During their week in Shepparton, each Award finalist will present a minimum of two 45-minute solo recitals encompassing a breadth of repertoire selected from the Baroque and Classic periods, the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and works by Australian composers.

The repertoire may include:

• Baroque music up to and including Johann Sebastian Bach
• Classical music after Bach, including the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert
• Romantic music from the 19th century up to 1900, excluding Beethoven or Schubert
• French Impressionist music and all music from 1901 – 1950
• Music composed from 1951 onwards
• An Australian composition