Don Banks Music Award

Don Banks Music Award
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions in Australian music
Country	Australia
Presented by	Dr Graeme Koehne, Australia Council music board chair
Website	http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grant_items/don_banks_music_award_-_music

The Don Banks Music Award was established in order to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. The award was founded in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of the music board of the Australia Council.

Nominations for music artists, including performers and composers from all areas of music, are invited. The award is considered the nation's most valuable individual music prize.

The award is intended for artists 50 years and over. The Don Banks music award is granted only once in an artist's lifetime.

Prize recipients receive $60,000 AU as a reward for their contribution towards Australian music.

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