2012 Geoffrey Parsons Award WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Download this Media Release here Accompanists’ Guild of SA Media Release Adelaide: Saturday 29 September 2012 for immediate release THE 2012 GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED Earlier this evening (29 September), the Final of Australia’s most lucrative and prestigious award for the collaborative pianist the Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s 28th Geoffrey Parsons Award, took place in Adelaide at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide. In keeping with the Guild’s acknowledgement of the professional aspirations of their competitors, the cash-pool is a significant $6,000, made possible due to the generous support of The Royal Commonwealth Society. Geoffrey Parsons was an internationally acclaimed Australian accompanist particularly for singers. He regularly accompanied, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, and Barbara Bonney, The three Finalists competed for a cash pool of $6,000. They were selected from auditions earlier this week which included a performance of prepared…
Accompanists’ Festival 2012 details
Accompanists’ Festival 2012 – September 24 to 30 “A Week with Winds” Download Festival Brochure for full details and Application form Download E-Flyer Timothy Young – Musician in Residence Conference Geoffrey Parsons Award Celebrity Recital – Celia Craig oboe Contributing Festival Musicians: Samantha Hennessy, Natalie Zwar – flute, Amanda Lovelock – clarinet, Peter Handsworth – bass clarinet, Rachel Tolmie – cor anglais, Mark Gaydon, Josie Hawkes – bassoon,Howard Parkinson – trombone, Leigh Harrold – piano, John Martin – piano, JEM ensembles with wind FESTIVAL WEEK OUTLINE: Geoffrey Parsons Award Auditions Monday/Tuesday September 24/25 from 5.30 pm – Bishop Hall, Elder Conservatorium North Terrace Lunch Hour Concerts Wednesday September 26 – Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide 12.10 JEM Junior Ensemble Musicians 1.10 Leigh Harrold – piano, Natalie Zwar – flute Accompanists’ Conference Saturday September 29, 9.30am – 4.00pm Cynthia Poulton Hall, St Peter’s Cathedral, 18 King William…
Great News – Geoffrey Parsons Award First Prize now worth $5000!
With the generous support of the Royal Commonwealth Society of SA, the First Prize for the prestigious Geoffrey Parsons Award has been increased to $5000! The 2012 Geoffrey Parsons Award brochure and application form is now available to download here.
GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED
Accompanists’ Guild of SA Media Release Adelaide: Saturday 23 July 2011 for immediate release THE 2011 GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED Earlier this evening (23 July), the Final of the Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s 26th Geoffrey Parsons Award, named in honour of Australia’s greatest accompanist, took place in Adelaide at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide. In keeping with the Guild’s acknowledgement of the professional aspirations of their competitors, the cash-pool is a significant $4,000. Geoffrey Parsons was an internationally acclaimed Australian accompanist particularly for singers. He regularly accompanied, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, and Barbara Bonney. The three Finalists competed for a cash pool of $4,000. They were selected from auditions earlier this week which included a performance of prepared works with their chosen associates, sight reading and a first rehearsal of the set work. Stephen Whittington’s Acid Test for bassoon and piano received its world premiere this evening when each…
Media Release: THE GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD 2011 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Accompanists’ Guild of SA Inc Media Release Adelaide: Wednesday 20 July 2011 for immediate release THE GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD 2011 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED The Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s 27 year old competition, The Geoffrey Parsons Award, named in honour of Australia’s legendary vocal accompanist, is the concluding event of the 2011 Festival of Accompanists. In keeping with the Guild’s acknowledgement of the professional aspirations of their competitors, the cash-pool is a significant $4,000. On Monday and Tuesday, several pianists competed in the auditions. Three were selected to take part in the Final. All competitors performed works of their own choice with soloist/s of their own choice. They then completed a sight reading test before performing, without rehearsal, the set work. For this year’s Geoffrey Parsons Award set work Adelaide composer and music critic, Stephen Whittington has composed Acid Test for bassoon and piano. His aim is to test the ensemble skills…
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AGSA 2011 – The Highlights
