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News from the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) During National Reconcilation Week

Aaron Fraser playing the keyboard; Basso Edwards on vocals at the Royal Adelaide Hospital

In an effort to champion Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander voices, The Hospital Research Foundation Group – Creative Health welcomed Basso Edwards and Aaron Fraser, two musicians from the APY Lands and students at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music (CASM) to perform at the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Tuesday 28 May.

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Elder Conservatorium / Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Training Program

ECM/ASO Orchestral Trainees Isabella van Loenen, Tim Tran and Joyce Kwok

In this new initiative in collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Elder Conservatorium of Music students have the opportunity to take a deep dive into the life of an orchestral musician, participating in side-by-side playing within the orchestra, mock auditions, rehearsal observations, before a final audition for casual employment with the Orchestra.

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Open Music Academy Students Compose with ASO

Open Music Academy Students Compose with ASO

A group of regional OMA students from years 7–12 were involved in creating a new composition with Julian Ferraretto as part of the Compose with ASO project. The OMA students spent a full day at Grainger studios writing thematic material and orchestrating their music using graphic notation, from which they took away a full score and a recording of their work.

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PianoLab Returns to ILA in 2024

PianoLab 2024

PianoLab is a two-day festival (Friday 14–Saturday 15 June) that defies boundaries, reimagining both the piano and the recital within the immersive digital setting of ILA.

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ECM Jazz Department Staff and Alumni Profiled in 'Dingo' Journal

ECM Jazz Department Staff and Alumni Profiled in Dingo Journal

Recently the Australian Jazz Journal Dingo featured an article profiling 65 Australian Jazz musicians. Each artist was asked to explore their influences, their backgrounds and to provide personal reflections on jazz. It was lovely to see seven Elder Conservatorium alumni included in this fascinating article: saxophonists Gai Bryant and Adam Page, trombonists Jasmine Hall and Alex Taylor, drummers Ronny Ferella and Angus Mason, and our current Head of Jazz, pianist Mark Ferguson. The journal is available via subscription here.

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Elder Conservatorium Alumnus Edmund Black Awarded Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship

2024 Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship Recipients Brook Ferguson and Edmund Black

Recent Bachelor of Music (Advanced) graduate and emerging jazz pianist Edmund Black is one of two recipients of the 2024 Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship program.

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'She Speaks' Festival Receives a Five-Star Review in Limelight

She Speaks Festival. Photo by Morgan Sette

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's third instalment of the She Speaks festival, highlighting the music of women composers, was held in Elder Hall from Friday 31 May–Sunday 2 June, featuring four concerts curated by our Adjunct Lecturer in Composition, Dr Anne Cawrse, and Elder Conservatorium alumnus Belinda Gehlert.

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Scottish ogre spotted on campus

A photo from the ECMT production of Shrek The Musical

Everyone’s favourite Scottish ogre will appear on stage when students from the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music deliver their joyous production of Shrek The Musical.

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Casting call: Could your dog be the star of Legally Blonde?

April Beak, dressed as Elle Woods, with Obie O'Brien the Chihuahua

The University of Adelaide’s production of Legally Blonde: The Musical is coming to the Scott Theatre in September and two furry friends are needed to complete the cast.

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