Moya Henderson

Moya Henderson (born 2 August 1941 in Quirindi, New South Wales) is an Australian composer.

A graduate of the University of Queensland, Henderson also studied in Germany with Karlheinz Stockhausen after which she became a lecturer at the University of Sydney. She was Resident Composer at Opera Australia during their first season at the Sydney Opera House.

Henderson's works include a work for organ and pre-recorded tape, Sacred Site (1983), The Dreaming written for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and an opera, Lindy (1997),^[1] with Judith Rodriguez, based on the 1980 Lindy Chamberlain murder case (Sydney Opera House (2002).

Henderson has said she values music theatre over any other type of music.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

1. ^ "Find Australian Music". Australian Music Centre. http://www.amcoz.com.au/opac/name.aspx?id=3400#Librettist. Retrieved 2008-06-17. 

References

• "Australian Composer Biography - Moya Henderson". Australian Music Centre. http://www.amcoz.com.au/composers/composer.asp?id=3400. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 
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