There are some fantastic events coming our way this year. Click here for a detailed timetable. Click below for AGSA 2011 Program of Events (Printable Listing) Brochure (Outside) Brochure (Inside) Young Accompanists’ Showcase AGSA’s educational program provides opportunities for students from pre-teens to tertiary to experience the demands & joys of collaborative performance. Directed at between 6 & 8 secondary school pianists annually, YAS teams them up with professional performers who also teach. They rehearse together several times in preparation for performing in a Master Class and 2 public concerts. In 2011 for the first time the second concert is scheduled during the Conference at the Accompanists’ Festival. YAS has already shown many fine young pianists that collaborative playing is not only demanding but extremely satisfying. The Festival of Accompanists has been an annual feature of AGSA’s program for most of the 21st Century. As well as prominent local musicians,…
MEDIA RELEASE: Geoffrey Parsons Award Winners Unite
The Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia is proud to support two of the recent Geoffrey Parsons Award winners in their second program of works from the duo piano repertoire. Michael Ierace (2004 Award winner) and Amir Farid (2007 Award winner) first met in Adelaide in 2005 as state representatives and competitors in the MBS National Final of the Young Performer of the Year Award. South Australian, Michael, took out the prize on that occasion and soon after won the premier awards from the Elder Conservatorium — the Elder Overseas Scholarship and the David Galliver Award. Victorian, Amir won significant awards including the Piano Trio prize at the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition with the Benaud Trio ( now a successful chamber ensemble with its own national subscription series) , as an accompanist, for best pianist at the 2006 Mietta Song Recital and, as a soloist, winning the 2006 Australian…
MEDIA RELEASE: 2010 Geoffrey Parsons Award Winner Announced
Dear Members of the Media Please find attached a media release announcing the winner of the Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia’s 2010 The Geoffrey Parsons Award. Earlier this evening (3 July), the Final of the Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s 25th Geoffrey Parsons Award, named in honour of Australia’s greatest accompanist, took place in Adelaide at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide. The three Finalists competed for a cash pool of $4,000. They were selected from auditions earlier this week which included a performance of prepared works with their chosen associates, sight reading and a first rehearsal of the set work, Schubert’s Heimliches Lieben Op. 106, no. 1 with New Zealand tenor, Patrick Power. The Final was judged by a panel, chaired by the Guild’s Pianist in Residence for the 2010 Festival of Accompanists, Opera Australia’s Assistant Director of Music, Anthony Legge. He was joined by leading SA pianists and educators, Stephen Whittington and Berenice Harrison. In announcing the winners…
Media Release: Geoffrey Parsons Award Finalists
Dear Members of the Media Please find attached a media release announcing the 3 2010 Finalists in the Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s The Geoffrey Parsons Award: The three finalists who are competing for cash prizes of $4,000 are: Karl Geiger (Linden Park, SA) Andrew Georg (Pt Pirie, SA) Chris Lian-Lloyd (Paradise, SA) They will present their programs with the set work of a Schubert Lied, which they’ll perform with NZ tenor, Patrick Power. The 2010 Geoffrey Parsons Awards Final takes place this Saturday, 3 July, 7pm at the Hartley Concert Room, Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide. Accompanists’ Guild of SA in association with the Elder Conservatorium of Music presents The 2010 Geoffrey Parsons Award Saturday July 3, 7.00pm Hartley Concert Room, The University of Adelaide, Kintore Avenue, Adelaide TICKETS $15/$10/$5 Festival and Conference ticket holders free BOOKINGS No pre-bookings, tickets at the door. PUBLIC ENQUIRIES Accompanists’ Guild…
2010 The Geoffrey Parsons Award Announcement
The Accompanists’ Guild of SA Media Release Adelaide: 17 February 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia invites interested pianists to enter one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for Accompanists, The Geoffrey Parsons Award. The Geoffrey Parsons Award is named in memory of the Guild’s founding international patron, Australian accompanist Geoffrey Parsons, who died in 1995. For 45 years Geoffrey lived in London where he was an acclaimed accompanist particularly for singers. He regularly accompanied Elizabeth Schwarkzopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Dame Janet Baker, Olaf Bär, Yvonne Kenny and Barbara Bonney. The competition occurs in two parts, an audition in which competitors perform works of their own choice with their own soloist, followed by a set song and sight reading with the Guild soloist. Three competitors from the auditions will be selected to perform in the Final. Founder and Secretary of the Guild, Diana Harris says, “The…