Australian Music Centre Update, a newsletter with up-to-date information on Australia's vibrant contemporary music scene
Australian Music Centre Update
The AMC no longer publishes the Australian Music Centre Update. For up-to-date information regarding Australia’s vibrant contemporary music scene check out our new web magazine, resonate...
Australian New Music News
With the launch of the AMC's new web magazine, resonate, the AMC no longer publishes the Australian Music Centre Update. For news and up-to-date information regarding Australia's contemporary music scene, go to www.resonatemagazine.con.au/news
Past Update Issues
In our cover story this month MODART07 participants Andrew Batt-Rawden and Kate Moore talk about their ideas for the pieces they will compose for The Song Company in September. The issue also includes updates from ELISION ensemble, Club Zho, Pazzia Performing Collective amongst news from other practitioners in the community.
Nominations are now open for the 2007 Classical Music Awards and our February issue covers information about how you can play your part in celebrating passion and artistic excellence. Also, read Colin Bright's Trans-Tasman travelogue along with other news from the Australian new music community.
Our cover story this month focuses on Rosalind Page and Brett Dean, who were the recipients of the Paul Lowin awards - Australia's richest composition prize. We also hear from Lyn Carr, artistic director of the 2006 Keys Festival for Australian Music and Genevieve Lacey, recorder player and AMC Board Member, who recently performed at the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival amongst others.
The September issue covers the 2006 Classical Music Awards, celebrating people and organisations that have made significant contributions to new music. Also, read David Young's report on the ISCM World New Music Festival, and find out what else has been happening on the Australian music scene.
ELISION celebrates its 20th anniversary this month and in our May issue we hear from its artistic director Daryl Buckley. This issue also covers the Four Winds Festival, composer development programs across Australia, an interview with Indonesian pianist Ananda Sukarlan, ISCM 2006 World Music Days, APRA's Professional Development Awards, and more.
The new year brings exciting new projects that celebrate and develop Australia's new music scene. Our February issue highlights information about the 2006 Classical Music Awards, Composer Connecting Communities initiative, Bonyi International Youth Music Festival, Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange Residency, 2006 National Music Camp, plus more.
This issue celebrates the launch of our new website and provides information regarding the Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange, MODART, Melbourne Festival, Totally Huge New Music Festival, MSA conference as well as other exciting projects, concerts and conferences around the world.
The 2005 Classical Music Awards, feature in this issue, and are complimented with details about the Trans-Tasman Composer Exchange Residency, AYO, ASME conference, ISCM, and much more.
This issue provides an overview of the 2005 Australian Orchestral programs, and contains reflections about MODART05 by 2 participating young composers in these composer development workshops. It also includes articles about MusicAustralia, Trans Tasman Composer Exchange and much more.
This issue gives a tribute to the late composer, performer, poet & teacher Miriam Hyde. Others articles include the Melbourne Film Composers Society, The 2004 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address presented by Julian Burnside, 2006 ISCM Festival and much more.
