October 19 - 25, 2022
Composing a classic life ◆ CLASSIC: Emili Rackemann is right at home creating beautiful music in the natural beauty of Bright and surrounds.
By BELINDA HARRISON
THE North East of Victoria is home to a plethora of highly creative people who have showcased their art, stories or music locally, across Australia and all over the world. Talented composer and classically trained pianist Emili Rackemann is one such artist who has nine albums and more than 140 compositions to her credit. Emili grew up on a 25,000 acre cattle property in central Queensland, but has now called Bright home for a little over a decade. “The cattle property was near Marlborough although I moved to South East Queensland upon being accepted into the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University in Southbank (Brisbane),” Emili said. “I studied a Bachelor of Music in classical performance at the Conservatorium after finishing my Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) grades in classical piano.” Having grown up in a rural environment, Emili finds being surrounded by the natural world inspiring. “It allows me the space to be creative and, given I am quite sensitive to energy, I enjoy a lot of solitude along with the natural surroundings that this valley offers.
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