ic ▁forms ". ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁prize ▁for ▁Inst rument al ▁Com position ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁J ub ile e ▁Compet ition ▁( 1 9 5 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Music ▁Arr anger , ▁Editor ▁and ▁Or ch estr ator ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Victor ian ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁In ▁his ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁with ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁Hugh es ▁witness ed ▁the ▁grad ual ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁world - class ▁ensemble ▁under ▁the ▁sust ained ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁two ▁conduct ors , ▁Wille m ▁van ▁Ot ter lo o ▁and ▁H iro y uki ▁I w aki . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁composed ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁major ▁orch est ral ▁scores . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Hugh es ▁had ▁been ▁offered ▁two ▁over se as ▁scholar ships , ▁but ▁again ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁financial ▁security ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁family ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁taking ▁up ▁these ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comm issions , ▁including ▁L inn ▁O ' De e : ▁A ▁High land ▁F ancy , ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁State ▁Government ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁reception ▁for ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth   II ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Royal ▁Vis it . ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁AP RA / ABC ▁Compet ition