2007 Winners & Runners-up
The Sibelius Student Composer Awards for 2007 were a resounding success! Over 200 entries to the competition were received and the overall standard of the compositions was nothing short of inspiring. The Awards culminated in a concert on July 28th at the Sydney Conservatorium. Winners and Runners-up were announced and their compositions recited by Ensemble Offspring.
Special Thanks!
The success of the Awards and the concert would not have been possible without the contribution of many people. A huge thank you to Damien Ricketson and Claire Edwards who, as well as judging competition entries, assisted with co-ordinating the rehearsal workshop and the concert. To Roland Peelman who conducted the finalist workshops, rehearsal and concert. To the remaining judges, Katy Abbott, John Argyle, Anne Boyd, John Foreman, Paul Grabowsky, Bohdan Krowicky, Ian MacDonald, Ralph Middenway and Peggy Polias, thank you!
Thanks also to the Sydney Conservatorium for providing a perfect venue for such an occasion. And to the guys from Digidesign for assisting with the audio recording of the concert.
Major Prizes & Opportunities
Winners will attend the awards concert & rehearsals with Ensemble Offspring.
The Judges
Competition entries will be adjudicated by a diverse panel comprising some of Australia’s most respected musicians
Katy Abbott: Widely performed and awarded Melbourne-based composer - www.katyabbott.com
Anne Boyd: Honoured Australian composer and educator - website
Claire Edwardes: Internationally renowned percussionist and performer - www.claireedwardes.com
John Foreman: Musician (pianist), musical director and television personality - www.johnforeman.com.au
Paul Grabowsky: Australian jazz pianist and composer for theatre and film - www.paulgrabowsky.com
Damien Ricketson: Composer and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring - www.curiousnoise.com
Major Prizes & Opportunities
- $1000 cash
- Sibelius software
- M-Audio Project Mix I/O control surface & audio interface
- M-Audio Axiom 49 USB MIDI controller keyboard
- M-Audio DX4 self-powered monitors
- IE-30 Hi-Definition earphones
- Digidesign Pro Tools M-Powered audio production software
- 2 x M-Audio Nova microphones
Secondary Student Runner-Up
- $500 cash
- Sibelius software
- M-Audio Axiom 49 USB MIDI controller keyboard
- M-Audio DX4 self-powered monitors
Tertiary Student Grand Prize
- $2000 cash
- Sibelius software
- Digidesign 002 (Rack) Firewire Pro Tools LE System
- M-Audio Keystation 88es Master MIDI controller keyboard
- M-Audio Studiophile Bx5a monitors & BX10s active subwoofer
- IE-30 Hi-Definition earphones
- Digidesign Pro Tools LE
- Digidesign Music Production Toolkit
- 2 x M-Audio Luna Microphone
Tertiary Student Runner-Up
- $750 cash
- Sibelius software
- M-Audio Axiom 49 USB MIDI controller keyboard
- M-Audio DX4 self-powered monitors
All entrants…
- receive feedback from judges
- feature on Sibelius website and Sibelius World newsletter
- have the chance to have scores published on SibeliusMusic.com
