2024 Art Music Awards Winners and Finalists

APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre congratulate all winners and finalists of the 2024 Art Music Awards.

Follow the links below to find out more about the artists and the works in the AMC online catalogue.

Work of the Year: Choral

Title:

Earth Shaped Hearts

Composer:

Juliana Kay with Bridget Bourne

Performer:

Alta Collective and Bridget Bourne

Title:

Passio

Composer:

John Rotar

Performer:

One Equal Music and The Australian Voices

Title:

Stabat Mater

Composer:

Mary Finsterer

Performer:

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Trinity College Melbourne, Mia Robinson, Joseph Nolan, Mel Gibson-narrator, Benjamin Northey-conductor, and Christopher Watson-choral director

Title:

Winchester Canticles

Composer:

Joe Twist

Performer:

Winchester Cathedral Combined Choir

 

Work of the Year: Dramatic

Title:

Margaret and the Grey Mare

Composer:

Sally Whitwell

Artist:

Katy B Plummer

Performer:

Margaret Plummer, Michael Honeyman, Katy B Plummer, Sarah Jessica Carpark, Freya Schack-Arnott, Sally Whitwell

Cinematographer:

Kuba Dorabialski

Title:

Standard Deviation

Composer:

Jack Frerer

Performer:

New York City Ballet

Title:

The Journey Down

Composer:

Mark Atkins, Andrew Daylight, Aviva Endean, Chris Griffiths, Preben Ningarmarra, Tristen Parr, and Vanessa Tomlinson

Performer:

Mark Atkins, Andrew Daylight, Aviva Endean, Chris Griffiths, Preben Ningarmarra, Tristen Parr, and Vanessa Tomlinson

Title:

The Nervous Atmosphere: A Chamber Made work by Zoë Barry

Composer:

Zoë Barry

Performer:

Zoë Barry

 

Work of the Year: Jazz

Title:

Ephemeral Echoes

Composer:

Linda May Han Oh

Performers:

Linda May Han Oh, Fabian Almazan, Lucy Birkinshaw, Steve Richter, Iain Robbie, Ben Vanderwal, and Genevieve Wilkins

Title:

Mokuy

Composer:

Aviva Endean, Sunny Kim, Peter Knight, Daniel Wilfred, and David Wilfred

Performer:

Hand to Earth

Title:

A Pinky Promise

Composer:

Cheryl Durongpisitkul

Performer:

Monash Art Ensemble

Title:

The Odd River

Composer:

Helen Svoboda

Performer:

Helen Svoboda

 

Work of the Year: Large Ensemble

Title:

arcing, stilling, bending, gathering

Composer:

Lisa Illean

Performer:

Aura Go, Emma McGrath, Tilman Robinson, and Musicians of the Australian National Academy of Music

Publisher:

Hal Leonard Australia

Title:

Prayers and Tribulations

Composer:

Brenton Broadstock

Performer:

New York Staff Band

Title:

Sarenka Concerto

Composer:

Elena Kats-Chernin

Performer:

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Dale Barltrop, Rachael Tobin, and Chloé van Soeterstède-conductor

Publisher:

Concord ANZ

Title:

Through Changing Landscape

Composer:

Alice Chance

Performer:

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson-conductor

 

Work of the Year: Chamber Music

Title:

Ablaze

Composer:

Elliott Gyger

Performer:

Carla Blackwood, Miranda Hill, Ben Opie, and Melina Van Leeuwen

Title:

Daredevil

Composer:

Holly Harrison

Performer:

Omega Ensemble

Title:

Silhouettes for String Quartet

Composer:

Maria Grenfell

Performer:

Flinders Quartet

Title:

Visions | Vestiges

Composer:

Kate Milligan

Performer:

London Symphony Orchestra

 

Work of the Year: Electroacoustic/Sound Art

Title:

Breathing Space

Composer:

Genevieve Lacey

Performer:

Dr Lou Bennett AM, Mindy Meng Wang, Vahideh Eisaei, Amadou Suso, Sunny Kim, The Consort of Melbourne, Linda Kent, Marshall McGuire, Phil Slater, Speak Percussion, Erkki Veltheim, Simon Martyn-Ellis, with spoken voices and field recordings

