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The Cabaret Project (Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre)
- Date: Thu, 12, 6:30 pm - Fri, 13 Jun 2025, 9:30 pm
- Location: Nexus Arts
In this special showcase, third-year Music Theatre students present original cabaret works developed over six weeks of intensive writing, music, and performance workshops. Each piece is a reflection of their unique voice and creative vision – tackling the personal, the political, and everything in between.
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Lunchtime Concert - Autumn Grace
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
Acclaimed Scots/Australian fiddler Catherine Fraser is a vibrant and passionate exponent of the music of her heritage, and was the Director of the Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle for eleven years. Steeped in the Scottish fiddle tradition, the Catherine Fraser Trio perform repertoire from the wealth of Scottish collections – some dating as far back as the 1690s – as well as writing and arranging their own contemporary compositions.
Fanfare! (Elder Brass)
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Hartley Concert Room, The University of Adelaide
Join the Elder Conservatorium's flagship brass ensemble, Elder Brass, for a diverse offering of brass music from the heraldic to the hymnal, with a few unexpected twists! The program includes works for orchestral brass ensemble as well as chamber music for trombone ensemble, horn quartet, and a brass sextet featuring tuba soloist Stan McDonald. Hear pieces by Rimsky-Korsakov, Koetsier, Danielsson, and more, as well as an Australian premiere by American composer Steven Juliani and an energetic new work by Elder Conservatorium composition student, Ben Betelli.
String Quartet Courses 2025
- Date: Sat, 9, 9:30 am - Sun, 10 Aug 2025, 7:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide
Calling all emerging string quartets! Join us for two weekends of intensive string quartet tuition at the Elder Conservatorium. Open to all Australian and New Zealand string players.
Open Masterclass with Linda May Han Oh (Helpmann Academy)
- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: Madley Rehearsal Studio, The University of Adelaide
Helpmann Academy and the Elder Conservatorium of Music are excited to announce an Australian exclusive Open Masterclass with GRAMMY-Award winning bassist Linda May Han Oh.
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Linda May Han Oh – Afternoon Concert (Helpmann Academy)
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: UKARIA Cultural Centre
Helpmann Academy and the Elder Conservatorium of Music are excited to announce an Australian exclusive: GRAMMY-Award winning bassist/composer Linda May Hah Oh performing at UKARIA Cultural Centre.
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Linda May Han Oh – Evening Concert (Helpmann Academy)
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Location: UKARIA Cultural Centre
Helpmann Academy and the Elder Conservatorium of Music are excited to announce an Australian exclusive: GRAMMY-Award winning bassist/composer Linda May Hah Oh performing at UKARIA Cultural Centre.
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Lunchtime Concert - Ravel 150
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
In a concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, pianist Roy Howat offers an exquisite selection of works highlighting the intriguing connections between Ravel, Chopin and Chabrier.
Gala Concert – South Australian Honour Choir
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025, 7:00 pm
- Location: Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide
Experience the inaugural performance of the South Australian Honour Choir under the direction of Dr Carl Crossin, Christie Anderson and Jonathan Bligh in the incredible acoustic of Elder Hall.
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Elder After Hours - Beauty and Power
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Elder Hall
Elder Hall welcomes two of Australia’s most compelling musicians, pianist Aura Go and cellist Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve, for an intimate evening of chamber music.
