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.

Paul Dyer

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
  1. Taffel, Jacqui (30 November 2010), "The music maker who spurned the killer instinct", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. Barker, Lauren (23 April 2015), "Paul Dyer, co-founder and artistic director, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra", The Weekend Edition
  3. Bach Cantatas
  4. "Paul Dyer AO". Churchill Fellowships. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "Paul William Dyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. "Feature Interview: Paul Dyer". ABC Radio. 14 December 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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