NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Notated Composition
NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Notated Composition
For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in revealing the nature and intention of a composition with clear notated instructions for the performer. Works with significant improvisatory aspects should instead be submitted for Performance of the Year: Jazz / Improvised Music.
A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).
If you believe your performance to be nominated in the wrong category or the details of your nomination to be incorrect, please contact the AMC via email at awards@australianmusiccentre.com.au before proceeding with the nomination.
Roger Cui gave a transporting performance of Gentle Nature at Brisbane Music Festival, a beautiful work composed by Corrina Bonshek with poetry and voice acting by Merlynn Tong. Rogers performance beautifully paired the serene, flowing melody in the left hand with continuous, fluttering tremolo in the right hand. This piece was the final in the concert that meditated on the interconnectedness of nature and human. Roger brought out the tender and melodious nature of Bonsheks composition, and the pairing with Tongs evocative poetry was simple stunning.