Imogen Cygler is an emerging contemporary composer, producer and performer. Imogen is classically trained in piano, violin and voice and contemporary composition. An Honours graduate in the Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) at the Victorian College of The Arts, she is invested in observational songwriting and the imaginative landscape. In addition to regular performances with her own ensemble, Imogen is a performer in groups such as: Jade Alice, Sunfruits and Pup Tentacle. She was the recipient of the Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music in 2020. In 2019 Imogen completed a commission for the Arts Centre Melbourne (5x5x5) and in 2020 for the University of Melbourne’s ‘Multivocal’ exhibition.
A keen collaborator, Imogen also composes, performs and directs music for live shows and short films. Recent accomplishments include: ’Sweet Dreaming’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a sold out season at the Meat Market; ‘Ascent’ for the Melbourne Fringe Festival at Theatre Works; ‘Lennox: Legend In My Living Room’ at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival; numerous scores for short films including ‘Mwah’ (dir. Nina Buxton) selected for MIFF; Musical Director for ‘Put The Blame On Mame’ at the Melbourne Cabaret Festival and ‘When I Awoke’ at the Butterfly Club. Imogen is the resident composer for the Theatre Company ‘Citizen Theatre.’ Imogen takes audiences on a journey allowing them space to interpret and be fully immersed in the music. Theatre Press described her work as “… breathtaking… beautifully rich in emotion and thought.”
RECORDS
PR032: Various – Marks Of Provenance – Textures
PR040: Imogen Cygler & Willow Sizer – Celestial Bodies
PR041: Marks of Provenance V
