Joseph Twist

Born in Australia and now living in the United States, Multi-Award winning composer/arranger Joe Twist is a versatile and eclectic musician. Straddling both film music and concert music arenas, his music crosses genres ranging ancient vocal music, opera, contemporary orchestral music, jazz, musical theatre and cabaret. Twist has received wide acclaim for his music for film and television, and his concert works are performed frequently by many professional ensembles around the world. Twist has worked extensively as an arranger and orchestrator for many renowned international artists and ensembles, including The Wiggles, singer/songwriter Josh Pyke, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, Deep Blue Orchestra, Lady Sings it Better, renowned singers David Hobson and Teddy Tahu Rhodes and New York Music Theater Festival for CLINTON The Musical.

Twist is the recipient two of Australia’s most prestigious Awards for screen music composers; the APRA Professional Development Award (Film and TV Category) and the Brian May Scholarship. Twist holds four tertiary degrees in music composition including doctorate and master's degrees from the University of Queensland, the Australian Film Television and Radio School, and New York University. Twist has participated in several prestigious film scoring programs around the United States, such as NYU ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop in New York and the ASCAP Film and TV Workshop with Richard Bellis in Los Angeles.

Twist’s concert works are published by Morton Music in Australia and Hinshaw Music in the United States and his works feature on several CDs including such commercial labels as ABC Classics. Twist has received numerous awards, including the Jimmy Van Heusen Award 2013, the Chanticleer International Composition Competition, and first place in the 15th International Choral Composition Competition 2011. Twist’s compositions have been commissioned and performed around the world by many esteemed ensembles such as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Gondwana Voices, The Song Company, The Australian Voices, Collusion, the Southern Cross Soloists, JACK Quartet, Young New Yorkers’ Chorus and Chanticleer.

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References

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  3. ↑ "Music Details for Monday 16 January 2006". In Performance with Damien Beaumont. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 25 February 2010.
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