The ANAM Set is a bold and ambitious commissioning project delivering confidence and vision in Australia’s creative future.
In its first year, the ANAM Set saw 67 Australian composers partner with ANAM's 67 talented musicians to collaborate and develop a new work to be premiered by each ANAM musician. In celebration of a successful initiative, a showcase of these initial works was presented in the ANAM Set Festival (2022) where over 8 hours of new music was performed across 9 concerts at the Abbotsford Convent.
“The ANAM Set is one of the most enabling and important projects in Australian music I am yet to see, and I am so grateful to be a part of it! As a young performer the process of collaborating with composers in the creation of new works can be the most exhilarating form of the creative process, and I am thrilled to build a new creative dialogue with a composer and discover how we can enlighten each other.” – Henry Justo (Alum, viola), when asked about his experience at the start of the ANAM Set 2021.
As a direct response to the COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne in 2020, the project began as a deliberate initiative by ANAM to demonstrate the resilience, power and vibrancy of the arts community. Now, the project has become a regular part of the ANAM training program. Final year musicians at ANAM are paired with an Australian or New Zealand composer and work closely together to create a new work that can then be premiered throughout the ANAM recital seasons.
“I am extremely proud of the continuation of this incredible project that focuses on the creation of new work and provides invaluable collaborative opportunities for our musicians and composers across Australia and New Zealand. [...] It has been a thrill and a pleasure to pair performers with composers, empowering our young and hungry musicians to encounter the cutting edge creation of new music represented by these composers. I am confident that this survey will inspire musicians and enrich our cultural landscape for years to come.” – Paavali Jumppanen, ANAM Artistic Director
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The ANAM Set: Directors Cut performed at Melbourne Recitals Centre in 2023 was curated by ANAM Artistic Director Paavali Jumppanen
The 2025 ANAM Set commissions are generously supported by the Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation.
The 2024 ANAM Set commissions are generously supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia and the Anthony and Sharon Lee Foundation.
The ANAM Set 2024 has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
ANAM Set 2021 was supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative.