1. descrizione del centro

[Amministratore]

Australian Music Center
10 Hickson Rd
NSW 2000, The Rocks, Australia
tf/cell: +61.2.92474677
mail: info@australianmusiccentre.com.au
http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/
Postal address: PO Box N690, NSW 1220, Grosvenor Place, Australia
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descrizione dell’attività
The Australian Music Centre (AMC) is the national service organisation dedicated to the promotion and support of both the artform of music and the creators and performers of contemporary classical, improvised jazz, experimental music and sound art in Australia.
The AMC's aims are to increase the profile and sustainability of the sector and to facilitate the performance, awareness and appreciation of Australian music for diverse audiences across Australia and internationally.
The AMC fulfils its aims by directly representing Australian composers and sound artists; managing development programs for young and emerging composers and sound artists; presenting annual and biennial awards; providing communications services such as news, reviews, analysis and critical discussion; publishing books and sheet music; producing secondary and tertiary education kits.

storia del centro
The AMC is a member of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) — a worldwide network of forty organisations in thirty six countries promoting new music — and it works with the Association on issues of common concern.
The AMC is also the Australian Section to the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). The ISCM presents the annual ISCM World Music Days Festival which features new music from around the world, including ISCM's members representing more than 50 countries.
The AMC has always had a strong focus on the documentation of Australian music. For 35 years it has been the nation's key source of information, resources, materials and products relating to Australian composers, performers, works, events and critical discourse on the broader landscape of Australian music.
Five years ago the AMC had a vision to dramatically increase its impact and relevance by creating a new, fully integrated, online model through which to provide access to its services and its ever-growing collection of works and information. An ambitious plan was undertaken to digitise the entire collection, to embrace cutting-edge technologies in database management and to customise the latest innovations in library cataloguing systems to deliver a new service which provides deeper, more meaningful connections to the world of Australian music. The result, which you see realised here today (and which is expected to be completed in 2012), offers new opportunities to the artform, its composers and sound artists, and the diverse audiences with which they connect.

tipologia dei materiali
Through its library collection that now includes over 30,000 items by 530 artists, including notated composition, electroacoustic music, algorithmic composition, improvised music (including contemporary jazz), experimental music, electronic music, sound art, sound installation, film composition plus sound found in multimedia and online forms.
Sheet music: We offer the world's largest collection of sheet music by Australian composers, which you can purchase to own for performance and study. Over 10,000 pieces of music by represented composers available for sale, over 3,000 of which include score or audio samples - allowing you to familiarise you with the music.

sistema di catalogazione e regolamento

prestiti e/o vendita dei materiali
Shop: Listen, perform, read, learn and enjoy the best in Australian music by selecting from our catalogue of over 10,000 CDs, sheet music, books and more.
The majority of our catalogue can easily be purchased online, or our specialist sales staff are happy to assist you with any sales enquiry by email (sales@australianmusiccentre.com.au) or by phone on +61 2 9247 4677.
The majority of products featured in our catalogue can be ordered online. Members of the Australian Music Centre receive a 10% discount on all sales purchases, and this discount will be applied as part of the checkout process. Please note that only credit card payments are accepted for online orders.
All domestic and international shipping for all online orders is provided by Australia Post, with options and charges displayed during the checkout process. For rush orders and expedited shipping or courier delivery, please contact our sales department directly to place your order. Orders placed online may be collected from our retail shop in Sydney.

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The AMC is grateful for the generous assistance it has received from the Australia Council for the Arts; the Australian Research Council, the University of Western Sydney, and Edith Cowan University; ABC Classic FM; the Australasian Performing Right Association; and the National Library of Australia, who have all been partners in the success of this major undertaking.
The AMC would also like to acknowledge the funding and support it has received from the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Australasian Performing Right Association, and partners The Song Company, Perpetual Trustees and ABC Classic FM in the delivery of its various other projects.
The Centre is particularly grateful for the generous core support it continues to receive from the Australia Council for the Arts and the NSW Ministry for the Arts (for NSW activities).

autori contemporanei trattati
Represented artists: The Australian Music Centre maintains biographies, photos, documentation, contact details and work listings for over 500 Australian composers, sound artists and improviser performers.
Artists are listed by surname (A — Z). You can filter the list using the options in the left hand menu below.

Direction Australian Music Center
Nigel Westlake - APRA Director since 2008. Nigel Westake's career, spanning over three decades, began as a clarinetist touring Australia and the world with many ensembles. He began composing from 1970, receiving offers to write for radio, theatre, circus, TV and film. His film credits include Miss Potter, Babe, Children of the Revolution and the IMAX films Antarctica and Imagine. He writes extensively for the concert hall, receiving commissions to write for orchestras, ensembles and soloists.
Brett Cottle - APRA CEO Directors. Brett Cottle is the Chief Executive of the Australasian Performing Rights Association Limited (APRA), a position he has held since July 1990. In 2007 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers). Brett is a Director of the Australian Copyright Council and a past member of the Copyright Law Review Committee.
Chris Gardoll - APRA Director Finance. Chris Gardoll has been APRA Director Finance since 2008, after holding senior positions with Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, and KPMG. He previously served on the Board of the Australian Music Centre in the late 1990s.
Michael Perjanik - Current Chairman of the APRA Board. A composer of contemporary music for television, advertising and film for over 40 years. He is Managing Director of music production company Mike Perjanik Productions Pty Ltd, currently providing original music for the TV series Home and Away.
John Davis - Australian Music Centre CEO
Judith Foster - Australian Music Centre Staff
Sally Howland - Director of Member Services, APRA