About
Dominic Flynn is an Australian composer.
Born in nipaluna/Hobart in 1997, Dominic grew up playing the drums in local bands before shifting focus to composition. He has studied in Australia with several composers and in the United Kingdom with Michael Finnissy.
Dominic’s music has been commissioned and performed both at home in Australia and overseas in Canada, Japan, Italy, Germany, and England. He has collaborated with ensembles such as Decibel New Music Ensemble, CMR Contemporary Music Ensemble, Labyrinth Ensemble, Ensemble Mania, The Hedberg Ensemble, The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), and the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra, and soloists such as Jan Gerdes, Reiko Manabe, Antony Gray, Lore Amenabar Larrañaga, Judith Dodsworth, Leigh Harrold, and Michael Kieran Harvey. Pieces of his have been selected for the official Australian submission to the ISCM World New Music Days festival as well as for the inaugural ANAM Set commissioning project, and have featured in the Ossa Music Prize winning concert and in the APRA Art Music Award nominated Two Minutes from Home project.
Dominic’s recent projects include a new commission from Ensemble Mania and performances at the Mona Foma Festival and Tempo Rubato’s Tempo Queer Festival. Upcoming projects include a residency in Montegiovi, Italy, and performances in Berlin, Melbourne, Sydney, and Hobart.
Photo by Saxon Hornett.