Graeme Lyall
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Graeme William Lyall (AM),[1] is a Western Australian (WA) saxophonist, composer and arranger. He became a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2003: "For service to music as Artistic Director of the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, and as a musical director, composer and performer."[1]
Biography
Lyall played professionally at the Palais Ballroom and The Embers night club in Melbourne when he was 17 years old. When he turned 19 he was appointed to a lead musician's role and arranger with TCN 9 Orchestra. In 1971, Lyall took a composing, arranging and record production role at Armstrong Studios and moved back to Melbourne. He became a member of the ABC Melbourne Showband for years in 1977 and finally become the Director of Music at GTV-9 Melbourne, including work on the Don Lane Show. During his time in Melbourne, Graeme was the Winner of the Best Arrangement at Yamaha International Song Festival four times and winner of the Australian Writers and Art Directors Guild Award for the Best Music for a Television Commercial (Hallmark Greeting Cards). He appears on recordings by John Sangster and Tony Gould.
In the mid '80s Lyall left full time television to concentrate on teaching. He returned for special events including AFL and NRL Grand Finals, Carols by Candlelight and the Logie Awards and then full time in 1991 to be Musical Director of Hey Hey it's Saturday.
Since 1992, Graeme has taught at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Victorian College of the Arts and the WA Academy of Performing Arts. As well as performing, writing, arranging and teaching at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Graeme is the Artistic Director of the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra and musical director of the 50-strong WAYJO Composers Ensemble and became a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2003, "For service to music as Artistic Director of the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, and as a musical director, composer and performer."[1]
He currently works and lives in Mount Gambier and works at Tenison Woods College.
Generations In Jazz
Graeme is the Division 2 adjudicator at Generations In Jazz, an annual festival that provides an opportunity for High School big bands from around Australia to compete against each other and for students to hear live performances from the likes of James Morrison, John Morrison, Ross Irwin and several others. Graeme is also in charge of running the newly founded 'Generations In Jazz Academy', teaching Jazz Performance to a very select group of young musicians from around Australia.
References
- ^ a b c "LYALL, Graeme William". It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours. Government of Australia. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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