Johannes Luebbers graduated from the WA Academy of Performing Arts in 2006, completing a BMus (Honours), majoring in jazz arranging and composition. He was presented with the 2006 Bob Wyllie scholarship, awarded to the most outstanding graduating jazz student, and was also the recipient of the 2006 APRA Professional Development Award for Jazz, which funded a trip to Europe to study with jazz composers Maria Schneider and Ed Partyka. In addition to this, Johannes was a finalist and a final 14 winner in the 2006 Nescafe Big Break, chosen from over 4000 applicants across all fields from Australia and New Zealand. 2006 also saw Johannes tour to New York City with the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) to conduct a performance of his specially commissioned work, Lost and Found, at the International Association for Jazz Educators conference. In 2005 he was awarded the Toyota Melville Scholarship at WAAPA, an award granted to an outstanding graduating student for overseas study. In 2002 Johannes was the youngest participant in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s young composers program, where had the opportunity to have a composition performed by the MSO. That same year he toured to Singapore, Germany, France and England as Associate Musical Director for the Children’s Performing Company of Australia. In addition to the MSO and WAYJO Johannes has worked with the Mace Francis Orchestra, Bojéme, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, the WA Youth Orchestra, the WAAPA Big Band and has won a WAM award for his song writing. He was also an active member of Perth funk group, The Roast, who in 2006 released their much anticipated debut album. Since 2007 Johannes has taught composition at WAAPA and in 2008 he will be taking up the position of ‘composer in residence’ there. Current projects include the debut recording of the Johannes Luebbers Dectet (out now), a commission work for the WA Youth Orchestra and a 2009 tour. Stay tuned for details. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Johannes+Luebbers+Dectet">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.