Eötvös Music Studios
Melody Eötvös - Piano (Teaching and Performance)
Melody Eötvös was born in the Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia and attended the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University, studying composition with Stephen Leek, and Dr Gerardo Dirié.
She began composing piano music at the age of 8, and at 14 won her first composition prize. She entered several more competitions and in 2005 won the Collusion Composition Prize with her work “But, I didn’t do it on Purpose” based on Alfred Jarry’s 'Ubu Roi'.
She graduated in 2005 with First Class Honours and then began her Masters in 2006 at the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying with Simon Bainbridge. Some recent past collaborations include composer/arranger/conductor for the computer console game “Avatar: the Last Air Bender” (released 2006 THQ), several animation film/music projects with students from the College of Arts at Griffith University, commissions for the Ulysses Ensemble (Australia), a commission for the Queensland Conservatorium Wind Orchestra (2007), and most recently has been composing a three-movement work, titled 'Three Pieces for the Explanation of Life' for orchestra, to be premiered in July with Orchestra Victoria in Melbourne, conducted by Richard Mills.
At present she is a post-graduate Philosophy major at the University of Queensland, Australia.
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