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Receiving an Australian Orchestral Award is a well deserved accolade that is acknowledged amongst peers within the Australian music, and particularly orchestral sector. |
 Picture left to right: Martin Jarvis, Awards Judging Panel Chair, Robyn Bignell, Bluescope Steel, Winners of the Enlightened Support Award, Valda Silvy, Awards Judge, Bruce Mildenhall, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier of Victoria who presented the Awards, Leigh Vaughan, Winner of the Individual Regional Award. |
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What are the Orchestras Australia National Orchestral Awards?
The Orchestras Australia Awards were established to recognise the work of individuals, companies or orchestras involved in the presentation of orchestral performances in Australia. Through these Awards Orchestras Australia:
- recognises outstanding achievement amongst orchestras, individuals and organisations in developing the orchestral culture in Australia;
- encourages excellence, innovation and creativity in all areas of orchestral performance, presentation and management;
- seeks to raise awareness nationally of the diversity, breadth and scope of orchestral activity in Australia.
What are the Orchestras Australia Awards given for?
There are eight Orchestras Australia Awards presented in four different categories.
Individual Awards
Regional Award: to an individual who has fostered
excellence, innovation and/or creativity in an Orchestra in a Regional Area
Metropolitan Award: to an individual who has fostered excellence,
innovation and/or creativity in an Orchestra in a Metropolitan Area.
Orchestral Awards
Professional Orchestral Award: to a Professional
Orchestra which has extended the public's perception of Orchestras;
Community Orchestral Award: to a Community Orchestra
which has extended the public's perception of Orchestras;
Youth Orchestral Award: to a Youth Orchestra which
has extended the public's perception of Orchestras;
School Orchestral Award: to a School Orchestra which
has achieved recognition within its school and/or wider community.
Enlightened Support
To an individual, a company or organisation who or which has provided enlightened and/or exceptional support to an Orchestra or to Orchestras.
Lifetime Achievement
To an individual for prolonged achievement in, and/or contribution to, the Orchestral sphere.
Who receives the Orchestras Australia Awards?
Orchestral musicians, conductors, orchestral administrators, volunteers, supporters, sponsors.... the many people working in, with or for orchestras. These orchestras may be large or small, situated in major capital centres, metropolitan areas, outer suburbs or regional areas. All these are be eligible for consideration. Professional, community and youth orchestras receive awards. The primary criterion is the contribution an individual, orchestra or organisation has made to the orchestral culture of Australia.