Salina Fisher (born 6 October 1993) is a

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composer and

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currently based in Wellington. Fisher attended

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. She graduated from the

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and then studied for a Master of Music in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. In 2014 Fisher's work ''Blushing Skies'' received the Orchestra's Choice Award. She is the youngest-ever winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her orchestral work ''Rainphase'', subsequently winning in 2017 for her string quartet ''Tōrino''. ''Tōrino'' was selected to represent New Zealand at the

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, Canada and was performed there in November 2017. by the Emily Carr String Quartet. She was awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award. She is the recipient of the New Generation Award.

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