2013 Entry Form
Entries are open in the Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 and Awards.
Click here to get the entry form
(316 kb).
On behalf of our partners and patrons, the Melbourne Prize Trust is delighted to offer the Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 and Awards. All music genres eligible and it is open to performers and composers alike. For Victorian residents only, entry to the categories can be made by the individual musician or group, or by nomination.
With a total prize pool of over $100,000, plus a free public exhibition at Federation Square, the Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 is one of the most valuable music prizes in Australia. There are three categories this year and more than one category can be entered or nominated.
Click here to get the entry form
(316 kb).
On behalf of our partners and patrons, the Melbourne Prize Trust is delighted to offer the Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 and Awards. All music genres eligible and it is open to performers and composers alike. For Victorian residents only, entry to the categories can be made by the individual musician or group, or by nomination.
With a total prize pool of over $100,000, plus a free public exhibition at Federation Square, the Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 is one of the most valuable music prizes in Australia. There are three categories this year and more than one category can be entered or nominated.
The following prize and awards will be available this year — entries open 20 May 2013:
$60,000 Melbourne Prize
for Music 2013
$30,000 Outstanding Musicians Award 2013, plus a $2,500 international air travel credit from Qantas.
$13,000 Development Award 2013, including $7,000 cash and a grant from Yamaha Music Australia.
A residency with The University of Melbourne will be awarded to one of the above category recipients.
$4,000 Civic Choice Award 2013
Voting will commence for this Award on 4th September when the 2013 finalists are announced.
$60,000 Melbourne Prize
for Music 2013
$30,000 Outstanding Musicians Award 2013, plus a $2,500 international air travel credit from Qantas.
$13,000 Development Award 2013, including $7,000 cash and a grant from Yamaha Music Australia.
A residency with The University of Melbourne will be awarded to one of the above category recipients.
$4,000 Civic Choice Award 2013
Voting will commence for this Award on 4th September when the 2013 finalists are announced.
A finalist exhibition will be held at Federation Square between 8 and 22 November 2013.
All announcement during the year will be made on this website. Please contact the Melbourne Prize Trust on (03) 9696 4410 for further information.
Thank you for your interest in our activities.
Simon H Warrender
Executive Director & Founder
Melbourne Prize Trust
All announcement during the year will be made on this website. Please contact the Melbourne Prize Trust on (03) 9696 4410 for further information.
Thank you for your interest in our activities.
Simon H Warrender
Executive Director & Founder
Melbourne Prize Trust
Prize & Award Summary
Melbourne Prize
for Music 2013
$60,000 cash
The Melbourne Prize for Music 2013 will be awarded to a Victorian musician, or group of Victorian musicians, whose work has made an outstanding contribution to Australian music and has enriched cultural and public life.
ALL music genres are eligible for this Prize.
Supported by The Vera Moore Foundation, The Tallis Foundation & the Melbourne Prize Trust.
Outstanding Musicians
Award 2013
$30,000 cash / plus $2,500
Qantas international air travel
The Outstanding Musicians Award 2013 will be awarded to a Victorian musician, or group of musicians, for recent work representing an outstanding example of creativity and skill.
ALL music genres are eligible for this award.
Supported by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
Development Award 2013
$13,000 / comprising
$7,000 cash plus $6,000
Yamaha Music Australia grant
The Development Award 2013 will be awarded to a musician or group of musicians, 30 years of age and under, who demonstrate outstanding musical talent with the potential to develop their professional career. ALL music genres are eligible for this Award.
Yamaha Music Australia
Pty Ltd grant
Supported by Yamaha Music Australia Pty Ltd, the grant offers music instruments or equipment, of the winner's choice, to the value of $6,000 rrp. The grant provides the recipient with an opportunity to develop his or her music career and must be used within 12 months from the date of the announcement of the recipient.
The music instrument and equipment grant is supported by Yamaha Music Australia Pty Ltd. The cash component is supported by the Melbourne Prize Trust.
The University of Melbourne Residency
A residency at the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne, will be offered to the recipient of the three categories.
