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| == Early life and education == | == Early life and education == | ||
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McIndoe was born in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McIndoe, Ihlara Jayne, 1997- |url=https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=tiaki.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> Growing up she learnt the piano and played in school orchestras and sang in choirs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 June 2022 |title=A passion for music, law and international travel |url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/a-passion-for-music,-law-and-international-travel |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=www.otago.ac.nz |language=en}}</ref> She attended ] in ] and the ] where she graduated with a BA (Hons), a BMus and LLB.<ref name=":0" /> She studied composition with ], Peter Adams, ], ] and ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Ihlara McIndoe |url=https://sounz.org.nz/articles/interview-ihlara-mcindoe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241002112737/https://sounz.org.nz/articles/interview-ihlara-mcindoe |archive-date=2 October 2024 |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=sounz.org.nz |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| In 2018 McIndoe led the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institution delegation to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McIndoe |first=Ihlara |date=2018 |
In 2018, McIndoe led the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institution delegation to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McIndoe |first=Ihlara |date=2 April 2018 |title=Playing sardines: how civil society forces its way into the United Nations |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/02-04-2018/playing-sardines-how-civil-society-forces-its-way-into-the-united-nations |access-date=6 January 2025 |work=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| McIndoe visited Antarctica in 2020 as an Inspiring Explorer with the Antarctic Heritage Trust.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Explorer Journeys: Ihlara McIndoe |url=https://nzaht.org/explorer-journeys-ihlara-mcindoe/ |access-date=2025 |
McIndoe visited Antarctica in 2020 as an Inspiring Explorer with the Antarctic Heritage Trust.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Explorer Journeys: Ihlara McIndoe |url=https://nzaht.org/explorer-journeys-ihlara-mcindoe/ |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Antarctic Heritage Trust |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Using sounds she recorded there as inspiration she composed five pieces: ''On Satin Waters,'' ''Wavering Horizon,'' ''On Whistling Sands,'' ''Ushuaia Sketches'' and ''Ephemeral Boundaries''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=A Musical Journey to Antarctica. Inspiring Explorers concert |url=https://nzaht.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/A-Musical-Journey-to-Antarctica-Concert-E-Programme.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2022 |title=Ihlara McIndoe: Ephemeral Bounds |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2018830876/ihlara-mcindoe-ephemeral-bounds |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> All five works were performed in ''A Musical Journey to Antarctica'' a live-streamed concert in ] in 2022.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> ''Memory Traps'' (2023) was a finalist for the SOUNZ Contemporary Award at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Ihlara McIndoe – SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist |url=https://sounz.org.nz/articles/interview-ihlara-mcindoe |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241002112737/https://sounz.org.nz/articles/interview-ihlara-mcindoe |archive-date=2 October 2024 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=sounz.org.nz |language=en}}</ref> The work uses poetry by ].<ref name=":2" /> | ||
| In 2021 she was Composer in Residence with the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=1 April 2022 |title=Announcements |url=https://digitalvoyages.canterbury.ac.nz/omeka-s/files//original/63a86c640f335c4f05b199336f0622e40c8ca6a1.pdf |journal=Canzonetta |page=2 |issn=1179-9951}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |
In 2021, she was Composer in Residence with the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=1 April 2022 |title=Announcements |url=https://digitalvoyages.canterbury.ac.nz/omeka-s/files//original/63a86c640f335c4f05b199336f0622e40c8ca6a1.pdf |journal=Canzonetta |page=2 |issn=1179-9951}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2021 |title=Composer Ihlara McIndoe is going places |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/audio/2018781923/composer-ihlara-mcindoe-is-going-places |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> From 2021 to 2022 McIndoe spent almost two years working as a lawyer in Wellington.<ref name=":0" /> Her area of interest was litigation, public law and public arts institutions in particular.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She held the voluntary position of Marketing Manager for the New Zealand Women's Law Journal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
| McIndoe studied at ] graduating with an MMus.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> As |
McIndoe studied at ] graduating with an MMus.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> As of 2024, McIndoe is attached to the Department of Music at ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Ihlara McIndoe |url=https://music.columbia.edu/content/ihlara-mcindoe |access-date=6 January 2025 |website=music.columbia.edu}}</ref> | ||
| == Awards == | == Awards == | ||
| In 2016 she won the ] Student Composition Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Composition Awards |url=http://www.douglaslilburn.org/downloads/atl_lt_lilburn_trust_student_composition_awards_complete_list_2019.pdf |website=douglaslilburn.org}}</ref> In 2022 she received an Arts Excellence Award from the ] towards her study for a Masters at McGill University.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |
In 2016, she won the ] Student Composition Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Composition Awards |url=http://www.douglaslilburn.org/downloads/atl_lt_lilburn_trust_student_composition_awards_complete_list_2019.pdf |website=douglaslilburn.org}}</ref> In 2022 she received an Arts Excellence Award from the ] towards her study for a Masters at McGill University.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2015 |title=Arts Excellence Awards – Dame Malvina Major Foundation |url=https://dmmfoundation.org.nz/grants-scholarships/arts-excellence-awards/ |access-date=6 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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| * ''Ephemeral Boundaries'' (2020) – for orchestra | * ''Ephemeral Boundaries'' (2020) – for orchestra | ||
| * ''Mirror Traps'' (2023) – for soprano and chamber ensemble | * ''Mirror Traps'' (2023) – for soprano and chamber ensemble | ||
| *''I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality'' (ca 2022) – for soprano and ensemble, commissioned for Stroma | *''I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality'' (ca 2022) – for soprano and ensemble, commissioned for ] | ||
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New Zealand composerIhlara Jayne McIndoe (born 1997) is a New Zealand composer.
