M Music, B Music, Artist Certificate in Chamber Music, Licentiate Diploma of Music (AMEB)
Senior Lecturer, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith Univesity
Contact details for Mr Graeme Jennings
Research expertise
Ongoing research into extended techniques on string instruments, contemporary performance practise, electro-acoustical works and exploring the connections and boundaries between notated and improvised music.
Current teaching areas
- Violin and Viola
Biography
Graeme Jennings is a former member of the legendary Arditti String Quartet. He has toured widely throughout the world, made more than 70 CDs, given over 300 premieres and received numerous accolades including the prestigious Siemens Prize and two Gramophone awards. Active as a soloist, chamber musician, ensemble leader and conductor, his repertoire ranges from Bach to Boulez and beyond. Graeme is a member of Australia's internationally acclaimed new music ensemble ELISION as well as the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the Lunaire Collective and the Kurilpa String Quartet. He has also performed as Guest Concertmaster of the Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and Guest Associate Concertmaster with the Sydney Symphony. An alumnus of the Queensland Conservatorium, he was awarded the Conservatorium Medal in 1989 and has also received two Australia Council grants.