Australia Ensemble

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Australia Ensemble UNSW
Chamber ensemble
Former nameAustralia Ensemble
Founded1980
Website www.music.unsw.edu.au/australia-ensemble-unsw

Australia Ensemble UNSW is an Australian chamber group active since 1980.

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The group was founded in 1980 as the University of New South Wales Ensemble after a proposal put to the University of New South Wales by musicologist Roger Covell and clarinettist Murray Khouri, then colleagues at the University. [1] Its current Artistic Chair is Paul Stanhope who took over from Covell in 2014. [2] In October 1983 the University of New South Wales Ensemble was renamed the Australia Ensemble, Resident at the University of New South Wales. [3]

Since that time it has occupied a prominent position in Australian music, frequently touring in addition to a Sydney-based concert series. International performances have taken the ensemble to the USA, the UK, the then Soviet Union, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, China, India, South America, South Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. The Ensemble collaborates with major Australian and international performers, and frequently performs new works by Australian composers. [4]

Membership

Current members

Past members

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1992 Cafe Concertino Best Classical Album Nominated [5]
1996 ShostakovichNominated

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References

  1. "Australia Ensemble, a Rich Musical History". www.sydneymozartsociety.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "Paul Stanhope : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. "1980s | Records & Archives – UNSW Sydney".
  4. "Australia Ensemble UNSW | Music Performance". www.music.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.