Paul Dyer (conductor)
Paul William Dyer AO is an Australian musician, conductor and artistic director.[1] He is the artistic director and co-founder of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Brandenburg Choir.[2] He has played an important role in developing historically informed performance practice of Baroque and early music in Australia.
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Career
Dyer studied piano and harpsichord at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and undertook postgraduate studies with Bob van Asperen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.[3]
In 1995 he received a Churchill Fellowship to undertake advanced studies in 17th and 18th Century music performance practices in the UK, Netherlands, and France.[4]
Awards
He has won the ARIA Award for Best Classical Album in 1998 (Yvonne Kenny, Paul Dyer, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Handel: Arias), 2001 (Genevieve Lacey, Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer - Vivaldi - Ii Flauto Dolce), 2009 (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer - Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6) and 2010 (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Paul Dyer - Tapas - Tastes of the Baroque) and had been nominated in 1995 (Graham Pushee, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer - Handel: Arias) and 1999 (Sara Macliver, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer - If Love's a Sweet Passion).
Honours
In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and the advancement of music".[5]
In 2013 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly orchestral music as a director, conductor and musician, through the promotion of educational programs and support for emerging artists".[6]
Dyer is also Patron of St Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children.[7]
References
- Taffel, Jacqui (30 November 2010), "The music maker who spurned the killer instinct", The Sydney Morning Herald
- Barker, Lauren (23 April 2015), "Paul Dyer, co-founder and artistic director, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra", The Weekend Edition
- Bach Cantatas
- "Paul Dyer AO". Churchill Fellowships. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Feature Interview: Paul Dyer". ABC Radio. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2019.