Title:

Gradient

Composer:

Olivia Davies and Callum G’Froerer

Performer:

Olivia Davies, Callum G'Froerer, and Nick Roux

Title:

METASTABILITY

Composer:

Ben Carey

Performer:

Ben Carey

Title:

When The Rain God Sings Storm Lions Are Born

Composer:

Yunyu Ong

Performer:

Taikoz

Publisher:

ORiGiN Music Publishing

 

Performance of the Year: Jazz/Improvised Music

Performer:

Mark Atkins, Andrew Daylight, Aviva Endean, Chris Griffiths, Preben Ningarmarra, Tristen Parr, and Vanessa Tomlinson

Title:

The Journey Down

Composer:

Mark Atkins, Andrew Daylight, Aviva Endean, Chris Griffiths, Preben Ningarmarra, Tristen Parr, and Vanessa Tomlinson

Performer:

Cheryl Durongpisitkul and Ensemble

Title:

I Still Miss You

Composer:

Cheryl Durongpisitkul

Performer:

Hand to Earth

Title:

The Crow

Composer:

Aviva Endean, Sunny Kim, Peter Knight, Daniel Wilfred, and David Wilfred

Performer:

Mindy Meng Wang and Paul Grabowsky AO

Title:

Spring, Flower, Snow and the Moon 春花秋月

Composer:

Mindy Meng Wang and Paul Grabowsky AO*

Publisher:

ORiGiN Music Publishing obo Air Edel*

 

Performance of the Year: Notated Composition

Performer:

Claire Edwardes and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Title:

Dare To Declare - Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra

Composer:

Anne Cawrse

Performer:

Jane Kircher-Lindner, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch-conductor

Title:

Bassoon Concerto

Composer:

Andrew Schultz

Performer:

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Nolan, Mia Robinson, Choir of Trinity College Melbourne, Mel Gibson-narrator, Benjamin Northey-conductor, and Christopher Watson-Choral director

Title:

Stabat Mater

Composer:

Mary Finsterer

Performer:

West Australian Symphony Orchestra, WASO Chorus, Aquinas College Schola Cantorum, Voyces, Abimanjou Mathivannan, and Eduardo Strausser-conductor

Title:

The Tides of Longing

Composer:

Lachlan Skipworth and Jay Emmanuel

 

Award for Excellence in Music Education

  • The Song Room for building thriving communities for children by championing Australian music in remote NT
  • The Sonicrats (Alon Ilsar, Ciaran Frame and Erick Mitsak) for You're an Instrument! 2023 Victorian Schools Program
  • Speak Percussion for Sounds Unheard 2023 Program
  • West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) for WAYJO 2023 Pathways Program
 

Award for Excellence in a Regional Area

  • Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra for Regional Touring Program
  • Frances Evans for Warren Chamber Music Festival
  • Topology for Queensland Stories
  • Tura for The Journey Down
 

Award for Excellence in Experimental Practice

  • Chloe Kim 김예지 for 100 Hours
  • Mindy Meng Wang for continued leadership in pioneering experimentation and integration of the Guzheng into Western contemporary music, coupled with sustained artistic excellence
  • Gemma Horbury for The Story of Here
  • Gelareh Pour and Brian O'Dwyer for ZÖJ

Luminary Awards 

National Individual

Genevieve Lacey for various projects and activities.

National Organisations

Omega Ensemble for sustained contribution to the commissioning of Australian compositions, championing of diverse voices, and commitment to emerging artists.

Australian Capital Territory

Jessica Cottis for Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and other conducting activity.

New South Wales

Jessica Cottis for Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and other conducting activity.

Queensland

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra for championing of Australian Music on its Mainstage Series and Regional Touring.

South Australia

The Bowerbird Collective for regional touring, festivals, commissions and new work.

Tasmania

Don Kay for contribution to music activity in Tasmania.

Victoria

Duré Dara OAM for Percussion, Conversation, Degustation, her role as Resident Creative Director of Speak Percussion, and her continued work as an improviser and experimental musician.

Western Australia

Gemma Farrell for the education for people of marginalised genders in jazz including the Progressions Program and the Artemis Orchestra.