Last week the ARIA Awards provided well deserved recognition for recordings of works by Australian composers and writers.
Wise Music congratulates all ARIA Award nominees and award winners. We are particularly proud to honour the achievements of William Barton, Ross Edwards and Carl Vine.
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
Award winner: Australian Chamber Orchestra and Richard Tognetti – ‘River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’
This album features three works co-composed by William Barton, Richard Tognetti and Piers Burbrook de Vere: Wildness; Ritual; and Spirit Voice of the Enchanted Waters.
Last month, this album also won the prestigious APRA Screen Music Award for Best Soundtrack Album.
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
Award winner: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis – ‘The Enchanted Loom: Orchestral Works By Carl Vine’
The Enchanted Loom includes Carl Vine’s MicroSymphony, represented by Wise Music.
Also nominated: Amy Dickson, Colin Currie, Lothar Koenigs, Yvonne Kenny, David Zinman, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - 'Ross Edwards: Frog and Star Cycle / Symphonies 2 & 3'
Symphony No. 2 (Earth Spirit Songs) , Symphony No. 3 (Mater Magner) , Double Concerto for Alto Saxophone (Frog and Star Cycle)
BEST WORLD ALBUM
Award winner: Joseph Tawadros with William Barton – ‘History Has A Heartbeat’
Also nominated: William Barton and Véronique Serret – ‘Heartland’
Wise Music also congratulates ABC Classic for its significant contribution to our cultural life in releasing these worthy recordings.
