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Call for papers: Music-making in Australia
Transnational and transcultural exchange have long attracted scholarly investigation, but how to frame and analyse such contact has proved an ongoing challenge. Recently, the idea of 'global music history' has attracted music scholars as a new framework to explore the complex issues surrounding cultural contact, exchange, and entanglement from a decentred, non-hierarchical perspective, but it has also attracted criticism for reviving the problematic legacy of comparative musicology and appropriating approaches long used outside the Anglosphere. A special issue of the Journal of Musicological Research welcomes proposals of previously unpublished material that ask what research on Australian music and musicians can contribute to these discussions.
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Jazz Workshop with Sam Anning and Friends
The Jazz department were blessed with Australian jazz royalty as bassist Sam Anning brought his touring ensemble to Madley Rehearsal Studio for a wonderful workshop on the King's Birthday Holiday.
Student Achievements in the Adelaide Eisteddfod
Third-year viola student Tim Train has won the Under 25 string solo section at the Adelaide Eisteddfod, while the recently formed OMA String Quartet took out first prize in the Chamber Music Section.
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Nicole Marshall Wins 2024 Rosemary and John Hopkins Award for Conductors
Congratulations to conductor Nicole Marshall, who is the recipient of the 2024 Rosemary and John Hopkins Award for Conductors.
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Arjun Singh in European Summer Festivals
Arjun Singh, a second-year cello student studying with Edith Salzmann, has been invited to participate in several of Europe's major festivals in July this year.
Dylan and Christopher Crismani's 'Barrabarra' on Display at Samstag Museum of Art
On Thursday 6 June Samstag launched its Kudlila season with Mulka Yata (The Knowledge of Place) which features a sonambient sculpture titled Barrabarra (to make a rushing noise) by Dylan and Christopher Crismani jointly commissioned by Arts SA and Samstag Museum of Art.
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Second String Quartet Weekend for 2024 Announced
After the success of the April quartet weekend, we will have our second intensive String Quartet weekend on Saturday 27–Sunday 28 July.
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Second Adelaide Cello Weekend for 2024 Announced
In our second Adelaide Cello Weekend for 2024, cellists from all over the country will meet the Conservatorium from Thursday 11–Sunday 14 July for lessons, masterclasses, cello ensemble and concerts.
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PianoLab Receives 4.5 Star Review in Limelight
The second iteration of PianoLab (Friday 14–Saturday 15 June), co-curated by Lewis Godwin (Creative Producer at ILA) and composer, pianist and Elder Conservatorium alumnus Benjamin Nicholls, received a 4.5-star review in Limelight.
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Adelaide Horn Days
On Sunday 9–Monday 10 June, the Elder Conservatorium of Music and Adelaide Horn Jam co-hosted Adelaide Horn Days 2024, a two-day festival celebrating all things horn.