Musical Director: Evan J Lawson (b.1989, he/him/they) is one of Australia’s leading queer artists, working at the forefront of contemporary culture as composer, writer, curator, and conductor, chiefly as artistic director of interdisciplinary company Forest Collective.
Hailed by Bridget Davies in The Age that “Lawson’s innovative musical imaginations…are striking…” Evan has been composing music since the age of 10, is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and developing artist programs with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Malthouse Theatre and Gragenegg Festival. In Australia, he has studied with Benjamin Northey, Richard Gil, Kevin March and Johanna Selleck, and internationally with David Aronson and Matthias Pintscher who has said that his “music is serene, deep, it’s even breathing the heritage of Mahler.”
Evan was composer-in-residence at Billilla Mansion and a member of the Academy of Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in 2020 and 2021.
Accompanist: Filip Fulco is currently studying his Bachelor of Music at Monash University, where he is specialising in Classical Piano Performance under Robert Chamberlain. As well as being the accompanist for MonUCS, he has experience accompanying students for AMEB exams and school recitals. He is very passionate about fulfilling the role of accompanist, particularly in choral music, having taken part as accompanist for Monash University’s vocal ensemble.
In addition to his music studies, Filip is completing a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology.
In his spare time, Filip enjoys playing piano (obviously), listening to music, reading, and watching movies.
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