Gordon Kerry

Gordon Kerry (b. 1961) is an Australian composer, writer and critic based on a hill in north-eastern Victoria. He studied composition with Barry Conyngham and has composed orchestral works for the ABC, BBC, Symphony Australia and the Australian and Sydney Youth Orchestras, including a symphony, seven concertos and various tone-poems, alongside extensive chamber, choral and operatic music. His operas include Medea, Midnight Son and The Snow Queen. He was the Australian National Academy of Music’s inaugural composer-in-residence (2008) and Musica Viva Australia’s Composer-in-Residence (2012). His book New Classical Music: Composing Australia appeared in 2009. Recent works include Wimmera Phantasy, Missa gaudeamus omnes, Alchemy, Six-Part Inventions and Piano Sonata No. 2, with 2025 premieres of a Requiem, a Trio Sonata, Violin Sonata No. 2 and Bright Confusions.