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Elder Conservatorium Music Theatre Alumni Barbara Toparis, Cooper Everett and Greg Mitchell Perform in The Australian Ballet's 'Manon'
Three of our Bachelor of Music Theatre alumni – Barbara Toparis (2022), Cooper Everett (2023), and Greg Mitchell (2024) – are currently performing in Manon, presented by The Australian Ballet at the Sydney Opera House from Wednesday 30 April–Saturday 17 May as professional actors, supporting the cast.
'Canopy' for Clarinet Quintet and Strings by Dr Anne Cawrse Premiered at the Warren Chamber Music Festival by Lloyd Van't Hoff and Friends
Canopy for Clarinet Quartet and String Orchestra – a new work by our Adjunct Lecturer in Composition, Dr Anne Cawrse, and Australia's first work for this instrumentation – received its world premiere on Friday 2 May in the Nevertire Memorial Hall as part of the Warren Chamber Music Festival (Thursday 1–Sunday 4 May), who commissioned the piece with support from the New Zealand High Commission to Australia.
Fiona McArdle, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Joshua van Konkelenberg and Emma Gregan Take Flight at Her Majesty's Theatre
On Thursday 8–Saturday 10 May, State Opera South Australia gave the first Australian performance since 2006 of Jonathan Dove's acclaimed opera Flight at Her Majesty's Theatre, directed by Stephen Barlow. The superb cast included Elder Conservatorium PhD candidate Fiona McArdle as Minkswoman and Head of Classical Voice Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Immigration Officer, accompanied by musicians from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Charlotte Corderoy), including our Head of Brass Dr Emma Gregan (horn) and Elder Conservatorium lecturer Dr Joshua van Konkelenberg on celeste.
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.
[Read more about Jazz Ensemble Outreach Visit to Marryatville High School]
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.
2025 Classical Voice Program
The Classical Voice students at the Elder Conservatorium are in for a busy and exciting year in 2025. In addition to a packed teaching schedule, they will enjoy perhaps their broadest range of activities thus far encompassing choral, operatic and specialist vocal ensemble work.
Fiona McArdle on Radio Adelaide's 'Inner View'
Elder Conservatorium PhD candidate Fiona McArdle recently joined Radio Adelaide's Inner View to discuss her research on Australian women's art song compositions for her PhD at the University of Adelaide. She explored the ongoing debate on defining Australian music and shared insights from her overseas studies, including differences in music language terminology across English-speaking countries.
[Read more about Fiona McArdle on Radio Adelaide's 'Inner View']
