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Students’ showbiz dreams come alive in A Chorus Line
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Students from the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music will be drawing back the red curtains of showbusiness as they strut their stuff in a new production of A Chorus Line.
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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
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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
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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.
Stage legend directs student blondes
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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.