Michael Bakrnčev (Bah-kahn-chev) is a multi-award-winning Australian composer whose music has been performed globally, including in Australia, Europe, the USA, and Canada, by prestigious orchestras including the Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra Symphony Orchestras. Michael holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours 1st Class) from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and a Master of Music (Honours 1st Class) from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Michael's numerous awards include the Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition and the Chamber Music Australia: New Works Award. His music has recently been described as 'neo-romantic from an alternate universe' by Australian composer, Peggy Polias.
His commissions span a variety of ensembles, including the Black Square String Quartet and the Queensland Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra. Michael continues to expand his repertoire with projects including his 'Naarm Haiku' for solo piano, and a 'Nocturne for Violin and Piano'. Through his work, he integrates diverse influences, such as Eastern philosophy (Philokalia), Macedonian folklore, and technology (AI/NHI/UAP/Quantum Physics), creating a mesmerising blend of ancient and modern musical traditions through what he affectionately refers to as a 'dialect of the contemporary classical genre'.
Michael joins the team and community at South West Music Regional Conservatorium as our General Manager. He brings a decade of private-sector experience in the field of luxury residential property development and private finance in Melbourne, in conjunction with successfully running an 18-piece orchestra modelled off the London Sinfonietta emphasising Australian conductors, composers, soloists and arrangers. Most recently, Michael is nearing completion of his Master of Teaching (secondary, classroom music), and has previously enjoyed the challenges of working in education support (inclusion), instrumental music teaching, teaching composition and tutoring orchestration at Melbourne University.
Together with his wife, Emily, their three children, and Weimaraner Moses, Michael is delighted to be living in Deniliquin, embracing the lifestyle and variety of musical offerings that are currently in place. Michael has been attending various music-related community events, is intent on listening to the needs of the community and delivering music-based objectives driven by those needs, whilst looking towards areas for growth, engagement and enrichment in the future.
Please join us to welcome Michael and his family to our vibrant community.
Follow the link for more information about Michael... www.michaelbakrnchev.com
Photo credit - Julian Dolman, 2023
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