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Fiona Hill is a composer specialising in electroacoustics and immersive sound.
Drawing on contemporary classical and electronic art music styles, Fiona’s work often explores the dichotomy of the natural and industrial worlds to create a “powerful emotional impact” (The Advertiser). |
Photo: Deep Hill Media
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New Breed"I loved the distinctive sound-characters that emerged throughout the work, sometimes in harmony with the floating shapes and sometimes in contrast. The sound in itself revealed a journey that tied the abstractions on stage to forms of relationships and dreamlike narratives." - Omer Backley-Astrachan
Showcasing a rich diversity of choreographic ideas, an incredibly talented group of choreographers have created new works on members of Sydney Dance Company. This new work with choreographer Lilian Steiner Springtime Again for Sydney Dance Company New Breed, features motion tracking of the dancers to trigger the soundscape.
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CIRCUMSTANCE 2020
A Film by Sue Healey
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“Music composed by Fiona Hill makes an enormous contribution to the result. lt is the best match-making between commissioned music and dance that I have come across in years.”
Jill Sykes, SMH 13 Dec 2020 In reaction to the pandemic, 27 dancers defy the lockdown, through the use of a drone to capture their dance. A study in isolation, connection and a precarious place. 
BEST FILM SCORE: Circumstance.
Seoul Short Film Festival
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LOST IN THE DARKNESS
New release Lost in the Darkness commissioned by Alicia Crossley for her latest album Bass Instincts.
Inspired by the poem 'Lost in the Darkness' by a young refugee detainee
which was published in a zine by the Refugee Art Project.
Inspired by the poem 'Lost in the Darkness' by a young refugee detainee
which was published in a zine by the Refugee Art Project.
"Stand-out piece in a stacked list of names came from Sydney based composer Fiona Hill" Megan Steller, Limelight, April 2022
"The live electronic component morphs, extends, transforms, and enlivens the already magical nature of Crossley’s performance... Such extreme attention to detail paired with an overriding narrative umbrella allows this work to speak powerfully on both the micro and macro levels." Alex Raineri, Music Trust, November 2021
Imago.
Imago responds to the multi-faceted stories of those affected by forced adoption within Australia as well as societal attitudes and the eventual government apology to the victims.
Imago was a finalist in the APRA AMCOS 2020 Art Music Awards for Work Of The Year Electroacoustic/Sound Art. |
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WORKSHOP
Work Śūnyāta for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Recorded by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in 2022 and workshopped by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 2021. The piece draws on Goddess Mythology, in particular the Neolithic period, for it's inspiration. Beginning from our deep connection with the Earth since the beginning of time a bass drone builds and morphs timbrally into a climactic groan. Track soon to be released, check back for more details soon. |
Other Featured Works
PentographyCommissioned by Ensemble Offspring's Noisy Women fund, Pentography draws its extra musical inspiration from Traditional Chinese Medicine and the five seasons, where each season relates to a particular aspect of the mind, body and spirit.
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HabituateA collaboration between Sydney Dance Company and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Composing Women. was developed, rehearsed and filmed virtually during lockdown.
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Not a Party Too SoonComposed in collaboration with Alexis Weaver as part of the Sydney Dance Company's PPY18 Revealed performance with Choreographer Ashley Wright. Composition: Fiona Hill and Alexis Weaver
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CONTACTFor music and media enquiries please contact Fiona via email.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI would like to acknowledge the Gundungurra and Darug people, the traditional custodians of this land on which I work and live and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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