David Chesworth

David Chesworth (born 1958, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom) is an award-winning Australian-based composer and installation artist. Known for his experimental, and at times minimalist music, he has worked in rock groups, classical ensembles, theatre, opera. Together with Sonia Leber, Chesworth has created a series of large scale installation artworks using sound, video, architecture and public participation.

Chesworth's parents moved the family from Britain to Melbourne, Australia in the late 1960s. Chesworth studied at Latrobe University, including time with composer's Jeff Pressing and Warren Burt. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he coordinated the venue "Clifton Hill Community Music Centre".

A list of Chesworth's collaborators includes: audio/visual artist Sonia Leber; guitarist Robert Goodge in the group Essendon Airport; musician and sound designer Philip Brophy in the group → ↑ →; electronic musician Philip Jackson in the group Whadya Want?; librettist Douglas Horton and soprano Helen Noonan. In 1993 he formed 'The David Chesworth Ensemble' to perform his own works.

He lives in Melbourne in partnership with Sonia Leber. They are directors of the company Wax Sound Media and have one daughter.

Discography

Albums

• 50 Synthesiser Greats! (as David Chesworth)
• Layer on Layer (as David Chesworth)
• Spiral Rebound (as David Chesworth)
• No Particular Place (as David Chesworth)
• Risky Business (as David Chesworth)
• Wicked Voice (as David Chesworth)

• Sonic Investigations Of The Trivial (as Essendon Airport)
• Palimpsest (as Essendon Airport)

• Skippy Knows (as Whadya Want?)

• Exotica Suite (as The David Chesworth Ensemble)
• Badlands (as The David Chesworth Ensemble)
• Music To See Through (as The David Chesworth Ensemble)

EPs and Singles

• Sonic Investigations Of The Trivial (as Essendon Airport)
• The Dave & Phil Duo (David Chesworth & Philip Brophy)
• Talking To Cleopatra (as Essendon Airport)
• Industry & Leisure (as David Chesworth)

Theatrical/Operatic works

• 1986 Insatiable music & texts by Chesworth
• 1988 Recital: music by Chesworth, Puccini, Mozart et al., text by Douglas Horton & Helen Noonan, produced by Chamber Made
• 1992 Lacuna: music by Chesworth, text by Douglas Horton, produced by Chamber Made
• 1994 The Two Executioners: music by Chesworth, text by Douglas Horton, produced by Chamber Made
• 2001 The Light Room: opera devised with Company In Space
• 2004 Cosmonaut: music by Chesworth, text by Tony MacGregor
• 2010 Richter/Meinhof-Opera: music and text by Chesworth, after a libretto by Tony MacGregor.

Sound installations

Collaborations with Sonia Leber include

• 5000 Calls (2000 - ongoing) Sydney Olympic Stadium
• The Masters Voice (2001 - ongoing) The Walk Civic, Canberra
• The Persuaders (2003) Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
• Proximities (2006 - ongoing) at the William Barak Bridge, Melbourne
• Space Shifters (2009) Conical, Melbourne
• Almost Always Everywhere Apparent (2007) Helen Macpherson Smith Commission Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

Awards and nominations

• Prix Ars Electronica. Honorable Mention awarded to Southgate, Chesworth's score for the opening ceremony of Southgate, Melbourne, 1991.
• Churchill Fellowship. In 1997 Chesworth was awarded a travel fellowship to the US, France and UK to investigate new audio technologies.
• ATOM Awards (Australian Teachers of Media). Chesworth's TV opera Insatiable won most innovative film.
• ARIA Awards (Aust. Record Industry Assoc.). The David Chesworth Ensemble CD Exotica Suite was nominated for the 1994 Best Classical CD ARIA Award.
• Green Room Awards. Chesworth's music for the play Life After George received a 2000 Green Room award.
• The Age Performing Arts Award. Awarded to Chesworth/Horton opera The Two Executioners
• The Myer Group Arts Award. Awarded to the Chesworth/Horton opera Lacuna

APRA Classical Music Awards

The APRA Classical Music Awards are presented annually by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Music Centre (AMC).^[1]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2006	"Floating World" (David Chesworth) – David Chesworth Ensemble	Instrumental Work of the Year[2]	Nominated
	"Panopticon" (David Chesworth) – David Chesworth Ensemble	Instrumental Work of the Year[3]	Won
	"Wait a While" (David Chesworth) – David Chesworth Ensemble	Instrumental Work of the Year[2]	Nominated

References

1. ^ "Classical Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards.aspx. Retrieved 6 May 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "2006 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2006Finalists.aspx. Retrieved 6 May 2010. 
3. ^ "2006 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2006Winners.aspx. Retrieved 6 May 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• David Chesworth's concert music *classic/amp ABC FM website.
• Australian Music Centre
• Prix Ars Electronica
• 2004 Interview with Sonia Leber
• Audio-interview with David Chesworth on the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre Tapes website

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Name	Chesworth, David
Alternative names	The Ches
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Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent
Date of death
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