Nicholas Buc is a composer, arranger, violinist, conductor and pianist. He studied Composition with Brenton Broadstock at the University of Melbourne, where he received the inaugural Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. As well as being in demand as a freelance composer and arranger, Nicholas teaches Composition at Scotch College, Melbourne.

Nicholas has made quite a name for himself in the Melbourne music scene. He is regularly commissioned and some of his works have been premiered by the

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Festival Orchestra & Chorus. He has also written for film and television, and has just co-founded the company Composure – a joint venture with composer Hugh Crosthwaite – which has a focus on creating a unique musical voice for film, television and other multimedia projects.

Recently, Nicholas was the composer for a bold new Australian theatre work entitled “Quilting the Armour”, a telling of the Ned Kelly saga through the eyes of the Kelly women, directed by world-renowned author Rodney Hall. He has also been adjudicator of the Original Composition section at the Dandenong Music and Arts Festival, as well as Musical Director for Windmill Theatre Company, receiving both a Lyrebird and Music Theatre Guild nomination for Best Musical Director in 2004.

With a strong interest in sharing his love of music, one of Nicholas’ newest passions has been his work with the Eltham East Primary School Choir, arguably one of Australia’s premier children’s choirs. His latest piece, Death & Lip Gloss, was a specially commissioned work by the choir and has proven to be a popular hit with the children, equally delighting audiences all over.

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