Richard Charlton is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading guitarist-composers. Born in the UK in 1955, he has lived in Australia since 1962. Largely self-taught, he began composing to expand his own repertoire; his music now features on more than 30 CDs and is performed by leading players worldwide. In 2004 he won Instrumental Work of the Year at the APRA/AMC Classical Music Awards for his quartet “Stoneworks,” and in 2022 took First Prize in the Matt Withers Australian Composition Competition. He has collaborated with artists including the Acacia Quartet, William Barton and Riley Lee, and recent commissions span guitar, mandolin and choral ensembles. Charlton currently serves as Coordinator of Guitar Studies and Composer-in-Residence at Ascham School in Sydney.
Works by Richard Charlton
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Dust on a Butterfly’s Wing (7 songs)
Minnie Agnes Filson, Richard CharltonVoice and Piano -
Dust on a Butterfly’s Wing (7 songs)
Richard CharltonVoice and Piano -
Sonatina
Richard CharltonSax Alto and Piano -
Songs of the Tide (3 songs)
Richard CharltonVoice and Piano -
Songs of the Tide (3 songs)
Richard CharltonVoice and Piano -
Statues (5 songs)
Richard CharltonVoice and Piano -
The Silent Isle
Richard CharltonOboe and Piano -
The Silent Isle
Richard CharltonSax Soprano and Piano