Biography
David Hush was born in Bristol, England. He was educated at Clifton College, the University of Sydney and Princeton University.
Hush’s music, that spans solo instrumental, chamber ensemble, orchestral and choral idioms, has been performed, recorded and broadcast on five continents.
Hush’s Sonata for Violin Solo was recorded by the American violinist Zina Schiff as the centrepiece of King David’s Lyre, the disc released in celebration of Jerusalem’s 3,000th anniversary.
Hush was appointed to the Faculty of the Australian Institute of Music in 1998.
He is currently composer in residence with the Orana Trio, who have recorded his music for broadcast and Internet streaming on ABC Classic FM.
Endorsing a non-elitist view of contemporary classical music, Hush is devoted to writing music that may be performed by young musicians at secondary and tertiary levels.
As a pianist Hush has transcribed and recorded two of Bach’s Solo Cello Suites. A video of his recording of the Fifth Suite (Prelude) was posted to YouTube in 2010. This transcription draws upon the autograph of Bach’s Lute Suite in addition to the solo cello score.
Hush received two premieres by the Orana Trio 15 July 2010. Scored for piano, flute and bassoon the works were Prelude and Fugue and Chronicles. The premieres were given in a concert that formed part of the 2010 Sydney Cancer Conference hosted by the University of Sydney. The ‘darkness’ of the Prelude (C minor) followed by the ‘light’ of the Fugue (C Major) has a special relevance to a conference devoted to finding a cure for cancer.
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