Upcoming events

Elder After Hours - David Shifrin and Friends

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Legend of the clarinet and winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize, Mr David Shifrin will visit the Elder Conservatorium as part of the EMR Distinguished Visiting Artist program.

Lunchtime Concert - Top Class

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Our annual classical performance showcase concert, featuring top student performers from the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Supported by the Peter Brooker Prize for Musical Excellence.

Elder After Hours - Guitarissimo

Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Elder Hall

A delight for lovers of classical guitar, this annual showcase concert features an array of works for solo guitar and small chamber groups, culminating in a performance by the heralded Elder Conservatorium Guitar Ensemble. Curated by Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini.

Lunchtime Concert - Mountains, Clouds, Streams

Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra performing Stephen Whittington’s new work Mountains, Clouds, Streams combines a Western orchestra with traditional Chinese instruments to evoke the mystery and profundity of the natural world and the place of humans within it.

Lunchtime Concert - The Ringtone Cycle

Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024, 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 Brunnhilde and her phone.

Lunchtime Concert - In Honour of Beryl Kimber (Leske)

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Beryl Kimber (Leske) OBE was one of Australia’s finest violinists and much-loved Associate Professor of violin at the Elder Conservatorium, where she taught for over 30 years. Here, her son Clemens and student Niki Vasilakis pay her tribute with a touching program.

Musicology Society Australia (SA Chapter) Music Research Day 2024

Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Madley Rehearsal Studio, The University of Adelaide

Musicology Society of Australia (SA Chapter) members and other music scholars in the community are invited to present their work at the MSA/SA Chapter's Research Day, which will be held from 10.00am on Saturday 16 November in the Madley Rehearsal Studio.