Creative Australia has announced the recipients of the fourth round of support through the Export Development Fund, marking a year since the establishment of the initiative.

The Music Australia program has granted over $1 million to 85 musical projects across the fields of contemporary music – popular, contemporary classical, art music and jazz – with international ambitions. The Fund supports projects across three different categories: Performance & Touring, Professional & Artistic Development, and Market & Audience Development.

Connor D’Netto. Photo © Ray Roberts Photography.

In the Professional & Artistic Development field, Melbourne-based composer Connor D’Netto has been named as a recipient of the funding, and will undertake a three-week residency in France at Chateau d’Orquevaux.

Composer Robert McIntyre has also been selected as a recipient in the Market & Audience Development category. McIntyre’s work A Sea Spray of Ash was chosen to represent Australia in the 2025 ISCM World New Music Days in Portugal.

In the Performance & Touring category, composer Anthony Pateras, Ethio-jazz group Black Jesus Experience, composer-violinist Jane Aubourg, drummer and composer Maria Moles and New York-based  jazz guitarist Quentin Angus are among those to have received...