KOS Božidar
Leto rojstva: 1934Leto smrti: 2015
Commission of Musical Works
Status:
Composer, pedagogue, music publicist and theoritician.Education
- University of Adelaide, Australia, Bachelor of Music (BMus) (1974).- University of Adelaide, Australia , Bachelor of Music (Honours), Major in Composition with First Class Honours (1975).
- University of Adelaide, Australia, Master of Music (1980).
- University of Sydney, Australia, PhD (1988).
- Further studies in composition and analysis with G. Ligeti, B. Ferneyhough, M. Kagel, G. Sinopoli, C. Dahlhaus, C. Halffter, R. Gehlhaar, H. Kuhn at the Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music (1976).
- Composition seminars (Bernard Rands and David Lumsdaine), Adelaide, Australia (1976-1977).
Career
- Teacher of cello and music theory, Novo Mesto Music School (1953-54).- Lecturer in Music, Torrens College of Advanced Education, Adelaide, Australia (1975).
- Member of the Board of the New Music South Australia Society (1975–1977).
- Member of the Composers Guild of Australia (until the cessation of the guild) (1975–1980).
- Lecturer in Composition, University of Adelaide (Elder Conservatorium of Music), Australia (1976–1977).
- Member of the Board of the International Society for Contemporary Music ISCM – section for South Australia (1977–1983)
- Fellow in Composition, University of Adelaide (Elder Conservatorium of Music) (1978–1983).
- Invited participant at the Australian Composer and Performer Seminar (Melbourne, Australia, 1978).
- Lecturer/teacher at the Summer School for Young Australian and New Zealand Composers (Sydney, 1983).
- Lecturer in Composition, NSW State Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia (1984–1990).
- Member of the Board of the International Society for Contemporary Music ISCM – section for Australia (1984–1989).
- Member of the Executive Board of the Fellowship of Australian Composers (1985–1988).
- Invited presenter at an international musicology symposium, where he presented an essay on his own compositional techniques entitled “In Search of Perceptible Harmonic Organisation”. (Melbourne, Australia, 1988).
- Honourable guest at the International Slovene Congress (Ljubljana, 1991).
- Lecturer in Composition, School of Academic Studies, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia (1991).
- Became a member of the Society of Slovene Composers (Ljubljana, 1991).
- Lecturer/teacher at the National Orchestral Composer’s School (Brisbane, Australia 1992).
- Senior Lecturer in Composition, School of Academic Studies, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney (1992/93).
- Professor and Head of the Department of Composition and Music Technology, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney (1994–2002).
- Guest professor at the Ljubljana Academy of Music (1995).
- Mentor for participants in the Australian Composers’ Orchestral Forum (1999).
- Full member of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
- Full member of the Australian Music Centre (status: composer).
- Member of the Fellowship of Australian Composers.
- Elected as a corresponding member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) (2003).
- Elected as a full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) (2009).
Awards and Prizes
- The Ruby Davy Prize for Composition (Australia 1972).- The Alex Burnard Scholarship for Composition (Australia 1974).
- Music Board of Australia scholarship for study travel to Darmstadt (1976).
- Adolf Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition (Australia 1977).
- Albert H. Maggs Composition Award (Australia 1983).
- Prestigious Fellowship in Composition (jointly conferred by the Australian Arts Council and the University of Adelaide) (1978–1983).
- Prize in the competition XXXIV Premio musicale Citta di Trieste for Violin Concerto (1991).
- Sounds Australian National Critics Prize for the best Australian orchestral work for Violin Concerto (1991).
- Sounds Australian National Critics Prize for the best musical work composed by a resident of New South Wales (1991).
- Scholarship of the University of Sydney for academic research in the field of music.
- Six-month study leave (SSP) (University of Sydney, 1995).
- Six-month study leave (SSP) (University of Sydney, 1999).
- Prize for a Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music (Australia, 2004).
Opus:
Orchestral Music
AXIS 5-1-5 za komorni orkester (1973); Mediations za dva orkestra z enim derigentom (1974); Metamorphosis za orkester (1978); Sinfonietta za godalni orkester (1983); Violin Concerto (Koncert za violino in orkester) (1986); Guitar Concerto (Koncert za kitaro in orkester) (1992); Crosswinds za jazz trobento, altovski saksofon in orkester ((1993); Aurora Australis za orkester (1997); Viola Concerto (Koncert za violo in orkester) (1999/2000); Symphony No. 1 (Simfonija št. 1) (2005/06); Symphony No. 2 (Simfonija št. 2) ((2007/08); Koncert za violončelo in orkester (2009/2010); Symphony No. 3 (Simfonija št. 3) (2012)Chamber Music
Integration za flavto, oboo, klarinet, fagot, rog in vibrafon (1972); Chamber Piece za harfo, vibrafon, tolkala in klavir (1973); Little Fantasy za flavto/pikolo, oboo/angleški rog, klarinet, klarinet/bas klarinet, rog, trobento, pozavna, tolkala (2), harfo in klavir (1978); Quartet za flavto, violo, tolkala in klavir (1980); String Quartet (Godalni kvartet) (1982); Three Movements za flavto, pozavno, tolkala in klavir (1982); Catena 1 za flavto, klarinet, marimbo, klavir, violino in violončelo (1985); Quasar za tolkalni kvartet (1987); Catena 2 za flavto/pikolo, klarinet, klavir, violino, violo in violončelo (1989); Ludus ex Nominum za flavto, oboo/angleški rog, pozavno, tolkala in klavir (1989); Catena 3 za pihalni kvintet (2003); Fatamorgana za flavto, klarinet, vibrafon/marimbo, violino in violončelo (2004); The Mists of Evening (Večerne meglice) za flavto, klarinet, pozavno, vibrafon, klavir, violo in violončelo (2011)Solo Music
Reflections (Odsevi) za klavir (1976); Piano Sonata (!981); Kolo za klavir (1984); Evocations za violončelo solo (1994); Evocations 2 za kitaro (1999)Electronic Music (Tape):
Dialogue 1 (1976)INSTRUMENTAL WORKS WITH SYNTHESISER:
Modulations za flavto, dva tolkalca, sintesajzer (ring modulator) in mikser (1974); Spektrum za bas klarinet, marimbo in trak (1988)
Bibliography
- Some Aspects of Australian Piano Music Since 1954 – Chapter 3: Bozidar Kos Kolo Christine Logan, DMA dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 1988.- Folio of Compositions, Vol. 1 & 2, PhD dissertation, University of Sydney, 1998.
