Ros Dunlop is one of Australia’s leading clarinetists/bass clarinetists. She has been a strong advocate of new music for the clarinet & bass clarinet all her professional life. She has commissioned many Australian Composers and premiered many new compositions by composers worldwide. Ros has given solo concerts throughout Australia, New Zealand ,Canada, the UK, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, East Timor and the USA. Collaborations with composer Martin Wesley-Smith took her to many of the places mentioned above on several concert tours as well. She has performed in many festivals, including The Sydney Festival, Totally Huge New Music Festival, several International Clarinet Festivals. Her CDs have received International acclaim. After the concert tour to East Timor in 2002 she began a project to recover the traditional music of East Timor through audio visual recordings for future generations, the traditional music of East Timor is a deeply hidden culture. She is currently undertaking a PHD at Newcastle University the music of East Timor is the topic of the PHD. Ros is a founding member of the clarinet trio Charisma, with whom she has commissioned and premiered many new works including many multimedia premieres. This ensemble has a vast repertoire, and explored the extensive repertoire for clarinet trio from 1900 to the present day. Ros also teaches clarinet at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
