http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/ The latest articles published on Resonate - Australia's new music magazine published by the Australian Music Centre en-au editor@resonatemagazine.com.au (Anni Heino) s.chambers@australianmusiccentre.com.au (Simon Chambers) Copyright 2013, Australian Music Centre Ltd http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/residency-at-kuenstlerhaus-schloss-wiepersdorf http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/residency-at-kuenstlerhaus-schloss-wiepersdorf During the second half of 2012, I was a composer in residence at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf (Wiepersdorf Castle Artist Residence), in the land of Brandenburg in Germany, approximately 80 kilometres south of Berlin. My four-month residency was supported by the Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research, and Culture. Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf is a centre for cultural, artistic, and intellectual exchange. It houses an artist residency fellowship program... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Kristian Ireland http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/loading-the-silence-the-genesis-of-a-book-project http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/loading-the-silence-the-genesis-of-a-book-project Linda Kouvaras's book Loading the Silence - Australian Sound Art in the Post-digital Age is among the new releases of the UK-based publisher Ashgate. In this article, Kouvaras retraces her steps and finds the beginnings of her work in a series of sound art events she experienced while a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Linda Kouvaras http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/apam-2014-applications-are-now-open http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/apam-2014-applications-are-now-open Contemporary performing artists and companies from across Australia and New Zealand are invited to apply to present their work at the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) 2014. There are two programming categories: 'showcase' for productions ready for touring, and 'pitch' for works in development.APAM 2014 will take place in Brisbane, Queensland from 18 to 22 February 2014 Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Australian Music Centre http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/creative-australia-fellowships-to-cole-ughetti-fox http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/creative-australia-fellowships-to-cole-ughetti-fox Composer Amanda Cole, sound artist Robin Fox and percussionist and composer Eugene Ughetti are among the eleven Creative Australia Fellowship recipients, announced on Wednesday at the Melbourne Recital Centre. The Fellowships are the centrepiece of the Federal Government's Creative Australia grants initiative, delivered by the Australia Council, with $10 million going to individual artists over five years. The Fellowships consist of two categories: established artists (each valued at $100,000 over one year) and early career artists ($60,000 over two years). Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Robin Fox, Amanda Cole, Australian Music Centre, Eugene Ughetti http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/jazz-in-australia-6 http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/jazz-in-australia-6 The 11th Annual Jazz Bell Awards were presented on Thursday 2 May. This was the first awards night to be held since the passing of Graeme Bell in 2012. Straight off the plane from New York, vocalist Chris McNulty was thrilled to receive the best Jazz Vocal Album award for The Song That Sings You Here. Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year Steve Barry was in New York and unable to attend. David Ades was in Germany and his awards were received by daughter Amelia Thomas on his behalf. The music awarded on the night was a wide range: the Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album went to Flap! who expressed their gratitude to the judges for their broad definition of jazz. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Miriam Zolin http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/australian-music-on-abc-classic-fm-in-may-2013 http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/australian-music-on-abc-classic-fm-in-may-2013 This month's major broadcast event is a special series of live-to-air concerts from the Canberra International Music Festival on Saturday 11 May, presented as part of this year's Canberra centenary celebrations. The concerts include a festival special line-up under Roland Peelman, the world premiere of Peter Sculthorpe's The Great South Land (a reworking for live performance of his TV opera Quiros)... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Stephen Adams http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/the-amc-is-moving-closed-6-7-may-reopening-8-may http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/the-amc-is-moving-closed-6-7-may-reopening-8-may The AMC will be moving to its new home in the APRA building in Ultimo, Sydney, this coming weekend. The centre will be closed on 6-7 May, and we are expecting to be back in business by Wednesday 8 May. While the move should not have a major effect on the AMC's website and online business, we thank you for your understanding in case there are short-term interruptions to our services while we get settled in our new home. The AMC's new telephone number from Wednesday 10 May will be (02) 9935 7805. Our new fax number... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Australian Music Centre http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/art-music-awards-deadline-extended-to-20-may http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/art-music-awards-deadline-extended-to-20-may There is still time to nominate your candidates for the 2013 Art Music Awards: deadline for entries has been extended slightly and is now 20 May at 5pm - this is to allow for any short-term disruption to the online submissions process during the AMC's move to new premises and related IT set-up between 4-6 May. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Australian Music Centre http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/jean-bogan-prizes-to-isaacs-pertout-and-matias http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/jean-bogan-prizes-to-isaacs-pertout-and-matias The 2012 Jean Bogan Prize for Piano Composition has been awarded jointly to Mark Isaacs, for his work Children's Songs (2011), and Andrián Pertout, for his work Luz Meridional - twenty-four etudes. Isaacs and Pertout share the prize money of $8,000. The Jean Bogan Youth Prize ($1,500) for composers under 25 years went to Natalie Matias for her Suite for Piano. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Australian Music Centre, Mark Isaacs, Andrián Pertout http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/gardens-of-stone http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/gardens-of-stone Amanda Handel writes about her Gardens of Stone project, a collaboration with didjeridu player Michael Jackson. The CD Gardens of Stone was released in 2012, and a live performance of this music will take place on 26 May in Penrith. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Amanda Handel