{{Short description|New Zealand composer, violinist and conductor}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2024}}
'''Nathaniel Otley''' (born 1996 or 1997) is a New Zealand composer, violinist and conductor.
== Biography == Otley began playing the violin at the age of four.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jono |date=2019-09-30 |title=Student wins composers award |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/student-wins-composers-award |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}</ref> He attended King's High School in Dunedin where he won an Otago Daily Times Class Act in 2015.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-28 |title=Class Act celebrates excellence |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/class-act-celebrates-excellence |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Otago Daily Times |language=en}}</ref> He graduated from the University of Otago with a MusB (Hons) in performance violin and music composition.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=22 September 2020 |title=Fulbright opens door for music composition graduate |url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/fulbright-opens-door-for-music-composition-graduate |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=Otago.ac.nz}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Nathaniel Otley - SOUNZ |url=https://sounz.org.nz/contributors/129 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=sounz.org.nz}}</ref> He played the violin in the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Dunedin Youth Orchestra and played and sang in several orchestras and choirs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=Musical multi-tasker Nathaniel Otley |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/three-to-seven/audio/2018891705/musical-multi-tasker-nathaniel-otley |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz |archive-date=2024-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008102456/https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/three-to-seven/audio/2018891705/musical-multi-tasker-nathaniel-otley |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4" />
In 2020 Otley won a Fulbright General Graduate Award to study for a Masters of Arts in Musical Composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.<ref name=":2" />
== Awards == Otley has won three prizes in the Lilburn Trust Student Composition Awards: in 2016 he won the performance prize with his piece ''Concert Piece'' and in 2019 the composition and performance prizes for ''Recalibration.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lilburn Trust Student Composition Awards |url=http://www.douglaslilburn.org/downloads/atl_lt_lilburn_trust_student_composition_awards_complete_list_2019.pdf |access-date=9 October 2021 |website=douglaslilburn.org}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> In 2019 Otley won the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Young Composers Award with his orchestral work ''Biosphere Degradation.''<ref name=":1" />
In 2024 he won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award (Te Tohu Auaha) at the APRA awards for his composition ''the convergence of oceans.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=Silver Scroll 2024: Anna Coddington wins top prize for bilingual waiata |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/530198/silver-scroll-2024-anna-coddington-wins-top-prize-for-bilingual-waiata |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Nathaniel Otley wins the 2024 SOUNZ Contemporary Award {{!}} Te Tohu Auaha {{!}} with the convergence of oceans for orchestra. - SOUNZ |url=https://sounz.org.nz/articles/nathaniel-otley-wins-2024-sounz-contemporary-award-te-tohu-auaha |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=sounz.org.nz |archive-date=2024-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009205530/https://sounz.org.nz/articles/nathaniel-otley-wins-2024-sounz-contemporary-award-te-tohu-auaha |url-status=live }}</ref> The piece, which is a reflection on the oceans surrounding New Zealand, was composed during his tenure as the composer in residence with the National Youth Orchestra in 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Ben |date=15 October 2024 |title=A convergence of success |url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/otago-daily-times/20241015/281539411410272 |access-date=3 December 2024 |work=Otago Daily Times |via=Press Reader}}</ref>
== Personal life == Otley is married to New Zealand composer Ihlara McIndoe.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Ihlara McIndoe |url=https://sounz.org.nz/articles/interview-ihlara-mcindoe |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=SOUNZ}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://nathanielotley.com Nathaniel Otley's website] *[https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/three-to-seven/audio/2018998980/music-from-below-the-high-tide-mark Music from below the high tide mark. Interview with Nathaniel Otley on RNZ, 8 August 2025]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Otley, Nathaniel}} Category:21st-century New Zealand composers Category:University of Otago alumni Category:People educated at King's High School, Dunedin Category:1990s births Category:Living people