Early life and education
McIndoe was born in 1997. Growing up she learnt the piano and played in school orchestras and sang in choirs. She attended St Hilda's Collegiate School in Dunedin and the University of Otago where she graduated with a BA (Hons), a BMus and LLB. She studied composition with Anthony Ritchie, Peter Adams, Dylan Llardelli, Chris Gendall and Graeme Downes.
Career
In 2018, McIndoe led the Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institution delegation to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women in New York City.
McIndoe visited Antarctica in 2020 as an Inspiring Explorer with the Antarctic Heritage Trust. Using sounds she recorded there as inspiration she composed five pieces: On Satin Waters, Wavering Horizon, On Whistling Sands, Ushuaia Sketches and Ephemeral Boundaries. All five works were performed in A Musical Journey to Antarctica a live-streamed concert in Christchurch in 2022. Memory Traps (2023) was a finalist for the SOUNZ Contemporary Award at the APRA Awards. The work uses poetry by Hera Lindsay Bird.
In 2021, she was Composer in Residence with the National Youth Orchestra. From 2021 to 2022 McIndoe spent almost two years working as a lawyer in Wellington. Her area of interest was litigation, public law and public arts institutions in particular. She held the voluntary position of Marketing Manager for the New Zealand Women's Law Journal.
McIndoe studied at McGill University graduating with an MMus. As of 2024, McIndoe is attached to the Department of Music at Columbia University.
Awards
In 2016, she won the Douglas Lilburn Student Composition Award. In 2022 she received an Arts Excellence Award from the Dame Malvina Major Foundation towards her study for a Masters at McGill University.
Personal life
McIndoe is married to New Zealand composer Nathaniel Otley.
Selected works
Publications
- McIndoe, Ihlara. (2018). Playing sardines: how civil society forces its way into the United Nations. The Spinoff. 2 April 2018
- Ihlara McIndoe. (2022). Elbowing through the crowd. Public Sector (Wellington), 45(2), 21.
Compositions
- petrichor (2019) – for orchestra
- On Satin Waters (2020) – for violin, viola and audio recordings
- Wavering Horizon (2020) – for flute
- On Whistling Sands (2020) – for violin, flute and guitar
- Ushuaia Sketches (2020) – for violin
- Ephemeral Boundaries (2020) – for orchestra
- Mirror Traps (2023) – for soprano and chamber ensemble
- I write and chew and crack my bones and think about hospitality (ca 2022) – for soprano and ensemble, commissioned for Stroma
References
- "McIndoe, Ihlara Jayne, 1997-". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "A passion for music, law and international travel". www.otago.ac.nz. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Interview with Ihlara McIndoe". sounz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- McIndoe, Ihlara (2 April 2018). "Playing sardines: how civil society forces its way into the United Nations". The Spinoff. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Explorer Journeys: Ihlara McIndoe". Antarctic Heritage Trust. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "A Musical Journey to Antarctica. Inspiring Explorers concert" (PDF). 12 May 2022.
- "Ihlara McIndoe: Ephemeral Bounds". RNZ. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "Interview with Ihlara McIndoe – SOUNZ Contemporary Award Finalist". sounz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Announcements" (PDF). Canzonetta: 2. 1 April 2022. ISSN 1179-9951.
- "Composer Ihlara McIndoe is going places". RNZ. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Ihlara McIndoe". music.columbia.edu. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- "Student Composition Awards" (PDF). douglaslilburn.org.
- "Arts Excellence Awards – Dame Malvina Major Foundation". 15 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
External links
- Ilhara McIndoe's website
- A Musical Journey to Antarctica (2022) – performance of McIndoe's compositions inspired by visiting Antarctica.