Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

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We are thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2026 MOMENTUM Plus orchestral recording project.

Now in its second year, MOMENTUM Plus is intended to support Australian composers to record large-scale orchestral works, enabling exclusive ownership and utilisation to connect with audiences and unlock potential performance opportunities.

As part of the 2026 project, 10 composers will have their music professionally recorded at Trackdown Studios in Gadigal/Sydney in October this year.

2026 MOMENTUM Plus recipients and works:

Andrew Aronowicz Pure Heart
Nadia Burgess Sublime for Orchestra
Oliver John Cameron Breathwork: Out of the Rapids
Robert Davidson Lost in Light
Tamara Friebel Aureola Lumina
Hayden Gardiner Air
Andrew Howes Water Phases
Katharine Parton Magnetic Resonance
Robert Smallwood Anniversaries II
Cassie To Cycles

The orchestra remains an important medium for contemporary music, yet is fundamentally inaccessible to composers beyond traditional and highly competitive pathways. AMC's MOMENTUM Plus initiative seeks to bridge industry gaps so that orchestral works can more easily be heard beyond their premiere performance, and artists have full control of recorded works to further advance their creative portfolio.

As a 2025 MOMENTUM Plus composer said "There is simply no substitute for the sound of an orchestra, and the chance to get to work with one is so rare, so precious".

MOMENTUM Plus is assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and is supported by Trackdown Studios.