Background
He was born in Newcastle, lived and worked in Bremen, Germany for five years as a conductor and composer and he now lives in Brisbane.
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He was born in Newcastle, lived and worked in Bremen, Germany for five years as a conductor and composer and he now lives in Brisbane.
He studied in Australia at the University of Newcastle Conservatorium from 2000–2004, majoring in composition with Nigel Butterley and piano with Carmel Lutton.
Since 2009, he has been the Artistic Director of The Australian Voices. At the same time, he undertook private lessons in orchestral conducting with David Banney. In October 2003 he was invited to the City of Hakodate, Japan where he performed a solo piano program of Messiaen, Butterley and Debussy.
In January 2006, Hamilton founded Northern Spirit, a young vocal ensemble committed to contemporary choral music
In just over three years, Northern Spirit has given over fifty concerts, premiered seventeen works, and taken part in four international choral festivals. Under Hamilton’s direction, Northern Spirit has performed in Germany, Spain, France, and Iceland.
In September 2009, Hamilton moved back to Australia to take over as the new conductor and artistic director of one of Australia’s foremost vocal ensembles - The Australian Voices, which was under the direction of respected Australian composer Stephen Leek for twelve years. Hamilton sang with this acclaimed ensemble from 2000 until 2004.
Several of his compositions, including Under the Shadow of Kileys Hill (2000) and Priepriggie (2009), have been commissioned by this choir and performed in many different countries.