Mozart Fellowship

The Mozart Fellowship is a composer residency attached to the Music Department of the University of Otago, one of the five Arts Fellowships at the university.[1] It is the oldest full-time composition residency in New Zealand,[2] and is currently the only position of its kind; the list of past fellows includes many of New Zealand's most notable composers.[3] In 2013, Martin Lodge, Associate Professor and Convenor of the Waikato University Music Programme described the Mozart Fellowship as "New Zealand's premiere composer residency, being the longest established, best paid and most prestigious with the list of past Fellows a veritable who's who of New Zealand composers".[4]

The 2024 Mozart Fellow is Simon Eastwood.[5]

  1. ^ "The Mozart Fellowship". University of Otago. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ Thomson, John Mansfield (1991). The Oxford History of New Zealand Music. Auckland: Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-19-558176-8.
  3. ^ Dart, William. "Composer of the Week - Mozart Fellows at University of Otago". RNZ Concert. Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  4. ^ "Composer secures coveted arts fellowship". University of Waikato. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Otago announces 2024 Arts Fellows". University of Otago. 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.