Anthony Ritchie

Anthony Damian Ritchie (born 18 September 1960) is a New Zealand composer and academic. He has been a freelance composer accepting commissions for works and in 2018 he became professor of composition at The University of Otago after 18 years of teaching composition. In 2020 he became head of the university's School of Performing Arts, a three-year position. He retired in 2026 becoming Emeritus Professor. His works number over two hundred, and include symphonies, operas, concertos, choral works, chamber music and solo works.