Presented each year by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre, the Awards recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art.
The 2007 Art Music Awards were held in July 2007.
| Distinguished Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
Belinda Webster |
| Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music |
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Winner |
Ian Cleworth |
Finalists |
| Belinda Webster |
| John Pochée |
| Tristram Cary |
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education |
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Winner |
Australian Youth Orchestra and the Australian Ballet for the 2006 National Music Camp Composition Program BodyTorque |
Finalists |
| MLC School and Sonic Arts Ensemble for Sounding the Score Student Composition project |
| Newington College for the Gerard Brophy Residency Project |
| Sydney Symphony Education Program for the "Sydney Symphony Sinfonietta" Composition Project |
| Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for the Australian Composers' School |
| Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area |
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Winner |
2006 Camden Haven Music Festival |
Finalists |
| Co-Opera Tour to seven regional centres of Becky Llewelyn's The Portrait |
| Paul Jarman for the Mountains Touching Sea project in Coffs Harbour, NSW |
| TaikOz for 2006 National Regional Tour |
| Outstanding Contribution by an Individual |
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Winner |
Claire Edwardes Duyfken Project with Duo Vertigo |
Finalists |
| David Malone for the Fretsongs CD Project |
| Elena Kats-Chernin for her activities in 2006 |
| Liza Lim for the Sydney Symphony Composer Residency |
| Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation |
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Winner |
Aurora Festival of New Music |
Finalists |
| Australian Ballet, Australian Youth Orchestra and Sonic Art Ensemble for BodyTorque |
| Topology Ensemble for the 2006 Concert Series at the Brisbane Powerhouse |
| Vocal or Choral Work of the Year |
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Winner |
Sarah Hopkins for May You Dance |
Finalists |
| Bruce Crossman & Merlinda Bobis for Daragang Magayon Cantata |
| Instrumental Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Piano Trio |
| Composer: | Ross Edwards |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Group Pty Ltd on behalf of G Ricordi & Co (London) Ltd |
Finalists | |
| Title: | Dawn Day Dusk |
| Composer: | Caroline Szeto |
| Title: | Di Primavera |
| Composer: | Maria Grenfell |
| Title: | Four Leunig Pieces |
| Composer: | Maria Grenfell |
| Orchestral Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Flying Banner (After Wang To) |
| Composer: | Liza Lim |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Group Pty Ltd on behalf of G Ricordi & Co (London) Ltd |
Finalists | |
| Title: | Percussion Concerto |
| Composer: | Matthew Hindson |
| Title: | Tivoli Dances |
| Composer: | Graeme Koehne |
| Title: | Welcome To The MCG |
| Composer: | Christopher Gordon |
| Best Performance of an Australian Composition | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | When The Clock Strikes Me by Nigel Westlake |
| Performer: | Rebecca Lagos with the Sydney Symphony |
Finalists | |
| Title: | Inferno for Clarinet and Chamber Ensemble |
| Perfomer: | David Rowden (soloist with the Sydney Omega Ensemble) |
| Title: | Bright Forms Return |
| Performer: | Halcyon and Flinders Quartet |
| Title: | Symphony No. 2 |
| Performer: | Queensland Youth Symphony |
| Best Composition by an Australian Composer | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Birthday Tango |
| Composer: | Roger Smalley |
Finalists | |
| Title: | Mother Tongue |
| Composer: | Liza Lim |
| Title: | O Venezia: Part 1 |
| Performer: | Graham Hair |
| Title: | The Silence |
| Composer: | Iain Grandage |
| Title: | Viola Concerto |
| Composer: | Brett Dean |
| State Award Winners |
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South Australia |
Tristram Cary |
New South Wales |
Ian Cleworth |
Queensland |
Queensland Youth Symphony |
Tasmania |
David Malone |
Victoria |
Holland's Utrecht String Quartet |
West Australia |
Iain Grandage |