★★★★½ Drummer James McLean wins the annual award for jazz musicians.

Helen Gifford will receive an award for distinguished service at the 2016 Art Music Awards.

Glass, Lepage and some Canadian ice-skaters help Jonathan Holloway blur borders in his inaugural programme.

Bluegrass masters and Spanish virtuosi on offer at this year’s four-day Festival in the South Australian capital.

Jessye Norman, live shower songs and a 600-voice Carmina Burana to star in new NSW festival.

The programme includes two new premieres and begins with a jazz album launch from Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowsky.

The award-winning songstress will champion community singing through her Queensland Music Festival programme.

The Brisbane saxophonist, one of Australia’s brightest young performers, will be funded to do overseas research.

Pianist’s win is one of the few awards to make any sense in a hopeless muddle of misjudged categorisations.

Modern Australian composition and ABC Music are the biggest winners in this year’s list of nominations

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