Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

11 Jul 2011 Matt Keegan wins Freedman fellowship by Australian Music Centre

Saxophonist/composer Matt Keegan has been awarded the 2011 MCA/Freedman Fellowship for Jazz. The announcement was made on Friday night (8 July 2011) in a concert showcasing the four finalists: Matt Keegan, Tom O'Halloran (piano/composer), Ben Vanderwal (drums) and John Parker (drums). Parker was a last-minute substitute for Evan Mannell, who withdrew for family reasons and will automatically be a finalist in 2012

26 Apr 2018 2018 Art Music Fund recipients announced by Australian Music Centre

Now in its third year, the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund has awarded $100,000 to nine composers: Anthony Pateras, Bree van Reyk, Connor D'Netto, Elissa Goodrich, Fiona Hill, Julian Day, Matt Keegan, Rae Howell, and Tristan Coelho.

23 May 2018 The road untravelled by Jennifer Eriksson

If you'd asked me six or seven years ago what was driving me artistically, I would have told you about my ongoing goal of performing the complete viola da gamba works of Marin Marais with my ensemble, the Marais Project (you can hear us play this repertoire on Youtube). As a viola da gambist I am a member of the second generation of the historically informed performance (HIP) movement, a fairly narrow but popular enough classical music byway. Given that my day to day focus is on the French baroque, and more specifically, French baroque viola da gamba music, it is fair to say that I occupy a niche within a niche!

But happy as I was, I had a nagging feeling I wanted more...