www.federationbells.com.au 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. Launch the bells below, or see the bells composition calendar here.

FUTURE EVENTS

ArtPlay Workshops

Kids aged 6 to 12 learn how to write music for the bells using this website
Sunday 28 February
10am to noon; 1.30pm to 3.30pm
$10.
Book via www.artplay.com.au

Melbourne City Romp

Sunday 21 March
Register now at www.melbournecityromp.com and you might get to
play the Federation Bells

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

1st prize - Tom Hardisty On Top (of it all)
2nd prize - Daryl Wallis Four Ways in2

Tom wins $1500
Daryl wins a copy of the professional music notation software Sibelius 6 (RRP $795),
courtesy of Avid. www.avid.com

Eighteen entries were received. The judges, who listened to the works in Birrarung Marr, were impressed with the quality of the entries. The judges were:

Brett Sheehy, Artistic Director, Melbourne International Arts Festival
Stuart Greenbaum, Head of Composition, School of Music (Parkville) Faculty
of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne
Ariel Valent, Music Program Manager, City of Melbourne

Congratulations to the prize winners and to everybody who submitted an entry.
All entries will be performed during January and February 2010.
To find out when, download the calendar.