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2025 Paul Lowin Prize winners announced

Lou Bennett, Paul Stanhope and James Ledger take home one of Australia's richest compositional prizes.

October 14, 2025
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Marshall McGuire to deliver 2025 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address

The harpist and former Director of Programming at Melbourne Recital Centre will share his vision for the future of art music in Australia.

September 16, 2025
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Winners of the 2022 Paul Lowin Prizes announced

Paul Dean and Elliott Gyger have taken home this year's Paul Lowin Prizes, presented at a ceremony that also included the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.

November 16, 2022
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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.

October 27, 2022
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Shortlist for the 2022 Paul Lowin Prizes announced

Six leading Australian composers have been named as finalists for this year's Paul Lowin Orchestral and Song Cycle Prizes.

October 13, 2022
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Katy Abbott and Nigel Westlake win 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes

The winners were announced at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address at Melbourne Recital Centre, presented this year by Deborah Cheetham.

October 22, 2019
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Finalists for the 2019 Paul Lowin Prizes announced

Six Australian compositions have been shortlisted for the prestigious Orchestral and Song Cycle prizes, which will be announced at this year’s Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address.

October 1, 2019
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Lachlan Skipworth and Brett Dean take out Paul Lowin Prizes

Skipworth has won the Orchestral Prize while Dean has taken out the Song Cycle category in the 2016 awards. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

December 6, 2016
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Six compositions shortlisted for major Australian awards

James Ledger, Milliken, Skipworth, Dean, Ford and Schultz are in the running for Paul Lowin Prizes.

November 14, 2016

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