CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre are excited to announce the 2020 Art Music Awards finalists.
This year’s awards are streaming as a virtual event, premiering on APRA AMCOS’ YouTube channel on Tuesday 8 September, 7pm AEST.
A record 278 nominations were received across 13 national categories, despite the pandemic locking states down just as the entries were about to close.
A significant number of emerging composers are making their mark in this year’s list of finalists. There’s also a powerful demonstration of the dedicated work beyond the largest metropolitan centres, and outside the professional organisations, in nurturing new Australian music and works.
2020 Art Music Awards presented by APRA AMCOS and Australian Music Centre: Finalists
Work of the Year — Choral
| Title: | A Civic Space |
| Composer: | Julian Day |
| Performer: | Musicians from the Barossa region |
| Title: | I am Martuwarra |
| Composer: | Paul Stanhope, text by Steve Hawke |
| Performer: | Gondwana Choirs, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Valla Voices, Hunter Singers, and Resonance and Lyn Williams, conductor |
| Title: | Requiem-Recomposed |
| Composer: | Gordon Hamilton |
| Performer: | Omega Ensemble and The Australian Voices and Gordon Hamilton, conductor |
| Title: | Singing the Love |
| Composer: | Ross Edwards |
| Performer: | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Stephen Cleobury, conductor |
| Publisher: | BMG AM |
Work of the Year — Dramatic
| Title: | Ned Kelly |
| Composer: | Luke Styles, librettist Peter Goldsworthy |
| Performer: | Lost and Found Opera and Chris van Tuinen, conductor |
| Publisher: | G Schirmer Australia |
| Title: | Oscar and Lucinda |
| Composer: | Elliott Gyger, librettist Pierce Wilcox |
| Performer: | Sydney Chamber Opera and Jack Symonds, conductor |
| Title: | Out of Chaos |
| Composer: | Ekrem Eli Phoenix |
| Performer: | Gravity and Other Myths |
| Title: | Speechless |
| Composer: | Cat Hope |
| Performer: | Judith Dodsworth, Karina Utomo, Tara Tiba, Sage Pbbbt (soloists), with Australian Bass Orchestra, Decibel New Music Ensemble and Aaron Wyatt, conductor |
Work of the Year — Jazz
| Title: | Aventurine |
| Composer: | Linda May Han Oh |
| Performer: | Linda May Han Oh, Greg Ward, Matt Mitchell, Ches Smith, Fung Chern Hwei, Sara Caswell, Benni von Gutzeit, Jeremy Harman, Invenio with Gian Slater, director |
| Title: | Displacement |
| Composer: | Josh Kelly |
| Performer: | Josh Kelly, Niran Dasika, Aviva Endean, Mary Rapp, Jacques Emery and Maria Moles |
| Title: | The Colours of Grief |
| Composer: | Adam Page |
| Performer: | The Adam Page Ensemble |
| Title: | Umi No Uzu |
| Composer: | Aaron Choulai |
| Performer: | Australian Art Orchestra, Aaron Choulai, Miyama McQueen-Tokita and Kojoe |
Work of the Year – Large Ensemble
| Title: | Beatrice |
| Composer: | Kate Moore |
| Performer: | Vivian Choi, piano, Willoughby Symphony, and Fabian Russell, conductor |
| Publisher: | Donemus Publishing BV |
| Title: | Flinders and Trim |
| Composer: | Maria Grenfell |
| Performer: | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and Eivind Aadland, conductor |
| Title: | Icarus |
| Composer: | Harry Sdraulig |
| Performer: | Lloyd Hudson, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and Elena Schwarz, conductor |
| Title: | Viola Concerto |
| Composer: | James Ledger |
| Performer: | Brett Dean, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Fabien Gabel, conductor |
Work of the Year — Chamber Music
| Title: | Cleave |
| Composer: | Natasha Anderson |
| Performer: | Ensemble Offspring, International Contemporary Ensemble and Ensemble Adapter |
| Title: | passing bells: day |
| Composer: | Chris Dench |
| Performer: | Alex Raineri |
| Title: | String Quartet no. 3: Hidden Agendas |
| Composer: | Brett Dean |
| Performer: | Doric String Quartet |
| Publisher: | Hal Leonard/Boosey & Hawkes Group |
| Title: | Where The Quiet Rests |
| Composer: | John Pax |
| Performer: | WasteLAnd |
Work of the Year — Electroacoustic/Sound Art
| Title: | Coronal Mass |
| Composer: | Amanda Cole with lead artist Michaela Gleave, programmer Warren Armstrong, sound engineer Bob Scott and scientists Martin Connors and Ian Schofield |
| Title: | Diaspora |
| Composer: | Robin Fox and Erkki Veltheim |
| Performer: | Robin Fox, Erkki Veltheim, Madeleine Flynn and Georgie Darvidis |
| Title: | Everywhen |
| Composer: | Matthias Schack-Arnott |
| Performer: | Matthias Schack-Arnott |
| Title: | Imago |
| Composer: | Fiona Hill |
| Performer: | Lamorna Nightingale, Jane Sheldon and Fiona Hill |
Performance of the Year – Jazz/Improvised Music
| Performer: | Australian Art Orchestra |
| Title: | The Plains |
| Composer: | Peter Knight |
| Performer: | Joseph Franklin |
| Title: | Amen |
| Composer: | Joseph Franklin |
| Performer: | Phil Slater Quintet |
| Title: | The Cordeaux Mirror |
| Composer: | Phil Slater |
| Performer: | Sandy Evans, Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan and Sirens Big Band |
| Title: | Bridge of Dreams |
| Composer: | Sandy Evans, Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan |
Performance of the Year – Notated Composition
| Performer: | Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Douglas Boyd, conductor |
| Title: | Weave |
| Composer: | Cathy Milliken |
| Performer: | Louise Devenish |
| Title: | ‘Sheets of Sound’ |
| Composers: | Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh, Matthias Schack-Arnott, Louise Devenish and Stuart James |
| Performer: | Sydney Chamber Opera and Jack Symonds, conductor |
| Title: | Oscar and Lucinda |
| Composer: | Elliott Gyger, librettist Pierce Wilcox |
| Performer: | Zubin Kanga |
| Title: | Rhythm City |
| Composer: | Tristan Coelho |
Award for Excellence in Music Education
- Australian Art Orchestra for its Creative Music Intensive
- Netanela Mizrahi and Guwanbal Gurruwiwi for the Djari Project
- Speak Percussion for Sounds Unheard Education Program
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for the Australian Composers’ School
Award for Excellence in a Regional Area
- Bangalow Music Festival for its 2019 festival
- Gillian Howell and Tura New Music for the Fitzroy Valley New Music Project
- Netanela Mizrahi and Guwanbal Gurruwiwi for the Djari Project
- Rae Howell for Bee-Sharp Honeybee
Award for Excellence in Experimental Music
- Gelareh Pour for Garden Quartet
- The Music Box Project for Shallow Listening
- Nat Grant for FEED
- Zubin Kanga for 2019 Performances of Ballast by Jon Rose
2020 ART MUSIC AWARDS
Tuesday 8 September at 7pm AEST – streaming live on YouTube
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