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= Mark Holdsworth = Mark Holdsworth (born 1990) is a contemporary Australian composer.

Biography
Mark Holdsworth is a graduate of the University of Western Australia's Conservatorium of Music where he holds a Bachelor of Music in music composition (2015), a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in music composition (2016), and a Master of Music in music composition (2018). Holdsworth studied primarily under Dr. Christopher Tonkin and James Ledger. During his studies, Holdsworth was conferred with the Dorothy Ellen Ransom Prize (2014), the Rupert Thackray Prize, and a full Australian Postgraduate Award (2017).

Holdsworths has also been a participant and fellow at the Australian String Quartet: National Composers Forum (2010), West Australian symphony Orchestra: Young & Emerging Artists Program (2014), Tasmanian symphony Orchestra: Australian Composer's School (2015), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Composition Summer School (2016), Australian Youth Orchestra: National Music Camp (2017), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program (2018), and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Composer's School (2018-2019). Throughout these programs and fellowships, Holdsworth studied with Brenton Broadstock, Gerard Brophy, Sir James MacMi8llan, Andrew Schultz, Matthew Hindson and Carl Vine.

Holdsworth's compositions include a substantial range of orchestral works as well as repertoire for large ensemble, chamber ensemble and soloist. His music has been commissioned and performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Australian You Orchestra, Australian string Quartet, and Arcadia Winds.

In 2018, Holdsworth was the recipient of the inaugural Arcadia Winds Composition Prize for his wind quintet Hellfire.

In 2019, he was appointed the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Cybec Young Composer in Residence. During his residency, Holdsworth's music received acclaimed premieres at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, the Metropolis New Music Festival and an exclusive cultural event for the Sultan of Yogyakarta Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, Crown Princess Mangkubumi, Indonesian royal delegates and Australian government officials.

Holdsworth is a represented associate artist at the Australian Music Centre.

Orchestra

 * Excelsior fanfare for orchestra (2021)
 * Cerberus concertino for bass trombone and orchestra (2019)
 * Cri de Coeur for orchestra (2019)
 * A Hero’s Journey fanfare for orchestra (2019)
 * Ascension: Ode to Stephen Hawking for orchestra (2019)
 * War Cry for orchestra (2018)
 * L'appel du Vide for chamber orchestra (2017)
 * Gage Roads for orchestra (2017)
 * A Fool's Prayer for chamber orchestra (2017)
 * Odyssey for orchestra (2014)
 * Chamber Symphony: A Broken Vow for chamber orchestra (2014)

Chamber Music

 * Hellfire for wind quintet (2018)
 * String Quartet No.4 'Romeo and Juliet' for string quartet (2017)
 * The Crucible for solo cello (2016)
 * The Ashes of Time for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello (2016)
 * Hymn to Zeus for timpani (2016)
 * Hymn to Ares for trumpet and piano (2016)
 * Hymn to Hermes for flute, clarinet and percussion (2015)
 * Bloodlust for solo cello (2015)
 * The Nightingale and the Rose incidental music for narrator, percussion, harp and string quintet (2015)
 * The Ecchoing Green for string trio (2015)
 * Four Preludes for solo clarinet (2014)
 * Primrose for string trio (2014)
 * String Quartet No.3 for string quartet(2014)
 * String Quartet No.2 for string quartet (2014)
 * Frida Kahlo Portraits for string quartet (2010)

Choral

 * Komm Du for soprano, mixed choir and wind symphony (2016)