Nicholas Ng

Dr Nicholas Ng is a composer/performer and Research Fellow at the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University. A former lecturer at the School of Music, Australian National University, Nicholas completed his doctorate in composition/ethnomusicology in 2008. He has presented papers on his research topic (Australian Chinese sacred music in Sydney) at conferences including the 38th International Council of Traditional Music World Conference, University of Sheffield (2005).

A keen performer, Nicholas plays the erhu (Chinese ‘violin’) and is constantly in the search for new performative contexts from contemporary dance to meditation circles. He has performed at venues including ‘The Studio’, Sydney Opera House, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) and Merkin Concert Hall (New York City). He periodically tours in William Yang’s Performing Lines production, China (2007-present).

Nicholas has received commissions to compose for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Foundation for Universal Sacred Music, The Song Company, The Australian Voices, United Nations Association of Australia, Australian Choreographic Centre, Tugpindulayaw Theatre, Sydney-Asia Pacific Film Festival, the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane. Published by Orpheus Music, his compositions have been broadcast on ABC Classic-FM and awarded prizes such as the 2005 Orpheus Publications Composition Prize.

Particularly interested in the healing properties of music, Nicholas seeks to marry the ancient and the modern through the use of acoustic and electronic sound.