Dominic Flynn is an Australian composer.
Born in Nipaluna/Hobart in 1997, Dominic grew up playing the
drums in local bands before shifting focus to composition. He
has studied in Australia with several composers and in the
United Kingdom with Michael Finnissy.
Dominic's music has been commissioned and performed both at
home in Australia and overseas in Canada, Japan, Italy,
Germany, and England. He has collaborated with ensembles such
as Decibel New Music Ensemble, CMR
Contemporary Music Ensemble, Labyrinth Ensemble, Ensemble Mania, Cedar Collective, and
ANAM, and soloists such as Jan Gerdes, Reiko Manabe, Rob Hao, Antony Gray, Eliza Shephard, Lore Amenabar Larrañaga, Judith Dodsworth, Leigh Harrold, and
Michael Kieran
Harvey. Pieces of his have been selected for the official
Australian submission to the ISCM World New Music Days festival
as well as for the inaugural ANAM Set commissioning project,
and have featured in the Ossa Music Prize winning concert and
in the APRA Art Music Award nominated Two Minutes from Home
project.
Dominic's recent projects include new commissions from Ensemble
Mania and the Continuo Commissioning Circle, and performances
at the Mona Foma Festival and Tempo Rubato's Tempo Queer
Festival. Upcoming projects include undertaking Cultivate's La
Baldi Residency in Montegiovi, Italy, and presenting at the
25th International Conference "Principles of Music Composing"
in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dominic Flynn — current to April 2026