Winners announced

The winners of the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019, the Development Award 2019, the Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019 and the Distinguished Musicians Fellowship 2019 have been announced.

Congratulations to the following winners!

New Melbourne Prize for Music 2019
Deborah Cheetham AO — Composer, Soprano, Artistic Director

Distinguished Musicians Fellowship 2019
Erkki Veltheim — Composer, Improviser, Performer

Development Award 2019
Mojo Juju — Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician

Beleura Emerging Composers Award 2019
Andrea Keller — Pianist & Composer

Civic Choice Award 2019
Kaiit Waup — Neo Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Songstress

Voting
now closed

The voting for Civic Choice Award 2019 is now closed, the winner will be announced on November 29 on this website.

Thank you

The Melbourne Prize Trust would like to acknowledge and  thank all the 2019 finalist, entrants and the music industry for their support.

Click here for more information on the winners.
Click here for the media release.
Click here for the finalist catalogue.
Click here for the judges.
Click here for partners and patrons.

Key Dates

ENTRIES OPEN
24 June 2019

ENTRIES CLOSE
22 July 2019 at 5pm

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED 
4 September 2019

FINALIST EXHIBITION AT FEDERATION SQUARE
11 to 25 November 2019

WINNERS ANNOUNCED
13 November 2019

CIVIC CHOICE AWARD 2019 ANNOUNCED
29 November 2019

PARTNERS & PATRONS

Thank you to all our partners and patrons this year, whose generous support has made it possible to offer the Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 & Awards.