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Padma Newsome is the musical director and composer for Clogs, a new and improvising ensemble that has toured throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, and Canada. His repertoire for Clogs infuses contemporary classical music with the traditional rhythms and harmonies of folk music, driving energy of rock and ample room for improvisation.
Text and music by Padma Newsome, for mandola, acoustic guitar, bassoon, marimba, male voice, SSA choir Mallacoota , for singer and cabaret ensemble. Commissioned by Daniel Hélin, 2008.
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Apr 17, 2017 · PADMA NEWSOME was born in Alice Springs, Australia. He is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, conductor, arranger, composer and frequent collaborator. He shares with and teaches music to children and adults in community, and walks in nature.
Apr 3, 2023 · Padma Newsome is an Australian composer, arranger, recording artist, and performer based in Mallacoota, Victoria. His musical palette expresses colours of the coastal wilderness where he lives, blended with modernist avant-garde, Hindusthani and folk elements from India, chamber music remnants, and the energy founded in the pop/rock world.
Australian native Padma Newsome is an avant-leaning arranger/composer and multi-instrumentalist (violin, viola, and vocals) as well as a founding member of the experimental chamber ensemble the Clogs.
Acclaimed Australia-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, conductor, arranger, and frequent collaborator of bands such as The National and Clogs, Padma Newsome will release his new album, The Vanity of trees, on November 16 through New Amsterdam Records.
