Finalist exhibition 12 – 26 November 2007 Federation Square Melbourne Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 fi nalists / Brenton Broadstock / Paul Grabowsky / David Jones / Paul Kelly / Richard Mills Outstanding Musicians Award fi nalists / Clare Bowditch / David Chisholm / The Cat Empire / Luke Howard and Leonard Grigoryan / Cameron Hill / Andrea Keller / Genevieve Lacey / Stephen Magnusson / Geoffrey Morris / Flinders Quartet Development Award fi nalists / Sam Anning / Sophie Brous / Aura Go / Julian Langdon / Tristram Williams The Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 The free public exhibition of fi nalists will be catalogue provides a review of the fi nalists held in the Atrium at Federation Square in the following award categories: between 12 – 26 November 2007. Visitors can read about each fi nalist and listen to examples / Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 of their music. / Outstanding Musicians Award For further information on the Melbourne Prize / Development Award Trust and Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 please visit www.melbourneprizetrust.org or call 03 9650 8800. The Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 is made possible by the support of our partners and patrons. The Melbourne Prize Trust would like to thank all partners for their generosity. Government Partner Founding Partners Patrons Diana Gibson AO Megg Evans Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 Partners Venue & Exhibition Partner Exhibition Design Exhibition Construction Digital Printing & Banners Exhibition Photography Exhibition Consultants Coleby Consulting Audio Equipment PartnerMedia Communications Professional Services Print Partner Winners Trophies Website Fundere Foundry The Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 celebrates excellence and talent in music and demonstrates the value our community places on its creative resources. With the generous support of all our partners, we have been able to recognise and reward the abundant and diverse musical talent we have in Victoria and make this accessible to the public. The exhibition at Federation Square, held between 12 and 26 November 2007, provides the fi nalists with valuable exposure and showcases excellence and talent in music to the public. We are delighted to make available this catalogue, which reviews the depth and breadth of musical talent amongst our fi nalists in this year’s prize. Supporting, raising awareness of and developing our vibrant creative talent is vital in sustaining a healthy community. Simon Warrender Executive Director & Founder Melbourne Prize Trust Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 The Melbourne Prize is an important program What impressed me most of all was the It’s been a great pleasure to have seen what for recognising and rewarding talent in urban astonishing array of talent we have in our the best musicians in the state are up to. sculpture, literature and music. Music is community, both emerging and established. There’s certainly no shortage of amazing the fi nal stage in the three year cycle of the It is laced with a unique creative element; artists throughout the three categories. I think Melbourne Prize program. The Committee great diversity, a freshness and inventiveness a valuable prize such as this provides great for Melbourne is proud of the success which refl ects the energy and free spirit of all inspiration for all the applicants and I’m sure of the series and believes that the diversity the arts in Australia. It is something to behold it will allow the winners to express themselves of entrants and quality of the winners in the and indeed, should be acknowledged by all in new and wonderful ways. other categories is a testament to the vision those have the responsibility to support the Slava Grigoryan of this unique prize. The annual Melbourne country’s artistic output and its crucial role Member of the Advisory Group Prize is the most valuable prize of its type in enriching the society and culture. in Australia. Dr. Tony Gould AM As a relative newcomer to Melbourne, the city’s Sally Capp Member of the Awarding Committee cultural life is always revealing new aspects Executive Director to me. This is especially the case in the fi eld Committee for Melbourne I felt privileged to be part of the judging of music and sitting on the Advisory Group team for the prize this year, which is a very of the Melbourne Prize for Music has only The City of Melbourne is a proud supporter important and innovative way of developing highlighted this further. The judging process of the Melbourne Prize for Music 2007. our local music talent. The quality of entries has proved to be both revelatory and rewarding, The calibre of this year’s fi nalists refl ects was excellent and made the judging a real and indicative of the fantastic musical talent – the depth of talent and diversity of Victoria’s challenge. The quality of all entries in the both celebrated and unknown – at work in this musicians. It also reaffi rms Melbourne’s prize and the fi nalists is evidence of the wonderful city. reputation as the music and cultural capital abundance and diversity of music talent