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Student and Alumni Achievements | April–May 2025
Read about the recent achievements of our students and alumni. In April–May 2025, the Chroma Quartet performed the premiere of Jakub Jankowski's String Quartet No. 1 for Musica Viva Australia; while our music theatre graduates Ambrielle Payne, Taylah Johns, Darcy Waine and Alana Iannace were cast in major productions in Adelaide and Queensland.
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String Quartet Courses 2025
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.
Saxophone Mega Day
A full day dedicated to all things saxophone! Whether you're a student, teacher, or passionate sax enthusiast, the Elder Conservatorium's Saxophone Mega Day offers a jam-packed schedule of workshops, performances, and expert sessions.
Adelaide Jazz Festival 2025
Now entering its third year, the Adelaide Jazz Festival (AJF) celebrates the world-renowned art form of jazz and showcases the abundance of jazz talent here in South Australia. It's Adelaide's 10th anniversary as a UNESCO City of Music this year, and the AJF marks this milestone with an extended program from Thursday 24 April–Friday 2 May, including International Jazz Day (Wednesday 30 April).
Lunchtime Concerts in Elder Hall Now FREE for University of Adelaide and University of South Australia Staff and Students
2025 is a busy and in many ways challenging year for staff and students alike, as we navigate the complex transition towards the opening of our new Adelaide University in 2026.
Jazz Ensemble Outreach Visit to Marryatville High School
On Thursday 3 April, students from the Elder Conservatorium Jazz Honours cohort visited Marryatville High School for an outreach event. Will Davies (tenor saxophone), Will Morley (trombone), Keiran Beasley (voice), James Ho (drums) and old Marryatville scholar Kallan Francis (third-year jazz advanced student, guitar) performed a short concert before giving a workshopping session with Marryatville's small jazz combo.
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Georg Gulyás Residency and Concert
We currently have the pleasure of hosting internationally acclaimed Swedish guitar virtuoso Georg Gulyás for a two-week residency at the Elder Conservatorium. Our undergraduate and Open Music Academy (OMA) students have already worked through a wide range of solo and ensemble repertoire with Georg and are looking forward to more fun and learning during week two of his residency.
Kallan Francis and James Ho Selected for Australian National Jazz Orchestra Youth Big Band 2025
Kallan Francis (third-year Bachelor of Music Jazz Performance Advanced, guitar) and James Ho (Bachelor of Music Honours, bass) have been selected (through audition) to be part of the celebrated Australian National Jazz Orchestra (ANJO) Youth Big Band for 2025.
Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Host Preview Screening of 'PRIMETIME' by Millicent Sarre and Joseph Simons
The Adelaide Festival Centre will be hosting a special work-in-progress showing of a new Australian musical, entitled PRIMETIME, by our Music Theatre lecturer Joseph Simons and award-winning Class of Cabaret alumna Millicent Sarre, as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival (Thursday 5–Saturday 21 June).
Chris Day Appointed Lecturer in Music (Concert Band Conducting) at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Elder Conservatorium Honours conducting graduate Chris Day was recently appointed to the role of Lecturer in Music (Concert Band Conducting) at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.