Corinna Bonshek

Dr Corrina Bonshek composes music inspired by the sounds and patterns in nature. Her music has been described as ‘beautifully shaped and contemplative’ (Clare MacClean, 2013), ‘deeply spiritual in intent’ (Anne Boyd, 2002), and ‘connected to the essence of South-East Asian music – timelessness’ (Chinary Ung, 2014). She was resident composer at the 2015 Experimental Thai Music Laboratory of Burapha University in Thailand, inaugural visiting scholar of 2016 Nirmita Institute for Young Composers in Cambodia, has created music for Rainforest Fringe Festival Sarawak Malaysia 2019, 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Arts & Culture Festival, Taiwan International Arts Festival 2017, and Bleach The Gold Coast Festival 2017 & 2018. In 2018, she was a finalist in Australia Art Music Awards – Instrumental Work of the Year category for Up in the Clouds, a work for Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble that reimagined sound-colours and gestures from her solo work for Taiwanese Pipa (Chinese Lute) virtuoso Jasmine Chen. Foremost in her music is her desire to create deeply transformational experiences.