https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/to-rest-in-peace-ost-album monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/sxs monthly 0.5 2025-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/489a8eff-d257-4c93-a96f-c98dba253e60/QPAC+SXS.jpg Works - Wayfinding - A new commission in collaboration with Chris Williams for the Southern Cross Soloists https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/blog-post-title-one-4pbws monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/6311312f-2d02-4592-bb31-caebe84835e1/Leah+Curtis+-+Photo+3+-+conducting+the+score+for+Anwar+at+Evergreen+Studios+Photo+by+Isabel+Soloaga+edited.jpeg Works - New Music USA - Thrilled to announce that Anwar, directed by Fawaz Al-Matrouk, has been awarded the Reel Change Grant from New Music USA. This program supports innovative collaborations between filmmakers and composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition. I am excited for this opportunity to further elevate Anwar's musical landscape. Stay tuned for more updates as we work to bring this unique cinematic vision to life. Thank you New Music USA and Christophe Beck for the tremendous support to write and record the music for this story. I look forward to sharing the score, and the brilliant team behind the work. Read more on the score at New Music USA here. https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/blog-post-title-two-7x962 monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/f14d6a1c-529a-42aa-9766-ae49e05b4799/Anwar+Nante+02.jpg Works - Anwar - Anwar will have its world premiere at Les Utopiales, Festival, Nante France in the International Competition. 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You can listen here. “We all know the classic pieces of orchestral music, the Stravinskys, the Beethovens, and the Bachs; music that has stood the test of time and been performed on stages across the world. But how does a composer, working today, begin to join those ranks and hear their work come to life on stage? In the Drawing Room, composer Leah Curtis and conductor Jessica Cottis talk about their paths to music and the debut of Leah's new composition, Infinite Possibilities.” Sky Kirkham, Producer, Photos by Aimee Westcott and Petra Hajská. https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/blog-post-title-four-fptf8 monthly 0.5 2024-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/cef9211b-2e0b-4c9c-bdcc-8bafb5b1d0b0/2022-LS4_DigitalFlyer.jpg Works - Infinite Possibilities - I’m grateful for the many people involved in the commissioning and performing the new orchestral work Infinite Possibilities for Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Jessica Cottis and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. “Titled Infinite Possibilities, the concert opens with a CSO commission of the same name from Leah Curtis, who grew up in Canberra and works internationally out of Los Angeles. A suite from Curtis’ score for To Rest in Peace featured in the CSO’s sold-out 2021 film music special. “Writing Infinite Possibilities has extended me into new sound worlds,” writes Curtis in the program note for her new piece. “Exploring movement, embodiment and what might emerge from the silence…imagining the distinctive virtuosity of each member of the orchestra.” https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/awfc-interview monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/a4b2a5d5-f26b-4197-8e19-e81624eed0ed/AWFC+image_123650291.jpg Works - AWFC Spotlight - Interview by Kati Falk-Flores What started you on your path to becoming a composer and working on films? Was there a specific moment or other catalyst that led you to pursuing composition? The pull to music has always been present. I began writing and performing music with friends throughout high school in Australia. I learned flute, sang in choirs, and played in bands and orchestras up in the mountains in my hometown, Canberra. In the afternoons I would hear Mum teaching piano lessons, and waited for my turn on the piano in the evenings to play and write. I tried my hand composing music for plays, mainly Shakespeare after seeing brilliant productions by Bell Shakespeare, and film adaptations that I loved. Before I left school, I won a two-week study tour of the United Kingdom with The Globe Shakespeare Center and fellow student actors and directors. I had never traveled internationally before, and this put us in the very center of the rich musical and artistic life of London and Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was incredibly exciting. The Sydney Symphony accepted me into their composer development program as I left school and entered college. This was a very pivotal stage that drove me to actively figure out how I could create a future in music from my corner of the world. https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/abc-classic-the-ground monthly 0.5 2024-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/8d4efa04-48b2-42b4-b0ce-861d3fea8eb8/Leah+Curtis+%28Photo+Aimee+Westcott%29+Chris+Williams+%28Photo+Giselle+Images%29.jpeg Works - The Ground - The Ground, a new work in collaboration with didgeridoo virtuoso Chris Williams, commissioned by the Southern Cross Soloists, and led by artistic director Tania Frazer, has been recorded by ABC Concerts and broadcast on ABC Classic. You can listen here, and read more about the work in Limelight. Program notes are available here. https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/film-customer-service monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/a91aea1f-1bd6-4e6c-980f-9bb564aeae7f/Customer%2BService%2BMix.jpeg Works - Customer Service - Score for a new film by Director Pedro Gonzalez Kuhn of Sintagma Films and Producer Vanessa Perez. Filmed in Mexico and penned by writer Stephanie Adams-Santos. https://www.leahcurtis.com/projectswork/australian-youth-orchestra monthly 0.5 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/643768caebac5f25a6531f7a/7f02034b-d6db-4ce4-991b-4068bc6b8eba/thh-172.jpg Works - Australian Youth Orchestra - AYO National Music Camp Chamber Orchestra – Kirsten Williams, director MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No.10 in B minor Leah CURTIS To Rest in Peace SUK Serenade Op.6 in E-flat From symphonic greats to imaginative and evocative works from some of Australia’s leading composers, there’s something for everyone at the AYO National Music Camp concerts. We’re thrilled to welcome our young musicians back to the stage this April for National Music Camp 2022, and we have a stellar lineup of guest artists joining us in Melbourne. Renowned conductors Brad Cohen and Tzelaw Chan lead our symphony orchestras, and Canberra Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Kirsten Williams will be directing the chamber orchestra. These professionals will work with AYO musicians to present a diverse showcase of works across two enthralling Sunday concerts. Don’t miss orchestral favourites such as Dvořák’s New World symphony and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances performed alongside contemporary Australian compositions, including Olivia Davies’ Stratus, Melody Eötvös’ The Saqqara Bird and Leah Curtis’ To Rest in Peace. The annual gathering of young performers, composers and arts administrators at National Music Camp is one of the highlights of the year for many young Australian musicians. It’s inspiring to witness what can be achieved when these musical minds combine their energy and passion for music. 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Like never before, the Recording Academy is committed to cultivating a community that embodies the ethnicities, genres and crafts that power the music industry. And this continued progress is beautifully reflected in the Recording Academy's 2022 New Member Class, which is composed of nearly 2,000 diverse music creators and professionals.” Grateful to have received this invitation from The Grammys, and thankful to those who nominated me. 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