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