Speechless wins 2020 Art Music Award for Best Dramatic Work

Speechless was awarded a prestigious Art Music Award at the 2020 online ceremony, in the best new work (dramatic) category. The comments from the panel are below.

“ Speechless is a wordless opera with a graphic notation score generated from the 2014 Human Rights Commission Report, 'The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention'. It is unflinchingly original on every level. Featuring the composer's inclusive and evocative use of voice types from divergent cultural traditions, this is a distinctive and unique work with a thematic urgency that stands on its terms musically and structurally. Powerful and moving, this work is both authentic and risk-taking.”

Information about the awards, including the other finalists and categories is here.
There is an article about the awards in the Age newspaper and Limelight Magazine.