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2008 FINALISTS

 

Vocal or Choral Work of the Year

Title Carol of the Font from " Soul Architechture " Cycle
Composers Becky Llewellyn
Performed by Syntony

Title Symphony No. 4 'Star Chant'
Composers Ross Edwards and Fred Watson
Performed by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor)
Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin (director)
Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus, Timothy Seton (director)
Publisher UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB AUSTRALIA obo G RICORDI AND CO (LONDON) LTD

Orchestral Work of the Year

Title 90 Minutes Circling the Earth
Composer Stuart Greenbaum
Performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Brett Kelly (conductor)

Title Cantilena Pacifica
Composer Richard Meale
Performed by Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Erica Kennedy (violin), Richard Mills (conductor)
Publisher ABC Music Publishing administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title Glass Soldier Suite
Composer Nigel Westlake
Performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Payne (cornet), Jean-Louis Forestier (conductor)

Title Musaic
Composer Anne Cawrse
Performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Field (conductor)

Title Oboe Concertante
Composer Margaret Sutherland
Performed by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Tancibudek (oboe), Patrick Thomas (conductor)

Title Trumpet Concerto
Composer James Ledger
Performed by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Elton (trumpet), Sachio Fujioka (conductor)

Instrumental Work of the Year

Title More Marimba Dances
Composer Ross Edwards
Performed by Claire Edwardes
Publisher UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING MGB AUSTRALIA obo G RICORDI AND CO (LONDON) LTD

Title Walk a Golden Mile
Composer Mark Isaacs
Performed by Mark Isaacs (piano), James Muller (electric & acoustic guitars), Jay Anderson (acoustic bass), Vinni Colaiuta (drums), Bob Sheppard (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones)

Title Waltz for Melanie
Composer Mark Isaacs
Performed by Mark Isaacs (piano), James Muller (electric & acoustic guitars), Jay Anderson (acoustic bass), Vinni Colaiuta (drums), Bob Sheppard (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones)

Best Performance of an Australian Composition

Performer The Australia Ensemble and soloist Catherine McCorkill (clarinetist)
Title Rare Sugar
Composer Nigel Westlake

Performer Jennifer Pike
Title Sonatina for Solo Violin
Composer Andrew Schultz

Performer Elizabeth Schumann
Title Piano Sonata No. 3
Composer Carl Vine

Performer The Song Company
Title O Antiphons
Composer Raffæle Marcellino

Performer Frank Peter Zimmermann (violinist), Munich Philharmonic, Jonathan Nott (conductor)
Title The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Composer Brett Dean

Best Composition by an Australian Composer

Title The Last Whale
Composer Colin Bright

Title The Love of the Nightingale
Composer Richard Mills

Title So We Begin Afresh
Composer Damien Ricketson

Title Micrographia
Composer Michael Smetanin

Title Piano Sonata No.3
Composer Carl Vine

Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education

  • Griffyn Mentoring Ensemble for its activities in 2007
  • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's ArtPlay ensemble touring program and music theatre project Hunger
  • Sydney Symphony Education Program for the 2007 Sinfonietta Project
  • The Song Company for the MODART professional development project

Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area

  • Australian Voices Festival in 2007 held in Kenilworth, Queensland
  • Peter Lynch and the Murray Conservatorium at Albury Wodonga, for their inspired commitment to Australian Music

Outstanding Contribution by an Individual

  • Andrew Ford for his work as a composer, writer, educator and broadcaster in Australia and overseas
  • Ian Munro for his contribution to Australian performance and composition in 2007

Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation

  • Canberra International Chamber Music Festival in 2007, Artistic Director Nicole Canham and Pro Musica Inc.
  • Halcyon, Synergy Percussion and Ensemble Offspring for their collaboration in Tehillim
  • International Association of Music Libraries (IAML) for the concerts presented at the 2007 international conference hosted in Sydney
  • Tura New Music for its 2007 festival and touring program and its advocacy and support in Western Australia.
  • West Australian Symphony Orchestra for the Concerto Project

Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music

  • Gwen Bennett
  • Richard Letts
  • Sally Mays
  • Sonic Art Ensemble (formerly The Seymour Group)
  • The Song Company