Celeste Oram

They met at Auckland Univesity, before heading off to opposite ends of the planet. Now composer Celeste Oram and conductor Tianyi Lu are collaborating on a new ballet in Switzerland. Video, Audio

Performed by pianist Gabriela Glapska at her recital 'Tiraki' at the ISCM World New Music Days, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 26 August 2022. Audio

Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Twine', Q Theatre Loft, 13 November 2018. Video, Audio

Celeste Oram lives in LA but is a graduate of the University of Auckland Music School and says the planned staff cuts are shortsighted. Audio

BACH Scherzo; Celeste ORAM $cher.zo [Two one four-hundred and thirteen dollars forty]. Video, Audio

The 2017 NZSO National Youth Orchestra plays Benjamin Britten's famous 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'. Under the baton of composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan, they also perform his… Video, Audio

Performed by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland Town Hall, 15 July 2017. Video, Audio

NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composers-in-Residence Celeste Oram and Reuben Jelleyman will have their commissioned works played by the NZSO Youth Orchestra tonight in Wellington and tomorrow in… Audio

Today is World Radio Day, and to celebrate it, Celeste Oram has composed a new piece to pay homage to the humble radio. Her new work, which involves a large number of battery-powered radios, has been… Audio

Described as 'one of the most original musical thinkers of the new century' (Alex Ross, The New Yorker), John Luther Adams is a prominent voice in contemporary art music as well as issues concerning… Audio

The New York composer talks to Celeste Oram about her music. Audio