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Professional Artists
Supporting local artists on stage and behind the scenes.
Explore our suite of professional artists initiatives below.
Artist-in-Residence
Melbourne Recital Centre launched its inaugural Artist-in-Residence program in 2017. We are delighted to partner with leading artists to shape and share Melbourne Recital Centre’s story today, and well into the future.
Artist Assembly
Providing a suite of initiatives that can be tailored to the specific needs and interests of our local musicians, this program includes open rehearsal opportunities, marketing tactics and artist rush tickets. Artist Assembly is made possible thanks to the generous support of Warwick and Paulette Bisley.
Merlyn Myer Music Commission
Providing an Australian female composer with the time, space and financial support to develop a new musical work, the Merlyn Myer Music Commission allows an enviable collaboration between composer and artists, working closely throughout the development process. The commission culminates in a recorded public performance of the new work in the Primrose Potter Salon.
Michael Bertram Composition Award
This biennial initiative, presented in partnership with Melba Opera Trust was established to encourage and support contemporary operatic and vocal composition in the classical tradition. 2026 composer Lewis Ingham’s song cycle, In the Belly of a Dragon, exploring themes of ecology and family memory through a distinctly Australian lens, will have its world premiere at Melbourne Recital Centre in August.