CONTENT COURTESY APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre announce the finalists for the 2023 Art Music Awards, to be held on 15 August at Carriageworks, Sydney, Gadigal land.
The Art Music Awards celebrate individuals, groups, and organisations in the Australian music community, recognising excellence among Australia’s finest creators and performers in contemporary classical, jazz, experimental music and sound art.
Finalists have been selected across 11 national categories, representing the excellence of Australian creators and practitioners as well as multi-dimensional, multi-cultural approaches and diverse perspectives within contemporary music making.
2023 Art Music Awards — finalists
Work of the Year – Choral
Title: Brought to Light – Symphony No.5
Composer: Stuart Greenbaum
Performer: Cantori New York & Mark Shapiro, conductor
Title: Heavenly Father
Composer: Brooke Shelley
Performer: Sydney Chamber Choir & Sam Allchurch, conductor
Title: Swerve
Composer: Meta Cohen
Text: Leona Cohen
Performer: The Consort of Melbourne & Homophonic!
Title: Three Night Songs
Composer: Heather Percy
Performer: Sydney Chamber Choir, and Sam Allchurch, conductor
Work of the Year – Dramatic
Title: Panbe Zan
Composer: Shervin Mirzeinali
Performers: Maximillian Alduca, Majid Amani, Harry Birch, Danial Bozorgi, Arman Gouniaei, Ehsan Kachooei, Agnes Sarkis & Ali Yarmohammadi, Marjan Lotfali, director
Title: Precious Bedeviller aka One Person Watching
Composer: May Lyon
Performer: The Australian Ballet Bodytorque Ensemble
Title: The Call
Composer: Connor D’Netto
Performer: Ali McGregor and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Zoe Zeniodi, conductor (Opera Queensland)
Title: Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan
Composer: Joe Twist
Text: Christos Tsiolkas & Alana Valentine
Performer: Adelaide Chamber Singers and Chamber Orchestra, Christie Anderson, conductor
Work of the Year – Jazz
Title: Busy/Quiet
Composer: Nat Bartsch
Performer: Nat Bartsch Quartet, Ellen Kirkwood & Loretta Palmeiro
Title: Hill of Grace
Composer: Vanessa Perica
Performer: Australian National Jazz Orchestra Youth Big Band & Vanessa Perica, conductor
Title: Upon These Open Skins
Composer: Emily-Rose Sarkova
Performer: Emily-Rose and the Wild Things
Title: Written in the Dark
Composer: Matthew Sheens
Performer: Matt Penmann, Kenneth Salters, Matthew Sheens & Hugh Stuckey
Work of the Year – Large Ensemble
Title: Annunciation Triptych
Composer: Liza Lim
Performer: WDR Sinfonie-Orchester, Cristian Măcelaru, conductor & Emily Hindrichs, soprano
Published by: Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
Title: Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra
Composer: Paul Dean
Performer: Phoebe Russell & Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch, conductor
Title: Diapsalmata: Portrait of a Self
Composer: Kym Alexandra Dillon
Performer: Stephen Marsh, Kym Alexandra Dillon & Forest Collective, Elliott Gyger, conductor
Title: Release
Composer: Ella Macens
Performer: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Simone Young, conductor
Work of the Year- Chamber Music
Title: Pine Chant
Composer: Lachlan Skipworth
Performer: Sara Fraker, Jackie Glazier, Marissa Olegario and Lachlan Skipworth
Title: Septet
Composer: Paul Dean
Performer: Paul Dean, Trish Dean, Imants Larsen, Peter Luff, David Mitchell, Phoebe Russell, and Natsuko Yoshimoto
Title: Sound Fields
Composer: Felicity Wilcox
Performer: Rubiks Collective
Title: String Quartet No. 2
Composer: Jack Symonds
Performer: Australian String Quartet
Work of the Year- Electroacoustic/Sound Art
Title: Gaze Upon the Liquid Sky
Composer: Zinia Chan
Performer: Jasper Ly and Peter Dumsday
Title: Mother
Composer: Mindy Meng Wang
Performer: Daniel Janestch, Anita Quayle & Mindy Meng Wang
Title: Spirals
Composer: Rebecca Bracewell
Performer: Rebecca Bracewell
Title: TacTable
Composer: Liam Mulligan
Performance of the Year – Jazz/Improvised Music
Performer: Freya Schack-Arnott, Aviva Endean, Sunny Kim, Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung, Maria Moles & Te Kahureremoa Taumata
Title: The Cloud Maker
Composers: Freya Schack-Arnott, Aviva Endean, Sunny Kim, Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung, Maria Moles & Te Kahureremoa Taumata
Performer: Simon Barker, Theo Carbo, Christopher Hale, Andrea Keller, Woo Minyoung & Jamie Oehlers
Title: Ritual Diamonds
Composer: Christopher Hale
Performer: Daniel Jenatsch, Anita Quayle & Mindy Meng Wang
Title: When
Composers: Daniel Jenatsch, Anita Quayle & Mindy Meng Wang
Performers: Shamin (Benjamin Shannon & Sophie Min)
Title: Barefaced
Composer: Sophie Min
Performance of the Year – Notated Composition
Performer: Jacob Abela, Phoebe Green, Isabel Hede, Zachary Johnston & David Moran
Title: While You Sleep
Composer: Kate Neal
Performer: Omega Ensemble & Dr Lou Bennett AM
Title: nyernur, nyarkur – to see, to hear
Composer: Dr Lou Bennett AM
Performer: Colin Prichard, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Brad Cohen, conductor
Title: Ligeia
Composer: Joe Chindamo
Performer: Speak Percussion
Title: Hey Hey It’s Tuesday
Composer: Matthew Shlomowitz
Award for Excellence in Music Education
- Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) for ANAM Set Festival
- Laura Andrew & Elizabeth Jigalin for Cobar High School’s Sounds & Stories
- Musica Viva Australia for Musica Viva Australia National Education Program
- Western Australia Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) for WAYJO 2022 Annual Pathways Programs
Award for Excellence in a Regional Area
- Alluvium for Paper on Skin soundtrack
- Anne Boyd, Olive Pink Botanic Garden and Desert Song Festival for Olive Pink Opera
- Southern Cross Soloists for Bangalow Music Festival
- Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) for Orange Winter Jazz Festival and Regional Touring Program
Award for Excellence in Experimental Practice
- Chamber Made for My Self in That Moment
- Aviva Endean for Stranger
- Eve Klein for City Symphony
- Lamorna Nightingale for BackStage Music
2023 Art Music Awards
5.45pm August 15, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, Gadigal land
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