SOUNDS OF AUSTRALIA

A popular addition to the registry

NFSA's panel of industry experts have recommended ten new additions to the list for 2009. The Minister for the Arts, Peter Garrett, announced the 2009 Sounds of Australia as part of the Sound Day celebrations at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra on 18 August.

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About the Registry

The National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia is a public registry of recordings that celebrates the unique and diverse recorded sound culture and history of Australia.

It was launched in February 2007 with a foundation list of 10. Each year, public nominations are called and 10 recordings added to the Registry, selected from the nominations by a panel of experts from the recorded sound industry and cultural institutions.

Thomas Rome Lecture 2009 - Joan Warner

Sound Day 2009 at the NFSA

Events for Sound Day 2009 are:

 

Robyn Archer, the 2009 Sounds of Australia patron.

Sounds of Australia Patrons

Musician and composer Paul Grabowsky is Sounds of Australia’s inaugural patron. In June 2007, he was joined by composer Dr Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE.

2009 Robyn Archer AO, singer, writer, artistic director and public advocate for the arts.

2008 Renée Geyer, ARIA Hall of Fame inductee and iconic “first lady of soul” is the Sounds of Australia 2008 Patron

2007 Dr Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE, composer.

Paul Grabowsky, musician and composer, is Sounds of Australia’s inaugural patron.