Paul Dyer (conductor)

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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[edit]

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[edit]

ARIA Music Awards[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

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[edit]

  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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