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New Zealand composer and violinist

Salina Fisher
Born (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31)
OriginNew Zealand
OccupationComposer
InstrumentViolin
Websitewww.salinafisher.com
Musical artist

Salina Fisher (born 6 October 1993) is a New Zealand composer and violinist currently based in Wellington.

Fisher was Concertmaster of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in 2012-2013. She graduated from the New Zealand School of Music and then studied for a Master of Music in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. In 2014 Fisher's work Blushing Skies received the Orchestra's Choice Award. She is the youngest-ever winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her orchestral work Rainphase, subsequently winning in 2017 for her string quartet Tōrino. Tōrino was selected to represent New Zealand at the ISCM World Music Days in Vancouver, BC, Canada and was performed there in November 2017. by the Emily Carr String Quartet. She was awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award. She is the recipient of the New Generation Award.

References

  1. "Milestone performance features musical youth of New Zealand". New Zealand Opera News: 4–5. July–August 2012.
  2. "Standout talent earns young composer DMMF award". Dame Malvina Major. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Salina Fisher Biography". International Society for Contemporary Music.
  4. "SOUNZ Contemporary Award Winner 2017 – Salina Fisher". Radio New Zealand. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. "Soundwalk". iscm2017.ca. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Emily Carr String Quartet". emilycarrstringquartet.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. "Salina Fisher – Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award". www.fulbright.org.nz. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  8. "New Generation Awards". The Arts Foundation. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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