Claire Edwardes

Claire Olivia Edwardes (born 9 September 1975) is an Australian classical percussionist.[1]

Edwardes was born in Sydney and educated at Fort Street High School.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, then moved to the Netherlands to complete a master's degree at Codarts and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam on a Nuffic Huygens Scholarship.[2]

Edwardes is the co-founder and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring, roles she shared with composer Damien Ricketson until his retirement from the group.[3] In 2016, she won two APRA Art Music Awards, with one going to Ensemble Offspring for "sustained services to Australian music for 20 years", and Edwardes receiving an individual award "for performance, advocacy and artistic leadership".[4]

Edwardes has appeared on television as an occasional host of Play School,[5] and as a panelist on Spicks and Specks.[6]

References
  1. Who's Who in Australia 2018, ConnectWeb.
  2. "Claire Edwardes". Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "OFFSPRING at 20 – 1: Getting started". New Waves. ABC Classic. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "2016 Art Music Awards Winners Announced". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. Rogers, Katharine (1 May 2018). "Classic Kids: Meet the Marimba". ABC KIDS listen. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "ABC Television - ABC2 - Spicks And Specks - 7:00pm Saturday, May 18 2013". www.abc.net.au. ABC. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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