Paul Dyer

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.

Career

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]

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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
ARIA Music Awards of 1995 Handel: Opera Arias
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Graham Pushee) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Nominated
ARIA Music Awards of 1998 Handel: Arias
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Yvonne Kenny) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Won
ARIA Music Awards of 1999 If Love's a Sweet Passion
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Sara Macliver) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Nominated
ARIA Music Awards of 2001 Il Flauto Dolce
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Genevieve Lacey) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Won
ARIA Music Awards of 2009 Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Won
ARIA Music Awards of 2010 Tapas - Tastes of the Baroque
(with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) 		ARIA Award for Best Classical Album Won

Honours

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]

References

  1. ^ Taffel, Jacqui (30 November 2010), "The music maker who spurned the killer instinct", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Barker, Lauren (23 April 2015), "Paul Dyer, co-founder and artistic director, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra", The Weekend Edition
  3. ^ Bach Cantatas
  4. ^ "Paul Dyer AO". Churchill Fellowships. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ARIA Awards search Paul Dyer". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Feature Interview: Paul Dyer". ABC Radio. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

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