2011 Countdown is on 18-Oct-2011
2011 Countdown is on for this years IFAC Australian Sing..
Japan Benefit Concert a great success05-Jul-2011
A Japan Benefit Concert was organised by MOST to raise f..
Pascall Prize at the Sydney Writers' Festival12-Apr-2011
$15,000 is up for grabs in Australia’s only nation..
Nelly Apt Scholarship
Rising Star wins 2011 Nelly Apt Scholarship for Instrumentalist
Emily Sun, talented young violinist featured in the popular film, Mrs Carey's Concert, has been awarded the 2011 Nelly Apt Scholarship for Instrumentalist.
Emily, who has been playing violin since a very young age, is currently a second year student at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The 20 year old was also a grand finalist in the 2011 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards competition, which will be held in Brisbane in September 2011.
Past winners in the instrumentalist category include Susie Park of the Eroica Trio and Rebecca Chan, violinist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Mrs Carey's ConcertThe Nelly Apt Scholarship was established from a bequest by the late Nelly Apt, who left funds to provide financial assistance for young Australian musicians to study in Israel. Scholarships are offered in three areas — for classical and operatic singers; for string instrumentalists; and for conductors.
Pascall Prize
Geordie Williamson receives
2011 Pascall Prize
Geordie Williamson, chief literary critic of
The Australian and regular contributor to ABC radio, won the $15,000 Pascall Prize of Australian 'Critic of the Year', presented at the 2011 Sydney Writers' Festival. The judging panel consisted of Damon Young, John McCallum, Mark Mordue and Convenor Adrian Read.
The Pascall Prize is the only major national award for critical writing/reviewing in Australia. The Pascall Prize is presented to a critic whose work over the previous 12-18 months has contributed significantly to public appreciation, debate and understanding of the arts in which he or she is involved.
Nelly Apt Scholarship
Vale: Richard Pollett, Violinist & Nelly Apt Scholarship 2010 Recipient
It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of Richard Pollett, killed in a bicycle accident in his home town, Brisbane on 27 September 2011 at the age of 25. As the winner of the Nelly Apt Scholarship for an Instrumentalist at the 2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards (YPA), Richard had the opportunity to study in Israel with the renowned Ilya Konovalov at Tel Aviv University.
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AUSTRALIAN cello AWARDS
Currently in development, the Australian Cello Awards will feature the Allen-Evans Award, to be presented tri-annually to an Australian cellist over the age of 18, living in Australia or overseas.
The Australian Cello Awards is currently being established from a bequest by Mary Allen and Betty Evans.
IFAC Australian Singing Competition
2011 Semi-Finals, Masterclass & Finals Concerts
Claire Candy, Caitlin Cassidy, Olivia Cranwell, Naomi Johns, Emma Moore, Joanna Norman, Morgan Pearse, Gérard Schneider, Erika Simons and Bryony Williams.
The Semi-Finals Concert was held on Wed 7 Sept, 7pm at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney. The semi-finalists were accompanied by David Harper.
Total prize value of over $24,000
The public Masterclass with Bernadette Cullen for the 5 Finalists selected at the Semi-Finals was held on Thurs 8 Sept, 1pm at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney.
The Finals Concert was held on Sun 30 Oct, 5.30pm at the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera Hous. The finalists will perform in concert with the Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey.
Total prize value of over $220,000
The IFAC Australian Singing Competition (IFAC-ASC) is the richest and most prestigious opera and classical singing competition in Australia. Through the legacy of Marianne Mathy-Frisdane, the IFAC-ASC is able to recognise and reward emerging Australasian singers under the age of twenty-six.
In 2011 the IFAC-ASC is turning 30!
Opera Awards
Zara Barrett, 2011 Winner of the Opera Awards
Soprano Zara was a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Awards in 1993, 2000 and 2001 and winner of the Opera Foundation Shell Covent Garden Award in 1995. In 1996, Zara undertook postgraduate studies at London’s National Opera Studio and was a member of the Young Artist Programs at Glimmerglass Opera and at the Pittsburgh Opera Center, USA.
Australian engagements include Lady Dunmow in A Dinner Engagement (Stopera), Witch in Hansel & Gretel (OzOpera), Jerry Springer: the Opera (Sydney Opera House). International engagements include Musetta in La bohème, Anna Maurant in Street Scene for Pittsburgh Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Amelia in A Masked Ball, Lucy in The Threepenny Opera, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito and Micaëla in Carmen for Pittsburgh Opera Center, Masha in The Music Shop, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Veronica in The Glass Blower for Glimmerglass Opera.
The Opera Awards is a privately-judged competition open to singers who have performed at least two principal roles with a recognised professional opera company in the previous two years. Entrants must be an Australian citizen or resident; there is no age limit.
Rona Tranby Trust
Rona Tranby Trust celebrates 20 years
2011 marked the 20th anniversary of the Rona Tranby Award, from a bequest by Thomas Paul Rona to promote and encourage the recording of accounts of Aboriginal oral histories. The Rona Tranby Trust function was held on the 14th of September 2011 at the Sydney Jewish Museum.
The Rona Tranby Trust supports the recording and preservation of Aboriginal oral history (individual, groups or communities). To date the awards have assisted over ten diverse and valuable projects throughout Australia. These exciting works have resulted in several published books as well as audio and video recordings.
