2009 Finalists

Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education

  • Musica Viva in Schools’ Music Generator Project
  • Sibelius and Ensemble Offspring for the Sibelius Composer Awards 2008
  • Southern Cross Soloists for Sunwater and Stanwell Winter Music School
  • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for TSO Australian Composers’ School

Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area

  • Publications by Wirripang for 2008 Activities
  • Southern Cross Soloists for the Bangalow Music Festival
  • TaikOz for The Gathering Tour
  • Tura New Music and the Australian Art Orchestra for the Crossing Roper Bar Tour

Outstanding Contribution by an Individual

  • No Nominees – Winner announced on the night

Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation

  • Canberra International Music Festival 2008
  • MLC School (Sydney) Music Department
  • Performing Australian Music Competition, PAMC
  • Topology for 2008 Brisbane Powerhouse Series

Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music

  • Gwen Bennett
  • Jon Rose
  • Sydney Symphony’s Education Program Meet the Music Series

Instrumental Work of the Year

Title: Blue Rags
Composer: Ian Munro
Performed by: Ian Munro
Title: Kashmir Remembered
Composer: Tony Gould 
Performed by: Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion) and Imogen Manins (cello)
Title: Rivera Mountain
Composer: John Sangster
Performed by: Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion) and Imogen Manins (cello)
Title: The River Meets the Sea
Composers: Tony Gould, David Jones and Imogen Manins
Performed by: Tony Gould (piano), David Jones (percussion) and Imogen Manins (cello)

Orchestral Work of the Year

Title: Kalkadungu
Composers: Matthew Hindson and William Barton
Performed by: Sydney Symphony, William Barton (didjeridu), Richard Gill (conductor)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Faber Music Ltd
Title: Noumen
Composer: Robert Dahm
Performed by: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor)
Title: Palm Court Suite
Composer: Graeme Koehne
Performed by: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor)
Title: Tivoli Dances
Composer: Graeme Koehne
Performed by: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (conductor)

Vocal or Choral Work of the Year

  • No Nominees – Winner announced on the night

Best Performance of an Australian Composition

Performer: Arcko Symphonic Project
Title: Learning to Howl
Composer: Andrew Ford
Performer: Jerusalem Quartet
Title: String Quartet No. 3
Composer: Richard Mills
Performer: West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Title: Symphony No. 7 Scenes from Daily Life
Composer: Carl Vine

Best Composition by an Australian Composer

Title: Black Dogs
Composer: Iain Grandage
Title: jeu fabriqué
Composer: Daniel Blinkhorn
Title: Monh
Composer: Georges Lentz
Title: The Red Tree
Composers: Michael Yezerski and Richard Tognetti