Michael Grebla - Composer
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West Australian composer based in Manhattan, NY.
01/16/2025
Excited to be heading to TX for the US premiere of Piano Trio No.1 with Spectrum Chamber Music Society later this month! See you in Fort Worth!
At the very end of last year I went back to Australia to record my first full album of original string quartets (Music for Transitions) featuring my talented colleagues in the Penny Quartet.
I wanted to ask for your support by inviting you to be a part this very special project! I am raising funds for post-production to finish the album and with just 1/3rd left to go of the 10kUSD goal.
I made a short video giving a brief glimpse of the project and how you can help and as a bonus, donations for AU or US tax residents are fully tax-deductible via the links below!
Thanks for your support and helping make the music! ❤
🇦🇺Australian Cultural Fund (AU Tax Residents): 🔗https://www.michaelgrebla.com/acf
(handy with EoFY 30 June 😉)
🇺🇸Fractured Atlas (US Tax Residents): 🔗https://www.michaelgrebla.com/fa/
If you'd like to learn more about the album visit: 🔗https://www.michaelgrebla.com/music-for-transitions/
04/09/2024
Piano Trio No.1 wins Spectrum Chamber Music Society 's composition award.🥳 Looking forward to being in Fort Worth, Texas for the performance later this year. Thanks to everyone who supported the work and thanks for the shout out Australian Music Centre!
Some fantastic news from the USA: AMC Associate Artist Michael Grebla has won the 2024 Spectrum Chamber Music Composition Award for his work, Piano Trio No. 1, In Search of Peace: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3PTEv3E
This marks the second accolade for the piano trio (which took top prize in the 2023 CreArtMusic Call for Scores), and will see its North American premiere later this year.
The work was originally commissioned and performed by Melbourne Chamber Players, whose recording will be available on streaming platforms later in 2024.
Congratulations, Michael!
12/26/2023
Hi Y'all! Ever wonder how the music gets made?
I'm hosting an online artist talk this Saturday morning (30 DEC) @10:30AM EST (New York Time) open to the public discussing the making of String Quartet #4, including some exclusive pre-release previews!
Would love for your to join, bookings are via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-talk-music-for-transitions-string-quartet-4-with-michael-grebla-tickets-783623277317
String Quartet #4 is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and a consortium of individuals around the world! If you'd like to be one visit https://www.michaelgrebla.com/music-for-transitions/ to learn more!
Life’s just one big and lots of smaller transitions I say!
"Music for Transitions", an album of four string quartets is officially in the works featuring the one and only Penny Quartet ! 🎻🎻🎻🎻
You can read more about the project here and even be a part of it here: https://www.michaelgrebla.com/music-for-transitions/
🙏 Thanks to all those who have supported the works including New York State Council on the Arts, and a speical thanks to Creative Australia for making the album recording possible! 🙏
11/22/2023
Keep an eye on this space for a new project being announced soon! Subscribe to my newsletter via https://linktr.ee/grebla (or link in bio) to be kept in the loop! 😊🎻
11/15/2023
Congratulations to the amazing CreArtBox Music (Guillermo Laporta, Julia Yang & Josefina Urraca) for an inspired US premiere of Piano Trio No.1 for Flute, Cello & Piano in their Circle Nior series (including immersive projections) at The William Vale in . 👏👏👏
Really great for the spirit to finally be in the same place my music is being performed, and to see so many home team/friendly faces rock up to support- thank you for coming out! And thanks to all you who supported the commissioning of this work in my last campaign.
The ensemble are performing the work again as part of the CreArtBox Music Festival on December 8 at Culture Lab LIC at The Plaxall Gallery. If you are in NY and weren't able to join this time, https://creartbox.nyc/products/7th-creart-music-festival-masked-sounds
07/04/2023
*Sfidare for Orchestra* is getting its world premiere next week with my talented colleagues at the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra in Perth under the baton of John Keene!
Thanks to the The West Australian for covering the story! 😍 Full article is attached.
I can't be there in perthson (i mean person), but if you're in town please join and let me know how it goes! It'll be July 15 & 16.
The work will be performed along side a terrific program of the greats including Bach, Mozart and a double bass concerto by Vanhal performed by John!
Bookings can be made via TryBooking
July 15 - Freo - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1075494
July 16 - North Perth - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1075493
Big thanks to all those that supported its creation and the creation of the original quartet all the way back in my first crowd-commissioning campaign in 2018! From little things... ;-)
WA composer’s global success unveiled in Freo US-based WA composer Michael Grebla makes waves with his orchestral work Sfidare (Defiance) ahead of its world premiere by Fremantle Chamber Orchestra this month.
06/21/2023
Hi Sydney Friends!
If you are in town this weekend, the Bourbaki Ensemble will be giving the first in-person performance of Affine, a work I wrote for string orchestra!. The concert is Sunday 25 June @ 2:30PM @ St Georges Hall (above Corelli's Cafe) 358 King Street Newtown, NSW
See their post for details! (and let me know how it goes! Technically its my first live performance in Sydney! 🥳)
The Bourbaki Ensemble | Reflections The Bourbaki Ensemble welcomes you to a program of dramatic contemporary string music.
02/03/2023
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Michael Grebla | Composer
A full bio can be found here: https://www.michaelgrebla.com/pages/about/#biography
Spreading music described as “a testament to the universal strength and endurance of the human spirit” by Cut-Common Magazine, Michael is an international award-winning emerging composer from Western Australia based in New York City. With a deep conviction for the role music play as a unifying mechanism in society, constructing identity and building community, he endeavours to create meaningful and inclusive cultural experiences, bridging tradition and the present through his music. In recent years, his works have dealt with ideas of journey, displacement, transience, and spirituality, offering his own deeply introspective expression and examination of the human experience.
Recognised with grants and awards from the New York Composer’s Circle, the Zodiac Festival in France, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australian America Association, Michael’s work has been performed internationally at festivals including the Atlantic Music, Connecticut Summerfest, Charlotte New Music and TUTTI festivals and by ensembles including ETHEL, BEO, Hub New Music, the Australian Youth Orchestra, and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He is a John Monash Scholar and holds a Master of Music with honours from the New England Conservatory and undergraduate degrees from the University of Western Australia in mechanical engineering and music with first-class honours.
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