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Paul William Dyer AO is an Australian musician, conductor and artistic director. [1] He is the artistic director and co-founder of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Brandenburg Choir. [2] He has played an important role in developing historically informed performance practice of Baroque and early music in Australia.
Dyer studied piano and harpsichord at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and undertook postgraduate studies with Bob van Asperen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. [3]
In 1995 he received a Churchill Fellowship to undertake advanced studies in 17th and 18th Century music performance practices in the UK, Netherlands, and France. [4]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. [5]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1995 | Handel: Opera Arias (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Graham Pushee) | Best Classical Album | Nominated |
1998 | Handel: Arias (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Yvonne Kenny) | Best Classical Album | Won |
1999 | If Love's a Sweet Passion (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Sara Macliver) | Best Classical Album | Nominated |
2001 | Il Flauto Dolce (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Genevieve Lacey) | Best Classical Album | Won |
2009 | Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6 (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) | Best Classical Album | Won |
2010 | Tapas - Tastes of the Baroque (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) | Best Classical Album | Won |
In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and the advancement of music". [6]
In 2013 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly orchestral music as a director, conductor and musician, through the promotion of educational programs and support for emerging artists". [7]
Dyer is also Patron of St Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children. [8]
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