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The topic of supporting emerging artists was explored by a panel of leaders in the new music community as part of the Aurora Festival of Living Music in Western Sydney in early May 2012. Moderated by the Australian Music Centre's CEO John Davis, who is also the President of the International Society for Contemporary Music, the diverse panel brought together expertise from a number of different angles, including ensembles, individuals and organisations active in commissioning and programming work by emerging composers, the perspectives of publishers, the viewpoint from the orchestral world, as well as the experiences of composers themselves. The panel included James Nightingale (New Music Network and Continuum Sax), Jenny Duck-Chong (Halcyon), Julie Simonds (Music Sales and 2MBS-FM), Kate Lidbetter (Symphony Services International) and Nicholas Vines (AMC Represented Composer and Director of Music at Sydney Grammar). Full article at: http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/supporting-emerging-composers-in-australia