Boyd, Anne (1946– )

Australian composer. She studied with Peter Sculthorpe in Sydney and with Bernard Rands in York, England, and was appointed head of the music department at Hong Kong University in 1980. Her music reflects oriental influences and includes some small-scale theatre pieces.

Works Theatre pieces As Far as Crawls the Toad (1970), The Rose Garden (1971); children's operas The Little Mermaid (1978), The Beginning of the Day (1980).

Oratorio The Death of Captain Cook (1978).

Orchestral Black Sun (1989), flute concerto (1992), Grathawai (1993).

Chamber three string quartets (1968, 1973, 1991); Wind across Bamboo wind quintet (1984).

Vocal choral and solo vocal music.