Lachlan Skipworth and Brett Dean have been announced as the winners of the 2016 Paul Lowin Prizes.The announcement was made in Sydney on December 6, 2016 by the Australian Music Centre in collaboration with Perpetual. A first-time Lowin finalist, the Western Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth took home the $25,000 Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize for his…
Six new Australian compositions have been announced as finalists for the 2016 Paul Lowin Prizes. Shortlisted for the Orchestral Prize of $25,000 are James Ledger for Golden years, a 2013 composition for violin and orchestra, Cathy Milliken’s Earth Plays, written in 2015 for mezzo-soprano and orchestra and Lachlan Skipworth for his Concerto for clarinet and orchestra written in 2014. Shortlisted…
Following its performances at the Huntington Estate Music Festival in 2012, the Ensō String Quartet returns to Australia, this time, on a debut national tour for Musica Viva. Founded at Yale University in 1999, the Grammy nominated Ensō String Quartet comprises violinists Maureen Nelson and Ken Hamao, viola player Melissa Reardon and cellist Richard Belcher….