Events: Concert Series

Lunchtime Concert - Blue Shades

Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra performs works by Samuel Hazo, John Mackey, Percy Grainger, and Frank Ticheli.

Lunchtime Concert - The Adelaide Connection

Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024, 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Elder Hall

Hear the Adelaide Connection choir, directed by Lauren Henderson, sing jazz standards arranged by Adelaide Connection alumni, including Ross Burford, Naomi Crellin, Ciara Ferguson, Jo Lawry, Sally Luke Thompson, Mark Ferguson, and more.

Elder After Hours - David Shifrin and Friends

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

* This event has been postponed *

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.