
WAYACHAMP Commissions
Works for Us
Inaugurated in 2021, WAYACHAMP's Works for Us project commissions local Australian composers to compose chamber music works that are premiered by WAYACHAMP musicians. Works for Us seeks to establish a contemporary repertoire playable by the 10 - 17 age group that engages imaginations and celebrates our community.
This initiative fosters cultural curiosity and relevance through the exchange of ideas between students and seasoned professionals. It offers students an opportunity to interpret new music, blend their knowledge of technical and creative aspects of music and work alongside a living composer. The premiere of each composition occurs at the Academy Final Concert and scores are subsequently being added to a collection of Australian chamber music that will be made accessible to musicians globally.
2025 Commission
Iain Grandage - "Looking Out"
Premiered at Spring Academy 3 October 2025
Performed by Zachary Madan, Seth Cheah, Kobe Wu and Jinnry Zhuang
2024 Commission
Simone Lobbia - "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
Premiered at Spring Academy 27th September 2024
Performed by the Masters Orchestra, Directed by Laurissa Brooke​
2023 Commission
2022 Commission
R.E. Smith, Intrepid: Passage to Antarctica (string quartet)
Premiered on 14 April 2023 by Elouise Watson, Zachary Madan, Jessica Casey and James Ji
2021 Commission​
Kathy Potter, Reaching Out (string quartet)
Premiered 30 September 2021 by Ellie Malonzo, Alicia Sun, Kylie Zhang and Yuchen Chan
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If you would like to be considered for a commission, or would like to support this initiative, please get in touch at info@wayachamp.com