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Australian National Academy of Music

Classical music training facility

Summary

Classical music training facility

Field	Value
name	Australian National Academy of Music
established	1994
administrative_staff	23
faculty	28
students	65–70
city	Melbourne
state	Victoria
country	Australia
coor
campus	Abbotsford Convent
website

The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is a classical music performance training facility situated in Melbourne.

History

ANAM was established in 1994, as part of prime minister Paul Keating's "Creative Nation" initiative.

On 23 October 2008, the Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, announced that ANAM would not receive any government funding in 2009.

Former artistic director was appointed in 2016 and past artistic directors include composer Brett Dean and clarinettist Paul Dean.

In 2021, was appointed as artistic director.

Description, governance and funding

ANAM is a national organisation with students from across Australia and New Zealand. Since 2020 located at the Abbotsford Convent in Abbotsford, Melbourne, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence (ARTS8), and partially funded by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts.

Activities

Education

ANAM's Professional Performance Program is for students wishing to study their instrument in the following categories: strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM offered a master's degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, along with fellowship and short course opportunities.

Competitions

In 2016, Musica Viva took over co-management of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, together with Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM.

Awards and nominations

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. ! Ref. |- | 2013 | Conversations with Ghosts (with Paul Kelly, James Ledger and Genevieve Lacey) | Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album | | |-

References

Usher, Robin. (23 October 2008). "Canberra axes music academy funds".
[http://www.australianstage.com.au/201003263321/news/melbourne/anam-announces-new-artistic-director.html "ANAM Announces New Artistic Director"] at Australian Stage, 26 March 2010
[https://anam.com.au/life-at-anam/media/anam-announces-new-artistic-director "ANAM announces new artistic director: Paavali Jumppanen"], ANAM, 11 May 2020
"ANAM at Abbotsford Convent".
"National training organisations in the performing arts". Australian Government.
(29 July 2016). "New future for top music competitions".
"History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
"Biography".

Wikipedia Source

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