TEMPANY, Kate

Kate Tempany (b. 1967) is an Australian composer, percussionist, and interdisciplinary artist born in Echuca, Victoria. Her work explores relationships between human experience, ecology, rhythm, and intercultural musical practice. A tabla player and dholi, she has used composition, percussion, and dance in community and cross-cultural projects in Australia and internationally. Her compositions have been premiered by performers including Michael Kieran Harvey, Peter Neville, Joseph Lallo, and Caroline Almonte, at venues including Hamer Hall and MONA. Tempany has received the Dorian Le Gallienne Composition Award, the Catherine Mary Sullivan Scholarship in Music Composition, and an Australian Government Endeavour Award for study in India. Her doctoral research in composition at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music focuses on intercultural art music.