Adele is an emerging young composer from Brisbane, Australia
writing for orchestra, wind band, brass band, and solo instruments.
Associate Artist (Australian Music Centre)
2024 Australian National EdStart Award (Arts)
2023 Division One Winner - Australian Inclusive Composition Award
2023 Finalist - Australian Women's Wind Band Composition Competition
2023 Finalist - Australian Society of Music Education Composition Competition
Biography
Adele Mitchell (b. 2007) is an emerging Australian composer known for vivid storytelling through their compositions. Based in Brisbane, they write for wind bands, brass bands, orchestras, and solo brass instruments. Adele's compositions have been performed and recorded all over Australia and internationally at iconic venues such as Hamer Hall in Melbourne and by ensembles including the Athens Recording Orchestra, Queensland Wind Orchestra, Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra, South Brisbane Federal Band, and Melbourne Youth Wind Symphony among others.
Adele's compositions are known for their vivid storytelling and often explore themes of memory, place, and emotion. At the heart of their music is a desire to connect - to moments, to stories, to listeners.
Adele is an Associate Artist with the Australian Music Centre and their growing catalogue of works are published and available through Matt Klohs Music.
Performances & Recordings
2025
17th & 30th August - The Summit (Geelong Concert Band)
7th to 9th August - The Summit (WA Band and Orchestra Festival)
28th May - Tallow Woods (Eltham High Symphonic Band)
17th May - The Warriors of Crimson Cove (South East Queensland Symphonic Winds)
5th April - The Summit (Balina Concert Band)
10th February - Dexter's Dance and The Summit (ABODA Queensland Reading Day)
2nd February - Tallow Woods and The Summit (NSW Band Association Reading Day)
2024
16th & 17th November - Tallow Woods (Lismore Symphony Orchestra)
10th November - The Warriors of Crimson Cove (Melbourne Youth Wind Symphony) [World Premiere]
21st October - The Summit (Queensland Wind Orchestra)
8th September - Uncharted Horizons (Sunshine Coast Symphony Orchestra) [World Premiere]
19th May - Tallow Woods (Athens Recording Orchestra)
10th February - Tallow Woods (ABODA Queensland Reading Day)
2022
11th June - Stages of Grief (South Brisbane Federal Band) [World Premiere]
Adele Mitchell Composer
