The Friends of the School of Music established its ensemble prizes to promote ensemble playing in the tertiary student cohort, in all musical genres taught at the ANU School of Music.

‼️Venue Update for Tonight’s FoM Ensemble Prize Finals：

New Venue:
Athenaeum
Ground Floor, ANU School of Music Building

Prizes will be awarded in two categories for each Prize:

Friends Chamber Music Prize
First Prize - $1,000,
People's Choice $500

Friends Jazz and Contemporary Music Prize
First Prize - $1,000,
People's Choice - $500

Program

Welcome 

• Aether Ensemble (Emily Thornton – Flute, Isabelle Clarke-Randazzo – Cello, Jojo Yuen – Piano)
• Duo Con Brio (James Monro - Cello, Chloe Law - Cello)
• The Bell Trio (Dante Costa - Flute, Chloe Law - Cello, Matilda Roszkowski - Piano)
• The C Strings (Alex Monro - Viola, James Monro - Cello)
• The Doppler Effect (Jojo Yuen – Piano, Dante Costa - Flute, Jayden Lohe - Flute)
• Sonata Trio (Emily Thornton - Flute, Alex Monro- Harp, Robert White- viola) 
• Mallarmé Trio (Angel Zheng - Piano, Emma Meixner - Double Bass, Emily Thornton - Flute)

1st Interval & voting

• 4th years (Shivansh Vachaspati- bass, Elisha Adisa - drums, Ruben Hinton - keys)
• Maew collective (Oscar - guitar, Micah knight - piano, Naoise Boden-brown - bass, Connor maloney - drums)
• Drift (Daniel Isherwood - Guitar, Micah Knight - Piano, Evan Teece - Bass, Oliver Stott - Drums)
• The Blue Sound (Matilda Lorenz - Vocals, Micah Knight - Piano, Evan Teece - Bass, Oliver Stott - Drums) 
• Oliver Djurkovic Quartet (Oliver Djurkovic - Saxophone, Micah Knight - Piano, Oliver Stott - Drums, Shivansh Vachaspati - Bass)

2rd Interval & voting

Prize presentation

Register for a ticket now! Be there to witness the amazing line up of ANU School of Music ensembles on the night and vote in the People's Choice Award.

Audience members can choose how much they pay for each ticket. All proceeds will go to the ANU School of Music Community Outreach Fund.

Are you a prospective entrant looking to apply? Visit the application page for more information and to apply. Applications are now open and will close Wednesday 23rd of April 2025.