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Adelaide Bass Day 2024
The Elder Conservatorium and the University of Adelaide are presenting a Double Bass Day on Sunday 28 April, bringing together performers, teachers, students, luthiers and exhibitors from all over Australia. Hosted in Elder Hall, the day will feature recitals, masterclasses, jazz clinics, lecture demonstrations, ensemble playing and concerts suited for all ages and levels.
String Quartet Courses 2024
Two very exciting string quartet tuition weekends are coming up at the end of April and July, open to all Australian and New Zealand string players.
ECM Staff in the Adelaide Festival
The Elder Conservatorium is having a bumper year at the Adelaide Festival. You can find details about all the relevant events our staff are involved in here.
Charles Bodman Rae Signs Publication Contract with United Music Publishers
Elder Professor of Music, Charles Bodman Rae, has just signed a major publication contract with United Music Publishers (UMP) in the UK. This will result in the commercial publication of the scores of all his works currently represented for sale and hire through the Australian Music Centre in Sydney.
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Elder Conservatorium and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Training Program
The ECM is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in an Orchestral Traineeship Program. Selected students will be offered employment pathway opportunities, working within the ASO to acquire and consolidate the performance skills necessary for a professional career within the twenty-first-century symphony orchestra.
[Read more about Elder Conservatorium and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Training Program]
Adelaide Cello Weekend
A huge congratulations to our new cello lecturer Edith Salzmann, who founded and coordinated our first Adelaide Cello Weekend. This wonderful new initiative offered accomplished young cellists the opportunity to participate in ensemble rehearsals and masterclasses over a three-day intensive (Friday 2–Sunday 4 February).
Australian String Quartet at the String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam
Our Quartet in Residence, the Australian String Quartet, has recently returned from a major international trip taking Australian music to the world stage at the 2024 String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam – the world's largest celebration of the string quartet artform.
[Read more about Australian String Quartet at the String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam]
Joshua Belperio Wins 2024 Fulbright Scholarship
Congratulations to Joshua Belperio, who has recently been announced as a 2024 Fulbright Scholar! Joshua is a composer, musical theatre writer and cabaret artist, and a graduate of the Elder Conservatorium of Music, where they completed a Bachelor of Music Composition.
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Jakub Jankowski's 'Nevermore' to Premiere in Chamber Landscapes Weekend in the Adelaide Festival
It is a great joy to see ECM alumnus Jakub Jankowski (Bachelor of Music with Honours in Composition; Graduate Diploma in Conducting) go from strength to strength as one of Australia's most commissioned young composers. In addition to being Emerging Composer in Association with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (who will perform his new orchestral work in April), Jakub has also been commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra to write a work for their national tour 'Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach' tour (5–23 September).
Louisa Vilinne Plays Kim in Miss Saigon
Bachelor of Music Theatre graduate Louisa Vilinne recently made her professional musical debut as the alternate lead Kim in Miss Saigon at the Adelaide Festival Centre (Tuesday 2–Sunday 28 January).
