Composers on their disabilities: Georgia Scott on cerebral palsy
Watch my interview with Australian contemporary art music composer Georgia Scott on her cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Georgia’s music aims to explore identity and lived experience.
Georgia has worked with the Sydney, Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Moorambilla Voices, Gondwana Junior, the Australian World Orchestra, SSO Fellows, WA Youth Orchestras, Australian Ballet, Orchestra Victoria, Flautist Claire Chase, the Sydney Bach Society and Sydney Chamber Opera.
Georgia has also shared her research into the representation of women with disability in music at Harvard and Columbia universities. In December 2022 Georgia co-curated a disability-led concert celebrating the music of neurodivergent artists and artists with disability as part of Backstage Music. As part of this concert Georgia helped to co-ordinate concert accessibility under the guidance of renowned industry figures Morwenna Collett and Janelle Ryan. This concert was performed at Phoenix central park’s venue ‘The Church’ and the fully accessible digital version was recorded at the Sydney Opera House. In 2023 Georgia will work with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Find Your Voice Collective, Backstage Music and London-based hand horn specialist, Isaac Shieh.
This interviews is part of my collaboration with Berlin based new music magazine POSITIONEN where as guest editor have focused on topics covering music and disabilities. Please read my interviews with JĀNIS PETRAŠKEVIČS, CARLIE SCHOONEES, BENJAMIN STAERN, AILÍS NÍ RÍAIN, MARCO DONNARUMMA, and GEORGIA SCOTT in POSITIONEN print version (in German).
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