awarded the David Harold Tribe Symphony Award for Frog and Star Cycle, Double Concerto for Saxophone and Percussion. Don Banks Music Award The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first chair of its music board. |- | 1989 | Ross Edwards | Don Banks Music Award | |- Personal life Ross Edwards married Helen Hopkins, one of his students, in 1974. She is currently his manager, having spent many years as a piano teacher, and has always been a committed supporter of his work. They have two children, Jeremy and Emily. References External links Biography of Ross Edwards – maintained by the Australian Music Centre http://www.rossedwards.com/ 1943 births Living people 20th-century Australian male musicians 20th-century Australian musicians 20th-century classical composers 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian musicians 21st-century classical composers APRA Award winners Australian film score composers Australian male composers Male film score composers Members of the Order of Australia Musicians from Sydney People educated at Sydney Grammar School Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni University of Adelaide alumni University of Sydney alumni