Huw Humphreys of Australia. we have in Victoria. Director of Artistic Planning Lord Mayor John So Chong Lim Melbourne Symphony Orchestra City of Melbourne Composer, Producer, Musical Director Member of the Advisory Group Member of the Awarding Committee The substantial value of the prize will enable The Melbourne Prize encompasses the Australian musicians to receive recognition for The Melbourne Prize for Music is founded past, present and future of Melbourne by the contribution they have already made to the on a bold and stunning concept: it not only recognising the contribution that Victorian cultural life of Victoria, as well as give that vital highlights the exceptional quality of musicians artists have made to cultural and intellectual lifeblood to younger musicians who are just within Victoria and recognises their contribution life at the local, state and national levels. emerging onto the world stage. to cultural life, but uniquely embraces and Inviting applications from all music genres Trevor Green celebrates the diversity of practice across accurately refl ects the evolving nature Managing Director the contemporary musical landscape. For the of music and makes the Melbourne Prize Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Awarding Committee, this made the task unique. Executive Director, Simon Warrender, Member of the Awarding Committee of making selections especially challenging, had the forethought to build a prize which and with such strengths and diversity amongst harnessed the ethos of Australian society The Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 provides the fi nalists, there is nothing inevitable about and it has been exciting to be part of the important and much deserved recognition the outcomes. ‘team’ for the fi rst Melbourne Prize for Music. to the diverse creative talent of the music Professor Jonty Stockdale Lyndall Metzke sector in Victoria. The strength of the fi nalists Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching, School of Music across genres and at varying career stages Head, School of Music Concerts Administrator is testament to the vibrancy of our musical Victorian College of the Arts, Victorian College of the Arts cultures and it is wonderful to see these Faculty of the University of Melbourne Member of the Advisory Group showcased and rewarded by the Melbourne Member of the Awarding Committee Prize this year. Nicolette Fraillon Music Director and Chief Conductor The Australian Ballet Member of the Awarding Committee Finalists – Melbourne Prize for Music 2007 Prize criteria: Victorian professional musician, or group of musicians, whose body of work has made an outstanding contribution to Australian music and has enriched cultural and public life. Open to performers and composers in all genres of music. Supported by the City of Melbourne, Sidney Myer Fund, the Melbourne Prize Trust and the Italian Institute of Culture. Acknowledgments relating to the material provided, for this catalogue and exhibition have been provided by the fi nalists. Brenton Broadstock Composer Born in Melbourne, Brenton studied Arts Acknowledgements at Monash University, music and composition / Timeless is from the ABC Classics CD 4768041 in Memphis, USA and with Peter Sculthorpe and published by G. Schirmer (Australia) – in Sydney. He was appointed to the University Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted in Melbourne in 1982 receiving the Doctor of by Ola Rudner. Music in 1987 and became Professor of Music / I touched your glistening tears is from the Reed and Head of Composition. He is currently Music CD Beat Me and published by Reed a Vice Chancellor’s Fellow. Music – Barry Cockcroft, soprano saxophone; Adam Pinto, piano. Examples of work / Born From Good Angel’s Tears (Symphony #4) / Timeless is from the Etcetera CD KTC2026 and / I touched your glistening tears published by G. Schirmer (Australia) – Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra, conducted / Born From Good Angel’s Tears by Andrew Wheeler. (Symphony #4) These three works represent some of his more introspective music and were inspired by two of his children. Having reached his 50th year, Timeless is both a refl ection on the city and land that Brenton has spent the past 50 years living in, and on his own mortality. The work is dedicated with love to his daughter Taryn, who is the beginning of his ‘immortality’! I touched your glistening tears and Born From Good Angel’s Tears (Symphony #4) are works inspired by, and an emotional response to, his son Matthew, born with severe disability. They are works that explore a range of emotions – pathos, anger, love, tenderness and acceptance. Paul Grabowsky Pianist, composer, conductor Paul Grabowsky, pianist, composer, conductor, Examples of work born in Papua New Guinea in 1958; raised / If Snakes Could Fly in Melbourne. He founded the Australian Art / Tailfi n Orchestra, tours and records with his ARIA award-winning jazz ensembles and has / Nopin Kurongk composed scores for television, including / Last Orders the ABC’s Phoenix and Janus, and feature fi lms directed by Gillian Armstrong, Paul Cox, Paul had long wished to compose a music- John Irvin and Fred Schepisi.