Dr Mark Oliveiro
Casual Lecturer - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Email: molivei4@une.edu.au
Biography
Mark Oliveiro, a Sydney native, Doctor of Music from the University of North Texas, and is a composer with diverse extra-musical interests. Whilst notions of narrative, programme and theatre, have always been a stoic component of his music; Oliveiro offers an exploration of the quintessence of ceremony inherent in all human expression. An obsession with history, mythology and ancient literature, renders Oliveiro’s work riddled with themes from archaeological study and obscure urban legends, alike. His music has been described as; “epic”, “unashamedly ritualistic” and “atmospheric” with “Dreamtime overtones”. At present, Oliveiro has an interest in exploring, by way of conceptual abstract and musical aesthetic, the notion of reconstructing lost or imagined performance traditions. Oliveiro is a graduate and distinguished alumnus of the Sydney Conservatorium and the Jacob’s School of Music. His music has been commissioned by the International Horn Society and the Meir Rimon Commissioning Fund, the Settimane Musicali di Stresa e del Lago Maggiore, Chronology Arts, Pictures on Silence, as well as numerous professional individuals.
Oliveiro is an active Disc Jockey and Music Educator.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Conferred May, 2016), University of North Texas, USA. Graduate Award and International Student Award with Stipend.
2010 Master of Music. Indiana University, Jacob School of Music, Bloomington, IN, USA.
2006 Bachelor of Music, Composition (Hon.1) University of Sydney.
Awards
Scholarships and Arts Grants
Date: 2011
Association: University of North Texas
Scholarship: Merit Scholarship, Excellence in Composition
Date: 2010
Association: University of North Texas
Scholarship: Merit Scholarship, Excellence in Composition
Date: 2009
Association: Australian American Association
Scholarship: Dame Joan Sutherland Travelling Scholarship
Date: 2009
Association: Indiana University
Scholarship: Merit Award, Excellence in Composition
Date: 2007
Association: Indiana University
Scholarship: Merit Award, Excellence in Composition
Date: 2007
Association: Bankstown Youth Millennium Awards
Scholarship: Travelling Arts Scholarship 2007
Date: 2006
Association: Bankstown Youth Millennium Awards
Scholarship: Travelling Arts Scholarship 2006
Date: 2006
Association: PPCA Performers Trust
Scholarship: Professional Development Travelling Grant
Date: 2004
Association: Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
Scholarship: Doris-Burnett Ford, Memorial Scholarship
Date: 2003
Association: Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
Scholarship: Don Banks, Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Composition
Academic Awards
Date: July 2016
Association: APRA/AMCOZ
Award: 2016 Inaugural Art Music Fund for "MotherBoard" for Electronic Soloist and Ensemble
Date: August 2013
Association: International Computer Music Association
Award: 2013 ICMC Student Prize for "Sikinnis" for Saxophone and Electronics
Date: April 2013
Association: Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
Award: Second Prize 2013 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission Award
Date: April 2012
Association: University of North Texas, College of Music
Award: Outstanding Music Graduate Student Award
Date: March 2012
Association: University of North Texas, Toulouse Graduate School
Award: Outstanding Academic Achievement for an International Student
Date: January 2012
Association: British Trombone Society
Award: First Prize award for Category 1 submission [“Tartarian Psalm II”]
Date: December 2010
Association: Recital Music Publishing
Award: Highly commended award for Category 2 submission [“Il Garrot”]
Date: September 2010
Association: American Composers Forum
Award: Encore Grant 2011 – Ensemble “Pictures of Silence” [“Tanox”]
Date: July 2010
Association: Canadian Electroacoustic Community
Award: Finalist and Prize winner- submission [“In Maluga”]
Date: May 2010
Association: Indiana University
Award: Deans Prize in Electronic Music
Date: May 2008
Association: Indiana University
Award: Deans Prize in Electronic Music
Date: 2005
Association: Conservatorium Association
Scholarship: Excellence in Composition Award
Date: March 2002
Association: NSW Board of Educators: Standards Booklet
Award: Recognition of High Standard in Composition for HSC student
Teaching Areas
Aural Skills, Harmony and Analysis, Performance, Composition, Music Technology, Recording and Production.
Research Interests
Dance and movement, theatrics and technology, language and social media, are just some of the non-musical solutions most apt for the ever expanding, contemporary composer tool belt. With a keen and equal interest in music of the acoustic and electronic medium, Oliveiro’s music has been represented at national and international conferences and festivals hosted by: the North American Saxophone Alliance, the World Saxophone Congress, the International Horn Society, the Australasian Computer Music Association, the Aurora Festival Committee, the Society of Electroacoustic Music in the United States, Electronic Music Midwest, the British Trombone Society and many more.
Publications
Date: 2017
Association: Move Records
Type: Compact Disc Publication
Publication: Duo Blockstix - Works for Percussion and Recorder
Date: 2014
Association: Avid Sound Records
Type: Compact Disc Publication
Publication: Interactions
Date: 2013
Association: Wawrick Music
Type: Print Music Publication
Publication: Tartarian Psalms Solo for Bass Trombone
Date: 2011
Association: Self-release
Type: Compact Disc Publication
Publication: Addicted to Bass - Alicia Crossley
Date: 2011
Association: International Horn Society
Type: Print Music Publication
Publication: Thunor's Gate for Horn and Electronics
Date: 2010
Association: electroCD
Type: Compact Disc Publication
Publication: Cache2010 CA+AU/NZ
Memberships
Australasian Computer Music Association
International Computer Music Association
Australasian Performing Rights Association
Australian Music Centre
Consultancy Interests
Tertiary Music Education
Music and Interactive Technology
Recording and Production
Electronic Music Production
