Australian National Academy of Music

The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is a classical music performance training facility situated in Melbourne.

Australian National Academy of Music

Established	1994
Academic staff	28
Administrative staff	23
Students	65–70
Location	Melbourne , Victoria , Australia 37°48′9″S 145°0′14″E
Campus	Abbotsford Convent
Website	www.anam.com.au

History

ANAM was established in 1994, as part of prime minister Paul Keating's "Creative Nation" initiative.^[1]

On 23 October 2008, the Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, announced that ANAM would not receive any government funding in 2009.^[1]

Former artistic director Nick Deutsch [de] was appointed in 2016 and past artistic directors include composer Brett Dean and clarinettist Paul Dean.^[2]

In 2021, Paavali Jumppanen [fi] was appointed as artistic director.^[3]

Description, governance and funding

ANAM is a national organisation with students from across Australia and New Zealand. Since 2020 located at the Abbotsford Convent in Abbotsford, Melbourne,^[4] it is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence (ARTS8), and partially funded by the Australian Government through the Office for the Arts.^[5]

Activities

Education

ANAM's Professional Performance Program is for students wishing to study their instrument in the following categories: strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, and keyboard instruments. From 2012, ANAM offered a master's degree delivered in collaboration with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, along with fellowship and short course opportunities.^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

In 2016, Musica Viva took over co-management of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, together with Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM.^[6]

Awards and nominations

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2013	Conversations with Ghosts (with Paul Kelly, James Ledger and Genevieve Lacey)	Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album	Won	[7][8]