Livia Judge

Livia Judge is a flautist, composer and teacher. Her musical experience reflects her diverse interest in classical, contemporary and folk music. She holds a Master of Music in performance and composition from The University of Melbourne. Her composition teachers have included Mark Pollard and Johanna Selleck. She has composed predominantly for solo flute and other instruments such as clarinet and harp.

As a flautist her compositions have developed from a close relationship with her instrument. Themes present include nature and the poetry of for example Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. She works in a largely tonal style with modal references and dissonance of chordal structure.

Her piece a Granados was a finalist in the 2017 Australian Flute Festival composition competition.

Contact Details

ljudge@netspace.net.au


List of Compositions

  • Earth Moves for string quartet (1999)
  • Dying with every instant of the day for voice and flute (2000)
  • Me the sea, my tabula rasa for flute, clarinet, horn, cello and saxophone (2000)
  • Hollow Murmuring for solo flute (2000) – performed by Livia Judge (flute)
  • Earth’s the right place for Love for soprano, alto flute and cello (1999) – performed by Livia Judge (flute) with Tracey Langer (soprano) and Peter O’Reilly (cello)
  • The Descending Blue for string quartet (2001) – performed by Sue Hamerton (violin), Marianne Rothschild (violin), Helen Ireland (viola) and Stephen Hughes (cello)
  • The night-appearing Moon God for alto flute and guitar (2001) – performed by Livia Judge (flute) with Tania Ravbar (guitar)
  • Quartettino for string quartet (2001) – performed by Sue Hamerton (violin), Marianne Rothschild (violin), Helen Ireland (viola) and Stephen Hughes (cello)
  • Terpsichore for flute in C & G and piano (2002)
  • Andean theme with variations for quena, flute in C & G, charango and guitar (2002) – performed by Livia Judge (quena and flutes) with Tania Ravbar (charango and guitar)
  • Unbroken silence, sing to me for solo flute in G (2002)
  • Air of angels for flute and harp (2003)
  • Trio No1 for bassoon, flute and double bass (2007)
  • Strauja, strauja upe tek and Pūt, vējin Latvian folk song arrangement (2015) – performed by Livia Judge (flute) with Jacqui Rutten (soprano) as featured on CD “Relics to real time”
  • Birdsong Improvisation for soprano and flute (2015) – performed by Livia Judge (flute) with Jacqui Rutten (soprano) as featured on Melbourne Composers League CD “Celebrating Twenty Years”
  • Misty for 4 flutes (2018) – performed by Peter Sheridan and the Monash Flute ensemble
  • 27 days, 20 Hours for alto flute and piano – performed by Livia Judge (flute) and Danaë Killian (piano)
  • A Granados for solo flute – performed by Sirius Chamber Ensemble with Lisa Breckenridge (flute)
  • Blue Lakes Timepiece for clarinet and harp – performed by Robert Schubert (clarinet) and Jacinta Dennett (Harp)
  • Cobblestone for solo flute (2018)
  • A Sad Little Piece – with Love for flute, violin, viola and piano (2019) – performed by Kat Tsyrlin (violin), Kate Worley (viola); Livia Judge (flute) and Danaë Killian (piano)
  • Suite Lines for solo flute (2022) – performed by Livia Judge (flute)
  • Cloud Forest for flute and piano (2023) – performed by Livia Judge (flute) and Danaë Killian (piano)

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