Nicholas Routley born 26 June 1947 is an Australian pianist, conductor, accompanist and composer, and the founding director of the

Sydney Chamber Choir Sydney Chamber Choir is a choir from Sydney formed as the Sydney University Chamber Choir in 1975. History The Sydney Chamber choir was founded in 1975 with Nicholas Routley as its director. It became involved in Renaissance music, especially ...

. Born in England, he was educated in Edinburgh and studied music at

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

; he immigrated to Australia in 1975 to take up a position at the Department of Music at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

. Since 2009 he has resided in the

Northern Rivers Northern Rivers is the most northeasterly Regions of New South Wales, region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence Ri ...

region of New South Wales ( Lismore area) where he is on the teaching staff of the Northern Rivers Conservatorium of Music.

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, ''Hermit of Green Light'' (with Hartley Newnham) ,

Best Classical Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as t ...

, , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

References

External links

Biographical cuttings on Nicholas Routley, conductor, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals
at the National Library of Australia {{DEFAULTSORT:Routley, Nicholas Living people Australian musicians 1947 births Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge