Author: Elizabeth Sheppard

Australian composer Elizabeth Sheppard’s music is recorded and broadcast by the ABC, and released on ABC CDs. She is an Arts, Philosophy and Theology graduate, an accredited Cathedral Cantor, a music graduate of Eora Aboriginal College, an Aboriginal Law / Aboriginal Studies graduate of Tranby IAE College, and a graduate of the Australian National University’s Ngarra Burria First Peoples Composers Program, currently studying Postgraduate composition at the Australian National University. In 2022 her SSAATTBB a capella Kaouwi ex Cordis cantata, ‘Cross Country, Noonakoort Karnya and Koorlangka Children, composed in response to the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart, were streamed on the Australian Digital Concert Hall.
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The 2017-2020 AMPlify Indigenous Composers Initiative / Ngarra Burria Indigenous Composers movement

Elizabeth Sheppard

In 1788 the British arrived in Australia, bringing European music with them. Sporadic attempts were made to connect with the Darug speaking tribes they encountered, but as Aboriginal hunting grounds were stolen, and disease decimated the clans, diary notes of … Continue reading The 2017-2020 AMPlify Indigenous Composers Initiative / Ngarra Burria Indigenous Composers movement

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Reviving Indigenous Music and Culture through Culturally Appropriate Education

Elizabeth Sheppard

Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education Centre in Glebe, NSW, formerly known as Tranby Aboriginal College, was started by local Aboriginal Elders in collaboration with an Anglican minister, Rev. Finch. Tranby is entirely governed by Aboriginal Elders, and provides a range … Continue reading Reviving Indigenous Music and Culture through Culturally Appropriate Education

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Composition at the Australian National University School of Music

Elizabeth Sheppard

Negotiating last year’s Australian  election, surviving the New Year bushfire and hail crisis, and being suddenly plunged into unprecedented nationwide pandemic health precautions, pose challenges for creative work of any kind, including my craft of composition. But Australian composers are … Continue reading Composition at the Australian National University School of Music