Some of Australia's best and reputable composers and performers have today been announced as finalists in this year's Art Music Awards.
A slew of big names and previous winners feature in the 2017 list including Paul Grabowsky, Katie Noonan, Paul Stanhope, Cat Hope, Iain Grandage, Andrea Keller, Andrew Ford and 2016 dual winner Kate Neal.
In addition to the artists, a number or organisations have also been recognised this year, such as Moorambilla Voices, Tura New Music, Speak Percussion (who took out the Award for Excellence in Experimental Music in 2016), the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
"Australia's art music community is creating and presenting extraordinary work," APRA AMCOS Chief Executive, Brett Cottle said.
"We're thrilled to be partnering with the AMC on the 7th Art Music Awards, and I congratulate all the 2017 finalists."
The 2017 Art Music Awards will take place on Tuesday 22 August at the City Recital Hall.
See the complete list of finalists here.
Vocal / Choral Work of the Year
Title: Agnus Dei (Do Not Stand At My Grave & Weep)
Composer: Paul Stanhope
Text: Mary Elizabeth Frye; Requiem Mass
Performer: Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin conductor
Title: Permission To Speak
Composer: Kate Neal
Text: Tamara Saulwick
Performer: Chamber Made Opera (Gian Slater, Georgie Darvidis, Josh Kyle and Edward Fairlie)
Title: Tree Of Codes
Composer: Liza Lim
Performer: Ensemble MusikFabrik; Cologne Opera, Clement Power conductor
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
Title: With Love & Fury
Composers: Katie Noonan, Paul Dean, Andrew Ford, Paul Grabowsky, Iain Grandage, David Hirschfelder, Elena Kats-Chernin, John Rodgers, Richard Tognetti and Carl Vine
Performer: Katie Noonan & the Brodsky Quartet
Jazz Work of the Year
Title: Intrusions
Composer: Eugene Ball
Performer: Monash Art Ensemble
Title: Moons Of Jupiter
Composer: Paul Grabowsky
Performer: The Paul Grabowsky Sextet
Publisher: BMG AM
Title: Now Noise
Composer: Tom O’Halloran
Performer: Memory of Elements
Title: Still Night
Composer: Andrea Keller
Performer: Vince Jones, Andrea Keller, Stephen Magnusson, Gian Slater and Julien Wilson
Instrumental Work of the Year
Title: Aisles
Composer: Austin Buckett
Performer: Australian Art Orchestra and Ensemble Offspring
Title: Diomira
Composer: Peter Knight
Performer: Australian Art Orchestra
Title: How Forests Think
Composer: Liza Lim
Performer: ELISION
Published by: Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
Title: Moon Fire
Composer: Jessica Wells
Performer: Lyn Fuller
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