Katia Beaugeais
Katia Beaugeais is an Australian-French contemporary classical composer based in Sydney.[1] She was born on 9 December 1976.[2]
Career[edit]
After learning piano and saxophone from the ages six and twelve respectively, Katia Beaugeais completed a Bachelor of Music Education degree to become a classroom music teacher. She then completed a postgraduate saxophone degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and began to compose and perform her own work for the first time.[1]
She was awarded a Ph.D. in composition in 2021, and released Breath by Breath, her debut solo album performing her own saxophone compositions.[1] The album was released by ABC Classical, and featured saxophone extended techniques. It was featured on BBC Radio 3 and ABC Radio.[3][4][5]
She has collaborated with Australian composers Katy Abbott, Anne Boyd, Bruce Crossman, Rosalind Page, and William Barton.[5][6]
In 2010 she won the ISCM-IAMIC International Young Composer Award for her 2008 work Sound Box.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Rising Stars: Meet Katia Beaugeais - VoyageKC Magazine". voyagekc.com. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ Beaugais, Katia (9 Dec 2023). ""TODAY is the big day! đˇ..."". Twitter/X.
- ^ Kennedy, Rob J (2021-08-06). "Katia Beaugeais â Breath by Breath". Interlude. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - New Music Show, Annea Lockwood". BBC. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ a b "Katia Beaugeais: New Australian Sax Music". ABC Classic. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Delight in the space and sounds of Australian deserts". ABC Classic. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "ISCM-IAMIC Young Composer Award to Katia Beaugeais : News (AMC) Article : Australian Music Centre". Australian Music Centre. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
