Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation.
About the composer:
Alexander is a Sydney-based composer and alumnus of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, having completed a Bachelor in Music Composition with Honours.
Throughout his time at the Conservatorium, his work has featured heavily within the annual concert programming, with premieres with the New Music Ensemble and the Wind Symphony. In 2024, Alexander was selected to be a part of the inaugural Conservatorium Winter School with Liza Lim and the Sydney Symphony Fellows.
Outside of the Sydney Conservatorium, Alexander was a participant of the 2024 Hatched Academy with Ensemble Offspring, the 2025/26 cohort of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Cybec program, commissioned by the Parliament of NSW, and has written for The Sydney Youth Orchestras.
In 2026 Alexander will work with and write for Ensemble Offspring and Sydney Chamber Opera.
Image credit: Jared Underwood, supplied by composer.