Andrew Ford (composer)

Andrew Ford (born 1957) is an English-born Australian composer, writer, and radio presenter, known for The Music Show on ABC Radio National. Early life and education Andrew Ford was born in 1957 in Liverpool, UK. Career Ford was Fellow in Music at Bradford University from 1978 to 1982. After moving to Australia, he lectured at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong, NSW, from 1983 to 1995, *2016: Order of Australia Medal APRA / Art Music Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). They include the Art Music Awards (until 2009 Classical Music Awards) which are distributed by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). These awards include: - 2004 Learning to Howl – Ford Best Composition by an Australian Composer - 2005 Tales of the Supernatural – Ford – Australian String Quartet, Jane Edwards Vocal or Choral Work of the Year - 2008 Ford Outstanding Contribution by an Individual - 2009 Learning to Howl – Ford – Arcko Symphonic Project Best Performance of an Australian Composition - 2011 A Dream of Drowning – Ford – West Australian Symphony Orchestra Work of the Year – Orchestral - 2013 Blitz – F