Don Banks

The son of the jazz musician, Banking institutions discovered trombone, saxaphone, violin, guitar and piano like a youth, and participated in his father’s musical groups. He later on studied composition in the University or college of Melbourne Conservatorium and with Babbitt in Salzburg. Through the 1950’s Banking institutions started composing serially having a 14-notice row leading to pieces such as for example Duo. While assisting himself with are a copyist and arranger, he shifted to composing film ratings and composing commissioned items for various performers. The past due 1960’s brought a hurry of compositions, and his early contact with jazz and spirit music is noticeable in these functions. Thinking that he should repay his debts of advantages and knowledge to upcoming years of musicians, Banking institutions became energetic in music education, including a posture as mind of structure and digital music research at Canberra College of Music in 1974.