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Third annual Baroque Academy places focus on Historical Performance

The Elder Conservatorium of Music and Adelaide Baroque are delighted to be partnering again to host our third annual Baroque Academy.

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Meet the soloist: Elinor Warwick performs Beethoven's Romance No. 2 in F Major

Honours violinist Elinor Warwick performs Beethoven with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra this Friday 25 August.

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Elder Conservatorium opens its doors for 'A Day at the Con'

On August 19, the Elder Conservatorium of Music opens up its doors to the community with ‘A Day at the Con.’

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Grayson Rotumah's ‘Spiritual Sound Picture’ of First Nations History

Bundjalung composer, and Elder Conservatorium staff member, Grayson Rotumah has been an advocate of First Nations music for more than 30 years.

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Demon barber Sweeney Todd is a cut above the rest

Sweeney Todd lead actors Matthew Geaney and Millicent Sarre

The University of Adelaide’s delightfully gory production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street stars students from the Elder Conservatorium of Music, with guest director James Millar – an award-winning Australian actor, writer and singer – at the helm.

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King's Birthday Honours for Music Theatre’s George Torbay

George Torbay

Heartfelt congratulations to George Torbay who was named in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List this weekend with an Order of Australia, receiving an AM "for significant service to the performing arts through music.”

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Meet the soloist: Tahlia Williams performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Honours violinist, Tahlia Williams, performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra this Friday 9 June, 1:10pm, in Elder Hall.

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Riverland teen Joey Haenen lands spot in Bachelor of Music Theatre degree at University of Adelaide

Hundreds of Australians apply for the prestigious Bachelor of Music Theatre at the University of Adelaide each year — and of the 24 selected, a young man from the country is making his voice heard in a big way.

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Stage legend directs student blondes

Nikki Snelson

Fifteen years after Legally Blonde the Musical took Broadway by storm, the University of Adelaide’s Music Theatre class of 2022 will take on the smash hit, under the guidance of a stage legend.

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Call for Papers: Music Round Table

The Musicology and Ethnomusicology Hub at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide, and the Musicology and Ethnomusicology Area of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne, invite you to a Research Round Table on the theme of Musical Exchanges, Networks and Migrations to and from Australia.

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