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.
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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]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[5]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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ARIA Music Awards of 1995 | Handel: Opera Arias (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Graham Pushee) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Nominated |
ARIA Music Awards of 1998 | Handel: Arias (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Yvonne Kenny) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Won |
ARIA Music Awards of 1999 | If Love's a Sweet Passion (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Sara Macliver) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Nominated |
ARIA Music Awards of 2001 | Il Flauto Dolce (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Genevieve Lacey) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Won |
ARIA Music Awards of 2009 | Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6 (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Won |
ARIA Music Awards of 2010 | Tapas - Tastes of the Baroque (with Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) |
ARIA Award for Best Classical Album | Won |
In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and the advancement of music".[6]
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".[7]
Dyer is also Patron of St Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children.[8]