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ECMT's Production of Jesus Christ Superstar Triumphs at Scott Theatre
A huge congratulations to our 2024 Graduating Class and first-year students of the Bachelor of Music Theatre degree at the Elder Conservatorium for their sold-out production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which ran from Thursday 26–Sunday 29 September at Scott Theatre.
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Baroque Academy 2024 a Huge Success
Adelaide Baroque's fourth annual Baroque Academy, presented in partnership with the Elder Conservatorium of Music, ran from Tuesday 17–Saturday 21 September. The week was a huge success with two evening concerts, lectures, masterclasses, demonstrations and baroque dance classes.
Survey of Musicians Teaching in South Australia
Are you a musician who is currently (or was previously) working as a teacher in a school, for a commercial provider, the VET sector, or privately? We want to understand the career trajectories and motivations of musicians working in schools and the wider education sector, the skills and innovations they bring to their work, and the impact of their work on their employers and the curriculum. The online survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.
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George Torbay AM to Step Down as Head of Music Theatre in 2025
Our Head of Music Theatre, George Torbay AM, has announced that he will be stepping down from his leadership position at the beginning of 2025. Erin James will step into the role of Head of Music Theatre at the beginning of next year.
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Elizabeth Layton with the ASO in Adelaide and Gawler
Violinist Elizabeth Layton was soloist and director with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in two sold-out concerts in Adelaide and Gawler, with repertoire ranging from CPE Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies. The performances will be broadcast on ABC Classic on Monday 28 October at 1.00pm.
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Seraphim Trio Tour in Victoria – September 2024
Seraphim Trio (Anna Goldsworthy, Helen Ayres and Tim Nankervis) enjoyed a whirlwind tour of Victoria between September 5 and 8, performing trios by Beethoven, Lili Boulanger and Saint-Saëns at Beleura House and Garden in Mornington, Tempo Rubato in Brunswick, Queens College at the University of Melbourne, for the Camberwell Music Society, and at Ballarat's Anglican Cathedral Synod Hall.
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OMA Student Sissi Rong Awarded A+ for AMEB Grade 8 Flute Examination
Sissi Rong was recently awarded an A+ in her AMEB Grade 8 comprehensive flute examination. Sissi has been studying the flute with Anna Henwood at the Open Music Academy (OMA) since 2021 and is in Year Nine at Glenunga International High School. She shares her reflections on learning at the OMA:
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September Graduations
It was wonderful to celebrate the achievement of graduates across all of our disciplines at today's graduation ceremony, where Lynn Arnold AO delivered an eloquent speech about the importance of service to the community alongside the self-realisation of the individual. Congratulations to Hannah Beth Yates, admitted to the Degree of Master of Philosophy for a thesis entitled: Group Song Writing and Music Making Opening Social, Education and Career Pathways for Low Socio-Economic Status in Adelaide's North; and to the newly minuted Drs of Philosophy Dr Michael Bevan, and Dr Simón Pazos Quintana, for their theses titled, respectively, Pas De Deux with Seven Strings: Reimagining the Seven-String Guitar in Contemporary Duo Formats and The Sound Beyond the Noise: A Performance-Based Exploration and Contextualisation of the Expressive Content of Aleksandr Mosolov's Piano Works.
ECM Staff Adjudicate Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition
Four Elder Conservatorium staff members – including Professor Anna Goldsworthy, Associate Professor Carl Crossin OAM, Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini and Dr Anne Cawrse – joined a range of distinguished international guitarists and pedagogues on the adjudication panel for the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition Final on Sunday 15 September – the most prestigious guitar competition in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Luke Dollman, Dylan Crismani and Grayson Rotumah in Hong Kong
Associate Professor Luke Dollman, Dr Dylan Crismani and Grayson Rotumah travelled to Hong Kong last week to collaborate with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, William Barton and Loo Sze-wang.
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