Topic: Fanfare Competition

Orlando Gough talks about composing fanfares and the inspiration for his five fanfares written for the Royal Opera House to launch the Fanfare Competition. Video courtesy of the Royal Opera House Education.

An Artology, Sydney Opera House, Australian Youth Orchestra and ATYP Project http://artology.org.au/fanfare/

On the 30th September, the 8 winning Fanfares were played at the Sydney Opera House for the first time. Friends and family of the winning 8 as well as stakeholders were invited to a special Listening Party to preview the winning Fanfares. Here's what happened.

Composer Duncan Chapman describes how the winners of the Fanfare competition and members of Royal Opera House Orchestra work together on the winning compositions. Video courtesy of the Royal Opera House.

Watch Antonio Pappano, members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and composer Duncan Chapman work with our Fanfare competition winners to develop their entries into beautiful fanfares, listened to by thousands every day at the Royal Opera House. Video courtesy of the Royal Opera House.

Using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical expression," she says. "We are already immersed."

Violinist Sirena Huang gives a technically brilliant and emotionally nuanced performance. In a charming interlude, the 11-year-old praises the timeless design of her instrument.

Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.

In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums.

Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you to shake up the “rules” of your own creative work.