Nigel Westlake to receive Distinguished Services Award
With film scores including Babe, Paper Planes and Blueback, the composer will be recognised at the 2022 Screen Music Awards, to be held later this month.
With film scores including Babe, Paper Planes and Blueback, the composer will be recognised at the 2022 Screen Music Awards, to be held later this month.
Ahead of High Score 2022, composer Jeff van Dyck and orchestrator Nathan Cummins reveal the treasures they uncovered while recording the soundtrack for Submerged: Hidden Depths.
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre unite with 16 other music organisations in a cry for the development of a national music development agency to provide strength, security and sustainability for Australia's contemporary music scene.
The pioneering Australian composer, who died earlier this year, will be recognised with a posthumous award at the Art Music Awards.
The inaugural competition, pairing composers and choreographers to develop new works, has named Brisbane-based choreographer Monique Mangano with Blue Mountains composer Emma Greenhill.
Industry bodies call on new government to immediately begin work to rebuild cultural sector.
Eleven composers have received $5,000 grants towards the commission of proposed works.
Anne Cawrse, Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, Sydney Chamber Opera and Speak Percussion among those honoured at this year's Art Music Awards.
The breadth of the finalists for this year's Art Music Awards are a testament to the strength and resilience of Australia’s artists, despite the past year of cancellations and uncertainty due to COVID-19.
This year’s APRA Professional Development Award winners include composer Connor D’Netto, and musical theatre writers Hugo Chiarella and Naomi Livingston.
Musicians and arts organisations around the country prepare for Make Music Day 2021 on 21 June, returning to public performances after last year's online celebration.
The names of the 50 finalists for the APRA Professional Development Awards have been announced, including composers Connor D'Netto and Samantha Wolf, and musical theatre performer/writer Maggie McKenna.
Ten composers will receive $5000 each from the Fund, which is presented by the APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.