Peter Knight(XVII)
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Peter Knight: composer/trumpeter
Perpetually curious, composer/trumpeter Peter Knight's practice exists in the spaces between categories, between genres, and between cultures.
Peter has released 18 albums of his music on various labels including in 2022 a solo album, Shadow Phase, on the iconic Room40 label. He composes for film and recently completed the score for soon to be released Australian feature, Kid Snow, in collaboration with Warren Ellis. He also composes for contemporary theatre, most notably with acclaimed performer/director, Tamara Saulwick (Chamber Made).
In recent years Peter has emerged as a significant international force in contemporary music, initiating commissions, collaborations, and performances with a diverse range of artists including recently, Anthony Braxton (USA), as a soloist with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nicole Lizée (Canada), Amir ElSaffar (USA), Daniel Wilfred (Arnhem Land), Senyawa (Indonesia), Baliphonics (Sri Lanka), Hyelim Kim (Korea/UK), Paul Grabowsky (Australia) and Alvin Lucier (USA). He has performed his music at some of the most significant festivals and venues in the world including: London Jazz Festival, Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, JazzFest Berlin, Soundstreams (Toronto), PuSh Festival (Vancouver) Sydney Festival, WOMADelaide, Earshot (Seattle) and National Forum of Music (Wroclaw, Poland).
From 2013 - 2023 Peter was the Artistic Director/co-CEO of Australia's leading contemporary music ensemble, the Australian Art Orchestra. Under his leadership the organization thrived artistically winning multiple awards and accolades.
Peter has won numerous awards, nominations, and fellowships including the Albert H. Maggs Composition Prize (2017), several AMC Art Music Awards, Bell Jazz Awards, Green Room Theatre Awards, and an Australia Council Music Fellowship (2013). He holds a doctorate in composition from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and was named its Alumnus of the Year in 2013.
Perpetually curious, composer/trumpeter Peter Knight's practice exists in the spaces between categories, between genres, and between cultures.
Peter has released 18 albums of his music on various labels including in 2022 a solo album, Shadow Phase, on the iconic Room40 label. He composes for film and recently completed the score for soon to be released Australian feature, Kid Snow, in collaboration with Warren Ellis. He also composes for contemporary theatre, most notably with acclaimed performer/director, Tamara Saulwick (Chamber Made).
In recent years Peter has emerged as a significant international force in contemporary music, initiating commissions, collaborations, and performances with a diverse range of artists including recently, Anthony Braxton (USA), as a soloist with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Nicole Lizée (Canada), Amir ElSaffar (USA), Daniel Wilfred (Arnhem Land), Senyawa (Indonesia), Baliphonics (Sri Lanka), Hyelim Kim (Korea/UK), Paul Grabowsky (Australia) and Alvin Lucier (USA). He has performed his music at some of the most significant festivals and venues in the world including: London Jazz Festival, Pierre Boulez Saal (Berlin), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, JazzFest Berlin, Soundstreams (Toronto), PuSh Festival (Vancouver) Sydney Festival, WOMADelaide, Earshot (Seattle) and National Forum of Music (Wroclaw, Poland).
From 2013 - 2023 Peter was the Artistic Director/co-CEO of Australia's leading contemporary music ensemble, the Australian Art Orchestra. Under his leadership the organization thrived artistically winning multiple awards and accolades.
Peter has won numerous awards, nominations, and fellowships including the Albert H. Maggs Composition Prize (2017), several AMC Art Music Awards, Bell Jazz Awards, Green Room Theatre Awards, and an Australia Council Music Fellowship (2013). He holds a doctorate in composition from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and was named its Alumnus of the Year in 2013.