Asher Joyce
composer, conductor & educator
Image credit: Sebastian Qvortrup
"Breathtaking and astoundingly expressive...a young voice for the ages."
(Prayer in F, reviewed Sydney 15-1-2023)
"Great passion and familiarity..."
(Judges' comments, Monash University Emerging Composer Award)
Asher Joyce is an Australian composer and conductor now based in London. A full scholarship recipient at the Royal College of Music, their studies have thus far encompassed a long residency with the Sonora Quartet, collaborations with emerging artists Rieko Makita, Patricia Gomes and Christina Achim, and the commission of several solo, chamber and large ensemble works.
Asher studies composition with William Mival and conducting with Toby Purser, and combines these passions into innovative performance collaborations with fellow composers and performers, advocating strongly for the vitality of contemporary music in classical programmes worldwide. Educated initially in the diverse Australian musical tradition, Asher’s music is recognised and loved by global audiences for its emotional depth, inviting warmth and considered simplicity.
Asher is honoured to be a Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Scholar at the RCM.