Civic Choice Award 2013
$4,000 cash
Supported by Readings
The Civic Choice Award 2013 will be awarded to the finalist with the highest number of public votes cast from 4 September, when the 2013 finalists in each category will be announced on this website, and the close of the Federation Square exhibition on 22 November. Voters will go into the running to win a luxury overnight stay at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins.
Click here to get the entry form
(316 kb).
Key Dates
20 May 2013
Entries open16 July 2013 (5pm)
Entries close4 September 2013
Finalists announced8 to 22 November 2013
Finalist Exhibition atFederation Square
13 November 2013
Recipients announced29 November 2013
Civic Choice Award 2013 announcedThe 2013 Judges
Kate Ceberano
Singer / Songwriter
Artistic Director, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Huw Humphreys
Director of Artistic Planning, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Photo courtesy of the judges
Professor Barry Conyngham
Dean / Faculty of the VCA and MCM / University of Melbourne
Chong Lim
Composer / Producer / Musical Director
Paul Grabowsky
Pianist / Composer / Conductor
Director, Monash Academy of Performing Arts
Past Winners
David Jones
Melbourne Prize
for Music 2010
Drummer / PercussionistPhoto courtesy of Mandy Hall Media
Paul Grabowsky
Melbourne Prize
for Music 2007
Pianist / Composer / Conductor
Ben Northey
Outstanding Musician
Award 2010
ConductorPhoto courtesy of Ross Calia
Genevieve Lacey
Outstanding Musician
Award 2007
Recorder virtuoso
Natalie Bartsch
Development Award 2010
Pianist / ComposerPhoto courtesy of Hannah Dingli
Julian Langdon
Development Award 2007
ComposerPartners & Patrons
About Us
Launched in 2004, the Melbourne Prize Trust recongises and rewards excellence and talent, inspires creative development and enriches public life.
The Trust achieves these aims by running the annual Melbourne Prize, which is funded by a collaboration of partnerships and patrons. To date, approximately $1 million has been made available to Victorian artists via the annual Melbourne Prize, plus exhibitions, residencies and international travel.
The Trust is an Income Exempt Charity with Deductible Gift Recipient status.
The Trust achieves these aims by running the annual Melbourne Prize, which is funded by a collaboration of partnerships and patrons. To date, approximately $1 million has been made available to Victorian artists via the annual Melbourne Prize, plus exhibitions, residencies and international travel.
The Trust is an Income Exempt Charity with Deductible Gift Recipient status.
The annual Melbourne Prize is one of the most valuable creative development initiatives of its kind in Australia. It runs on a three-year cycle and rewards sculptors, writers and musicians in turn.
The current cycle is:
/ Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture (2011)
/ Melbourne Prize for Literature (2012)
/ Melbourne Prize for Music (2013)
The three-year cycle commences again with the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014.
The annual Melbourne Prize is unique, celebrating artistic excellence under the banner of Melbourne.
The current cycle is:
/ Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture (2011)
/ Melbourne Prize for Literature (2012)
/ Melbourne Prize for Music (2013)
The three-year cycle commences again with the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014.
The annual Melbourne Prize is unique, celebrating artistic excellence under the banner of Melbourne.
The major event of the annual Melbourne Prize is the free two-week public exhibition of finalists work and the prize announcement held each November at Federation Square. The public has the ability to vote for a finalist to win the Civic Choice Award. The exhibition increases the public’s exposure and access to the creativity of our community and enhances Melbourne’s reputation as a cultural capital.
The origins of the Trust date back to the establishment of the children’s garden precinct at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and the commissioning of The Magic Pudding sculpture in 2000. Proceeds from the sale of limited edition miniatures of this landmark sculpture contribute to the Trust. Please contact the Melbourne Prize Trust regarding the miniatures.
For further information visit www.melbourneprizetrust.org
The origins of the Trust date back to the establishment of the children’s garden precinct at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and the commissioning of The Magic Pudding sculpture in 2000. Proceeds from the sale of limited edition miniatures of this landmark sculpture contribute to the Trust. Please contact the Melbourne Prize Trust regarding the miniatures.
For further information visit www.melbourneprizetrust.org
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