Purple Daze - Daryl Wallis

Eternal Birrarung - Deborah Cheetham

First Prize in the 2014 Composition Competition

Whispers - John Coutts (First prize)

Second prize in the 2014 Composition Competition

Mantra - Chris O'Neill (Second prize)

Commended in the 2014 Composition Competition

A Festival Fanfare - Will Larsen (Commended)

Curn 2 - Archer Moore

And As We Open The Music Box - Jordan Gilmour

Stochastic Experiment 1 - Jack Prendergast

Victory - Paul Elliott Montagu

Fed Bells - Sam Gill

Cumbia Train - Bryan M Phillips

I Climb - Karen Berger

Suspended Animation - Rob Jennings

More than sixty compositions from Australia and around the globe were submitted for the competition. Entries were due on 26 October 2015. The next competition will be run in 2016. However, don’t wait until then – we welcome submissions at any time.

Parkville Suite - Trevor Adelson (Second Prize 2015 Competition)

Call to Prayer - John Coutts (First Prize 2015 Competition)

The Federation Bells is an installation comprising 39 upturned bells. Located in Birrarung Marr, Melbourne. The bells were created for celebrations for the centenary of Australia’s federation in 2001.

The Federation Bells were designed by Anton Hasell and Neil McLachlan in collaboration with Swaney Draper Architects.

Following a recent refurbishment, the bells are sounding better than ever: they can be heard daily 8-9am, 12.30-1.30pm and 5pm-6pm. More than 100 compositions have been created for the Federation Bells and many of them can be heard in an evolving weekly schedule.

The Federation Bells Composer is a ground-breaking website that lets you compose music for Melbourne’s Federation Bells. Using an intuitive drag ‘n’ drop timeline, create a virtual multi-track masterpiece using the 39 distinctive bells.

The Federation Bells installation is managed by the City of Melbourne.

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