Composer Profile

Adrian Hallam

(1973–)

Hometown: Sydney, New South Wales

Living in: Sydney, New South Wales

Adrian has redefined beginner band music with his highly innovative and energetic approach: his works Stadium Rock, Haunted, and Kung Fu have become some of Australia’s most popular performance pieces. Adrian has also published many works for horn and piano across all grade levels. His compositions have been performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago and shortlisted in the American Band Association’s Young Band Composition Competition, Singapore Wind Band Composition Contest, and UK Songwriting Contest. In 2015, Adrian was commissioned to write Blockbuster for the International Horn Society symposium in Los Angeles. This work for four horns and wind band featured soloists from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2020, Adrian won the third annual Davidson Wind Ensemble Composition Competition. As a professional horn player, Adrian has performed on studio recordings and soundtracks. He has also worked with many orchestras, and diverse performers such as Eric Idle, José Carreras, John Farnham, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the Bootleg Beatles, the Paper Kites, Horrorshow, the Daleks from Dr Who, and Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Ryan Leslie.

Horn Ensemble Works

Fiat LuxFiat Lux20175 horns
HollywoodHollywood20154 horns
Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood20204 horns
The Farm
I. Five AM
The Farm
I. Five AM
II. Pigs
III. Cows
IV. Chooks
V. Ducks
VI. The Tractor
VII. Horses
VIII. The Farm
IX. The Farmer and the Sheepdog
20144 horns
WanderlustWanderlust20204 horns