Gondwana Choirs founder, Lyn Williams, named 2021 Heinze Memorial recipient

Gondwana World Choral Festival - Sounds Of The World

Gondwana World Choral Festival - Sounds Of The World at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Source: Robert Catto

Composer and conductor Lyn Williams has just been named recipient of the prestigious 2021 Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award.


Lyn Williams’ support of the Gondwana Indigenous Children’s Choir has allowed singers to use choral music as a vehicle for the preservation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island languages and cultures.

Ms Williams also champions strong relationships with Indigenous elders and cultural custodians across Australia as well as bringing them together with composers to create new works for the choir.

Williams’ work ranges from a captivating musical performance showcasing the story of the creation of the Great Barrier Reef to Marliya, a group of young Indigenous women from Cairns singing about the Pilbara in Spinifex Gum.

 


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