Wally Gunn received a Bachelor of Music Performance (Composition) with Honours degree in 2006.
Study Interactive Composition at the Conservatorium
We focus on commercially driven cross-art modes of composition which may include writing music for events, film, television, animation, theatre, music theatre, dance, pop song, advertising, video gaming, online, installation art and sound design.
Our composers create new artistic work in group environments and embrace the theoretical and practical study of the harmonic, melodic, rhythmic and formal structures and process of contemporary music.
What is Interactive Composition?
Alternatively, if you are interested in developing composition grounded within the Western notated art music tradition, while also engaging in dialogue with other contemporary musical practices, visit our Composition discipline page.
Interactive Composition courses
I always saw music as a hobby, then one day I thought: if this is the thing I want to do forever, why not learn everything I can about it in a structured environment, with like-minded people, being taught by professionals and have access to amazing equipment and gear (that I can’t afford)?
Jessie WarrenBachelor of Music, specialisation in Interactive Composition
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MCM Philharmonic Orchestra: Beethoven’s 1st and 8th
Wednesday 2 September 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pmLudwig van Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 1 and No. 8 frame an extraordinary journey through his orchestral writing. Composed more than a decade apart, they reveal both his deep respect for the Classical tradition and his unmistakable originality. The First Symphony (1800) pays tribute to the ele... -
Xerxes
2 September 2026 - 5 September 2026Presented by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Opera Performance and VCA Design & Production Stage Direction by Jane Davidson Music Direction by Donald Nicolson Handel’s Xerxes (composed in 1738) is where love triangles, mistaken identities and bold disguises collide. Featuring ... -
Xerxes
2 September 2026 - 5 September 2026Presented by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Opera Performance and VCA Design & Production Stage Direction by Jane Davidson Music Direction by Donald Nicolson Handel’s Xerxes (composed in 1738) is where love triangles, mistaken identities and bold disguises collide. Featuring ...