- Violin Concerto by Bozidar Kos (Analysis), Marian Frost, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 1993 Education Programme.
- Vse izkušnje postanejo pomemben del naše eksistence (All Experiences Become an Important Part of Our Existence) (Interview with Slovene Composer Božidar Kos, who lives and works in Australia), Jakob Jež, RAST Year. XI, No. 2, April 2000.
- Essay: In Search of Perceptible Harmonic Organisation, SIMS 1988.
- Bozidar Kos, An Australian Composer Born in Yugoslavia, Belinda Webster, Sounds Australian, Journal of Australian Music No. 2 Spring 1990.
- Local Boy Makes Good, Goes Home in Triumph, Peter NcCallum, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 1991.
- Cosmopolitan Music Transcends National Borders, Anne Sarzin, The University of Sydney News, Vol.31, March 1999.
- Celebrating the Work of Bozidar Kos, Anne Sarzin, The University of Sydney News, Vol. 31, June 1999.
- Interview with Bozidar Kos, Irene Stariha, The Australian Slovenian Review, Autumn 1998.
- Crosswinds by Bozidar Kos, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Education Programme 1993.
- Looking after his Offspring, Katarina Kroslakova, 2 MBS Music Magazine, July 2004.
- Dolenjske note v Avstraliji (Dolenjska Notes in Australia), Ante Bartelj, Dolenjski list, August 1981.
- Vrtinci novih zvočnih prostorov – Pogovor s skladateljem in pedagogom Božidarjem Kosom (Whirlpools of New Sonic Spaces – An Interview with Composer and Pedagogue Božidar Kos), Milan Dekleva, Dnevnik, 6 January 1996.
- Slovenski composer pod južnim križem (A Slovene Composer under the Southern Cross), M. Markelj, Dolenjski list, 11 July 1991.
- Božidar Kos – Slovenski glasbeni ambassador (Božidar Kos – Slovene Music Ambassador), Franc Mikec, Dolenjski list, 22 September 2005.
- Oxford Companion to Australian Music, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997.
- Dictionary of Australian Music, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1998.
- Sodobni slovenski composeri (Contemporary Slovene Composers), Franc Križnar & Tihomir Pinter, 1997
- A Handbook of Australian Music, James Murdoch, 1983.
- Made in Australia – A Source Book of All Things Australian, Ed St. John, 1986.
- Who’s Who in Australasia and the Far East, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, Second Edition 1991/92.
- International Who’s Who in Music, Cambridge.
- Music Noster Amor, Ivan Klemenčič, SAZU 2000.
Discography
DISCOGRAPHY
- CD: Synergy Percussion - Quasar, Vox Australis, VAST 001-2 (1991) (rereleased in 2004).- CD: The Hands the Dream – Piano Sonata, Daniel Herscovitch, piano, Tall Poppies, TP020 (1992).
- CD: Forbidden Colours – Violin Concerto, Vox Australis, VAST 015-2 (1993).
- CD: Samsara – Catena 2, Australia Ensemble, Vox Australis, VAST 020-2 (1995).
- CD: Anthology of Australian Music on Disc – Catena 2, Australia Ensemble, CSM 25 (1996)
- CD: Božidar Kos, skladatelj (Božidar Kos, Composer) – Violin Concerto, Violin Concerto, Guitar Concerto, ZKP RTV Slovenia, DD0310 (1997).
- CD: Australian Cello – Evocations, Georg Pedersen, cello, Tall Poppies, TP129 (1998).
- CD: Musica Noster Amor – Reflections/Odsevi, Hinko Haas, piano, HELIDON, 6812008 (2002).
- CD: Slowind in Studio 14, with Composers of Our Own Time 2002 – Little Fantasy, Three Movements, Slowind, coproduction with RTV Slovenia (2003).
- CD: Springtime, Ensemble Offspring – Fatamorgana (Mirage), Curious ((Noise)) (2009).
- CD: Božidar Kos/Evocations – Catena 2, Fatamorgana (Mirage), Evocations, Catena 1, Ensemble Slavko Osterc, Edicije DSS, Ed.DSS 201186, Ars Slovenica (2011).
- CD: Božidar Kos/Aurora Australis – Aurora Australis, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, ZKP RTV Slovenia, Classics 112348 (2011).
Contacts
Address: Sela pri Dobovi 88a, 8250 BrežiceTelephone: 059921976
Mob. Teleph.: 040 358 203
E-mail: bozidar.kos88a@siol.net
