Australian National Academy of Music
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The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is Australia's centre of excellence responsible for training the country's finest young musicians. Located in the South Melbourne, Victoria
, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence. Its Artistic Director until June 2010 was the composer Brett Dean
; his brother, the clarinettist Paul Dean
was appointed as his successor.
Established in 1994, ANAM offers a range of intensive programs and short courses, both credit bearing and non-credit bearing, for string, woodwind, french horn, harp and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM students with a strong academic background can enrol in a Masters degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
, Peter Garrett
, announced that ANAM would not receive any government funding in 2009 despite funding having been arranged initially in 1994 by the then Prime Minister
, Paul Keating
. Funding had been sustained since then, under both Labor and Liberal governments, until this announcement. A spokesman for Garret is reported to have said, "ANAM no longer represents the most efficient way of delivering support for elite classical music training." However, no explanation for this statement was made to ANAM or the media, including an explanation of what is "the most efficient way of delivering support for elite classical music training." The ANAM Artistic Director Brett Dean said, "That is heart-breaking for music education in this country." Despite wide media reporting, on the day of the announcement, and the day following, no media release was made by the Minister about ANAM. However, the ANAM went to the media and the funding cut was widely reported. At the close of the academic year 2008, it was announced that, after further negotiations between Minister Garrett, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
and Brett Dean, the Academy would stay open for another 12 months, pending changes still to be implemented at the request of the Labor government. Subsequently, the first changes implemented by the Academy to qualify for federal funding included the installation of a new Board and the restructuring of the Academy's staff and faculty placements.
South Melbourne, Victoria
South Melbourne is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Port Phillip and Melbourne...
, it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence. Its Artistic Director until June 2010 was the composer Brett Dean
Brett Dean
Brett Dean is a contemporary Australian composer, violist and conductor.-Career:Dean studied at the Queensland Conservatorium where he received a Medal of Excellence. From 1985 to 1999, Dean was a violist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career as a freelance...
; his brother, the clarinettist Paul Dean
Paul Dean (clarinetist)
-Career:A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium where he reveived the Medal of Excellence, Dean won the Australian Clarinet Competition, the Mattara National Concerto Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Los Angeles .He often performs together with his brother, the...
was appointed as his successor.
Established in 1994, ANAM offers a range of intensive programs and short courses, both credit bearing and non-credit bearing, for string, woodwind, french horn, harp and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM students with a strong academic background can enrol in a Masters degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
2008/09 funding crisis
On 23 October 2008, the Minister for the ArtsMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (Australia)
The current Australian Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is Tony Burke, who took over from Peter Garrett . The Minister and department change took effect in the Second Gillard Ministry on 14 September 2010...
, Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Peter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
, announced that ANAM would not receive any government funding in 2009 despite funding having been arranged initially in 1994 by the then Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
, Paul Keating
Paul Keating
Paul John Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 1991 to 1996. Keating was elected as the federal Labor member for Blaxland in 1969 and came to prominence as the reformist treasurer of the Hawke Labor government, which came to power at the 1983 election...
. Funding had been sustained since then, under both Labor and Liberal governments, until this announcement. A spokesman for Garret is reported to have said, "ANAM no longer represents the most efficient way of delivering support for elite classical music training." However, no explanation for this statement was made to ANAM or the media, including an explanation of what is "the most efficient way of delivering support for elite classical music training." The ANAM Artistic Director Brett Dean said, "That is heart-breaking for music education in this country." Despite wide media reporting, on the day of the announcement, and the day following, no media release was made by the Minister about ANAM. However, the ANAM went to the media and the funding cut was widely reported. At the close of the academic year 2008, it was announced that, after further negotiations between Minister Garrett, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
and Brett Dean, the Academy would stay open for another 12 months, pending changes still to be implemented at the request of the Labor government. Subsequently, the first changes implemented by the Academy to qualify for federal funding included the installation of a new Board and the restructuring of the Academy's staff and faculty placements.
Current Academy Faculty
- Paul DeanPaul Dean (clarinetist)-Career:A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium where he reveived the Medal of Excellence, Dean won the Australian Clarinet Competition, the Mattara National Concerto Competition, the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Los Angeles .He often performs together with his brother, the...
- Margaret Crawford
- Jeffrey Crellin
- Jacinta Dennett
- Damien Eckersley
- Caroline Henbest
- William HennessyWilliam HennessyWilliam Hennessy is a violinist and concertmaster who has made hundreds of soloist appearances with Australian orchestras. In 2008, he became an Artist in Residence at the Australian National Academy of Music, with duties including performance, violin teaching, and the fostering and coaching of...
- Ben Jacks
- Elise Millman
- Christopher Moore
- Howard Penny
- David Thomas
- Timothy Young
2012 Guest Faculty
includes- Nicolas Altstaedt
- Dale Bartrop
- Nicholas Bochner
- Adam Chalabi
- Monica Curro
- Paul DanielPaul DanielPaul Daniel CBE is an English conductor. He is particularly noted for performances and recordings of opera and of British music....
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- David Dolan
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- Brock Imison
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- Sebastian Lang-Lessing
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