Paul Dyer

Paul William Dyer AO is an Australian musician, conductor and artistic director. He is the artistic director and co-founder of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Brandenburg Choir. He has played an important role in developing historically informed performance practice of Baroque and early music in Australia.

Career Dyer studied piano and harpsichord at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and pursued postgraduate studies with Bob van Asperen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.

In 1995, he received a Churchill Fellowship to pursue advanced studies in 17th and 18th Century music performance practices in the UK, Netherlands, and France.

Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 1995 Handel: Opera Arias Best Classical Album 1998 Handel: Arias Best Classical Album 1999 If Love's a Sweet Passion Best Classical Album 2001 Il Flauto Dolce Best Classical Album 2009 Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 6 Best Classical Album 2010 Tapas - Tastes of the Baroque Best Classical Album Honours In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society and the advancement of music".

In 2013 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to the performing arts, particularly orchestral music as a director, conductor and musician, through the promotion of educational programs and support for emerging artists".

Dyer is also Patron of St Gabriel's School for Hearing Impaired Children.