Taran Carter

Born in 1980, Taran Carter is an Australian composer, musician and educator whose music explores the common ground between pop and contemporary classical worlds. Drawing on influences as varied as Takemitsu, Debussy, Paul Simon and the Beatles, he has been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, the Song Company and Speak Percussion. Career highlights include his opera Busking Hugs (Opera Australia), the MSO-commissioned Moondani Music, and two songs swum to by Australia’s synchronised swimming team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts under Mark Pollard, Julian Yu and Johanna Selleck. Carter has since written extensively for student ensembles, with works on the AMEB and ABRSM syllabi; recent projects include musicals with author John Marsden, the Tesselétudes collections, and Moondani Dances (2024), performed by the U.S. Coast Guard Band. He now lives in Arnhem Land.

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