About
Angus Pace is a bass trombonist studying at the Australian National Academy of Music under the tutelage of Colin Prichard. Their first year at ANAM has been richly packed with orchestral, chamber and solo experiences.
Through ANAM’s side-by-side programs Angus was lucky enough to perform Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder with SSO and Mahler 8 with WASO. Personal highlights of their time in the ANAM orchestra have been performing Strauss’ Capriccio with Simone Young in 2023 and Berlioz’s Harold in Italy with Brett Dean and Stef Ferrands in 2024. They have spent significant time in chamber ensembles, especially in the ANAM Trombone Quartet, which advanced to the finals of the LITTIN International Trombone Quartet competition in Frankfurt. Angus was the first trombonist to advance to the final round of the ANAM Concerto Competition. This gave them the opportunity to perform Daniel Schnyder’s ‘SubZERO, Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra’ with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in November 2024, the first time it has been performed by a major Australian orchestra.
Before studying at ANAM they completed a Bachelor of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music studying with Ben Anderson. A highlight of their time there was the MCM Orchestra tour to Malaysia and Singapore in 2023.
Australian Youth Orchestra
