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Sainsbury is an accomplished contemporary guitarist, especially on the 'steel-string concert guitar'. His first solo guitar CD 'Anima' was released in 2008. Go to the Contact/Purchase page to order a copy.

Whacky Things

He is a leading exponent of guitar bi-tones. "I just like the little buggers", he says... "these tones from the other side". A bi-tone is the simultaneous performance of both sides of any string from the fingered note (see notation above). 

His efforts for the status of the contemporary guitar in Australia and abroad have been substantial. He has composed much for the instrument and in 2002 and 2003 he was the Artistic Director for the Sydney Acoustic Guitar Festival. 

The flip side of all that is that he loves writing and performing 'acoustic surf music' (in a style like the Morning of the Earth soundtrack) and he has a growing repertoire in this style. 

Sainsbury maintains a busy schedule as a music educator at the Eora College, Sydney Institute. There he enjoys teaching guitar, harmony, composition and music publishing. 

 

Qualifications

Sainsbury studied composition firstly with Roger Pell in his home town of Avoca Beach, and later at the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education (NRCAE) Lismore, with Richard Mills and James Penberthy. He graduated with a Diploma in Music Composition with Distinction (and the College Medal) in 1986 and a BA in 1988. In 1991 he gained a Graduate Diploma of Education and much later earned a MMus (Composition) degree from Sydney Conservatorium of Music (2001). 

In 1987 he attended the Aspen School of Contemporary Music where he participated in master classes with American composer Bernard Rands and others. He has participated in workshops with many composer/arranger greats including Ward Swingle (Swingle Singers) and Russell Garcia (Hollywood composer). 

He has recently enrolled on a PhD at Sydney University where he is enjoying studying with Anne Boyd. 

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