News: Elder Conservatorium of Music
Dr Elizabeth Layton Receives FABLE Award for Excellence in Teaching
The annual Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (FABLE) Awards for Outstanding Achievement were announced on Tuesday 10 December 2024. Congratulations to Dr Elizabeth Layton (Head of Classical Performance and Head of Strings), who received the Excellence in Teaching (Individual Teaching in a Continuing Position) Award!
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Sara Duhig, Euan Safey and Joseph Hie Selected for 2025 Australian Conducting Academy
Congratulations to current Elder Conservatorium conducting students Sara Duhig, Euan Safey and Joseph Hie, who have been selected to take part in the 2025 Australian Conducting Academy (ACA).
Leanna Puttick Selected as 2025 Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow
Elder Conservatorium 2023 Masters conducting graduate Leanna Puttick has been selected as a Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow for 2025 alongside 11 other conductors from around the world.
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Dr Anne Cawrse's New Piano Quartet Art of the Determined to Receive Premiere at the Australian National Academy of Music's 'Sounds of Australia' Festival
A new Piano Quartet by Dr Anne Cawrse (our Adjunct Lecturer in Composition) will receive its premiere in the Australian National Academy of Music's chamber music festival Sounds of Australia. Entitled Art of the Determined, Cawrse's new work was commissioned by John Daley in memory of Professor David Penington AC.
Adelaide Critics Circle Announce Shortlist for 27th Annaul Awards in 2024
On Tuesday 19 November, the Adelaide Critics Circle announced the shortlist for its 27th Annual Awards in 2024, drawn from a field of nearly 70 nominations. We're particularly delighted to see some of our staff, current students and alumni shortlisted!
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Christmas Adjacent (Elder Conservatorium Chorale)
The Elder Conservatorium Chorale finished the year with a Christmas concert in the beautiful acoustic of St. John's Church, Halifax Street, last Sunday 24 November.
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Double Bass Boot Camp
Ten bassists came together from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide for a three-day intensive (Monday 20–Friday 22 November), aptly named 'Bass Boot Camp'.
Ben Nicholls and Isabelle Watson Awarded Prizes at the Musicological Society of Australia (SA Chapter) Research Day 2024
Current History PhD candidate and BMus alumnus Ben Nicholls received the 2024 Naomi Cumming Prize (for a postgraduate student at any SA institution), and current PhD candidate Isabelle Watson received the 2024 Elder Conservatorium Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate Research (for a postgraduate student at the Elder Conservatorium) at the SA Chapter of the Musicological Society of Australia's Research Day 2024.
Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini Awarded 2025 UNESCO Adelaide City of Music International Collaboration Award
On Thursday 7 November, Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini (Associate Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs and Senior Lecturer in Guitar and Pedagogy) was announced as the winner of the 2025 UNESCO Adelaide City of Music International Collaboration Award.
2024 SA Music Award Winners Announced
Elder Conservatorium students and alumni had a stellar night on Thursday 7 November at the SA Music Awards, held at the Dom Polski Centre.
