Ian Potter Cultural Fund
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Paul Nicolaou - Portfolio (January 2026)
2. Harp Performance
a) Performing as featured soloist, Claude' Debussy’s ‘Danse sacrée et danse profane’ (1905) accompanied by the Sydney Youth Orchestra (2023)
b) Performing as Principal Harp of the Australian Youth Orchestra, The Meaning of Trees by Andrew Ford (2022)
c) Between Darkness and Light (2024) by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou (harp) & Vivian Choi Milton (piano), dedicated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service
4. Concert Composition
b) ‘but the sky is surely open’ (2022) for chamber orchestra by Paul Nicolaou
c) Something else harp related
a) προχωρώ (prochoró) (2024) for violin, bassoon & harp by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Alexandra Osborne (violin), Matthew Kneale (bassoon) and Louis Dulbecco (harp).
Commissioned by ABC Classic
3. Video Game Repertoire Engagement
c) ‘Lake Hylia’ from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by Toru Minegishi arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou as part of solo sensory concert Elemental Resonance
a) ‘Greenpath’ from Hollow Knight by Australian composer Christopher Larkin, arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by the Sydney Conservatorium Harp Ensemble
b) ‘Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven’ from ABZÛ by Austin Wintory arranged by Paul Nicolaou, performed by Paul Nicolaou (solo harp)