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Lunchtime Concert - Cycles of Life
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
Professor Anna Goldsworthy (Director of the Elder Conservatorium) and Andrew Haveron (Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra) both possess that rare quality necessary for all enduring artistic partnerships: an irrepressible energy that becomes atomic in one another’s company. It will be a special pleasure to see them reunite in Elder Hall to perform sonatas by Beethoven and Franck.
Baroque Academy 2025 Student and Faculty Concert
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide
The second of two Adelaide Baroque Academy concerts features the outstanding academy faculty performing alongside the academy students and joined by the high school students for a grand finale performing the music of Handel, Hasse, Avison, Rebel, Vivaldi and Dall'Abaco.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
- Date: Thu, 2, 7:30 pm - Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 4:40 pm
- Location: Scott Theatre, The University of Adelaide
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant 'company man,' the office party, backstabbing coworkers, caffeine addiction and, of course, true love.
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Lunchtime Concert - Hidden Gems
- Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
A program of lesser known works by the great composers, with cellist Thomas Marlin and pianist Michael Ierace.
Lunchtime Concert - The Trout
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
This special collaboration sees three of our faculty members team up with two very distinguished colleagues from overseas.
Open Music Academy (OMA) Gala Concert 2025
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 6:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide
Come and hear our outstanding Open Music Academy (OMA) students and staff in a wonderful evening of chamber music. The concert will feature performances by our string ensembles, voice program, guitar, brass and wind students, as well as exceptional chamber music groups and soloists. Entry is free!
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Elegies: A Song Cycle (Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre)
- Date: Thu, 16, 7:30 pm - Sun, 19 Oct 2025, 3:30 pm
- Location: Little Theatre
Celebrate life, love and loss with Elegies: A Song Cycle by Tony Award-winning composer William Finn. This deeply personal and heartfelt collection of songs beautifully captures the moments that shape our lives, from the joy of friendship to the bittersweet reality of saying goodbye.
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Lunchtime Concert - The Ringtone Cycle
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
This 2010 commission from the Seraphim Trio has a libretto from the Australian author Peter Goldsworthy. Subtitled a ‘cabaret quintet for soprano, violin, cello, piano and iPhone’, it is a mini-operetta that tells of a love affair starring a modern-day Brünnhilde and her phone. Koehne’s continuous flow of music recalls Wagner’s revolutionary ‘speech-song’, and members of the audience might need to brush up on tech jargon to fully appreciate the text! The score is also dotted with references to famous ring tones.
Elder After Hours - Convergence
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
Since the release of their recorded trilogy of Paul Stanhope’s quartets, the ASQ has proudly championed this beloved Australian composer, whose first string quartet, Elegies and Dances, bristles with rhythmic vitality. Benjamin Britten’s String Quartet No.2, a deeply moving tribute to the great English composer Henry Purcell, is the musical equivalent of a towering architectural marvel, weaving four distinct voices in stark contrast and breathtaking unity. The program culminates with Schubert’s enduringly popular Death and the Maiden quartet, a window into the tortured soul of a musical giant at the height of his powers.
Classical Voice Singers Concert
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
Our Classical Voice students will be giving a concert next Monday 20 October at 7.00pm in Elder Hall, accompanied by Sachiko Hidaka (piano) and Michael Ierace (piano), with music by Guilio Caccini, Mozart, Liza Lehmann, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Monteverdi and Stephen Sondheim. Entry is FREE – please come along and support our singers!
