Martin Mackerras is a composer and clarinettist living in Melbourne.
He
studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and finished
his degree at the Victorian College of the Arts. He was the recipient
of a Fulbright Scholarship and QE2 Scholarship to study with
the legendary clarinettists Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima Neidich
at the Manhattan School of Music in New York where he lived for
nearly two years.
He currently teaches clarinet at Monash University
where he has held improvisation and composition seminars and
workshops for young musicians, he also teaches at various secondary
colleges. He plays clarinet with many Melbourne bands and ensembles
in varying styles and has composed music for various ensembles,
theatre and film.
This is his first recording release.
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