KEYNA WILKINS: COMPOSER

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Keyna Wilkins is a pioneering Australian/British composer-musician at home in many musical worlds. She was one of three finalists in the Australian nation-wide APRA/AMCOS Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence 2018 and 2021. Her compositions are performed internationally and published by Wirripang and include large orchestral works alongside solos. Engaging, diverse and characterized by a unique hybrid of styles, her music is characterized by a fascination with astronomy, First Nations culture, jazz, dance forms and intuitive improvisation, and a passion for human rights advocacy. She is an Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre, has five tunes in the Australian Jazz Realbook and writes music for films and theatre. She has been commissioned by many Australian and international ensembles and musicians such as Metropolitan Orchestra, Syzgy Ensemble, Sydney Fringe Festival, Sydney Conservatorium, Sydney Bach Society, Jeanell Carrigan, Kathleen Balfe (Spain), Catherine Verilli and Melissa Krause (USA).