Geoffrey Parsons Award Finalists 2019
The 2019 Geoffrey Parsons Award Final will be held on Sunday September 15 at 2.30pm in the Hartley Concert Room at The University of Adelaide. Tickets prices:Full $20, Affiliates $15; Concession, Students & AGSA Members $10 Supported by:
The 2019 Geoffrey Parsons Award
The 2019 Geoffrey Parsons Award / $6000 / Entries close Midnight CST Saturday 29th June 2019. Applications are open for this year’s awards and the application form is now available to download. Visit the GPA page for further details.
Geoffrey Parsons Award – Finalists 2017
The final of the 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award will be held on Sunday, September 10. 2.30pm at Carclew. For bookings please visit: www.trybooking.com
AGSA – Geoffrey Parsons Award – 2017 Competition Announcement
MEDIA RELEASE The Geoffrey Parsons $6,000 Award becomes a national competition … Download the full media release document
The 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award
The 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award / $6000 / Entries close Midnight CST Saturday 1st July 2017 Applications are open for this year’s awards and the application form is now available to download. Visit the GPA page under the Event Info/Forms menu for further details.
2015 Geoffrey Parsons Award – Entry Form
DOWNLOAD: 2015 Application Form The Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia in association with The Elder Conservatorium of Music The University of Adelaide 2015 GEOFFREY PARSONS AWARD $7500 1st $5000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $1000 AUDITIONS Monday & Tuesday 29th and 30th June 5.30pm, State Opera Studio Netley Jury: Timothy Sexton, Monika Laczofy, Patrick Power ONZM FINAL Sunday 5th July at 7pm State Opera Studio 216 Marion Rd. Netley Jury: Malcolm Martineau, Timothy Sexton, Monika Laczofy Supported by The Royal Commonwealth Society of SA
2014 Geoffrey Parsons Award – Entry Form
Please click thelink below to download the 2014 Geoffrey Parsons Award entry form. 2014 Geoffrey Parsons Award Entry Form .pdf
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.
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…
2009 Geoffrey Parsons Award Winner Announced
On July 9, the Final of the Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s Geoffrey Parsons Award, named in honour of Australia’s greatest accompanist, took place in the Hartley Concert Room at The Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide. The Award has become a centerpiece of the annual Festival of Accompanists. In announcing the winners, Leslie Howard, a Trustee of the Geoffrey Parsons Trust in London remarked ‘I’m sure Geoffrey Parsons would have been impressed that such a competition in his name exists in Adelaide South Australia. It was a pleasure to see some adventurous repertoire choices and such thorough preparation. It was typical of the spirit in which Geoffrey assisted young musicians that we had the very generous participation of such a distinguished artist as Natsuko Yoshimoto with whom all finalists rehearsed and performed.’ The 2009 winners were: FIRST PRIZE ($3,000) Mark Sandon (Gilberton, SA) SECOND PRIZE ($600) Chris Lian-Lloyd (Paradise,…