Nigel Sabin
Nigel Sabin pursued a career as a clarinettist and performed throughout Australia as a soloist and orchestral musician with various orchestras and ensembles, including the Adelaide, Tasmanian, West Australian, and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, State Opera of South Australia, the WA Wind Quintet, the Seymour Group, and Magpie Musicians.
He was a founding member and driving force behind the innovative and award-winning chamber music ensemble, Perihelion. Perihelion developed a unique repertoire that reflected a postmodern sensibility with a distinctly Australian flavour. The ensemble commissioned a body of work from Australian composers. Nigel Sabin holds a first class honours degree in music from the University of Adelaide and a PhD in music from the University of Queensland. He has received several awards and fellowships including a Churchill Fellowship, an Australia Council Composers’ Fellowship, an Australia Council International Study Grant, a Jacobena Angliss Award, and an Arts WA Fellowship. His compositions receive regular broadcasts on Australian radio and have been performed by most of Australia’s symphony orchestras and leading ensembles. His music has received performances in Europe, Japan and the USA.
Nigel Sabin is featured on the following titles
Through Tropical Stars
David Joseph’s Through Tropical Stars is a captivating collection of five works inspired by the natural world. From the vibrant, garden-like imagery of Concertino to the contemplative stillness of The Afternoon, Joseph’s compositions bring nature’s textures, patterns, and sounds to life. Performed by leading ensembles including the Seymour Group, Zdenek Bruderhans, Jennifer Newsome, and Trio Classico, this album showcases Joseph’s unique ability to evoke beauty and emotion through music.
Performer
Nigel Sabin also appears on
David Joseph Selected Works, Volume 1
David Joseph Selected Works Vol. is now available. It features performances by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra
