ANDREW BYRNE is a composer and arts programmer based in Naarm (Melbourne) whose creative work betrays a fascination with systems and process-based procedures. He also currently serves as a musical co-director of Astra.

NEWS

INSTRUMENTAL GEOMETRIES - A program of music by Andrew paired with canons by JS Bach (arranged by Andrew). Ensemble of recorder, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. (Premiere July 2025, North Melbourne).
ANTS: six algorithmic melodies for dancers and percussion, with choreography by Alice Dixon (premiere June 2024, Carlton).
Recording of version II of ANTS for samples can be found here.
GAY GUERRILLA - Astra project featuring music by Julius Eastman. Pieces for four pianos, choirs and solo voice, arranged and directed by Andrew (August 2024).
ASTRA MUSIC - Andrew has been appointed musical co-director of Astra. 2024 season.
PATTERNS OF PLANTS - the second program for Astra featured new arrangements of Mamoru Fujieda’s Patterns of Plants. Videos
THE RATIONAL MELODIES PROJECT - a program Andrew curated with Astra Music in August 2022 included the Australian premiere of Tom Johnson’s Rational Melodies (complete) with responses by Warren Burt, David Chesworth, Wally Gunn, Kate Neal and Catherine Schieve. Videos
ANTICS & ANTIQUES: Music by Andrew (Astra Quarter-Hour Concert #10)
PIANOINTERNO reimagining the grand piano as a percussion and string instrument
REVIEW in Limelight Magazine of Andrew’s piece Ghosts in the Machine, performed by Syzygy Ensemble at Melbourne Recital Centre in 2019