News: Elder Conservatorium of Music

Second String Quartet Weekend for 2024 Announced

Australian String Quartet. Photo by Jacqui Way

After the success of the April quartet weekend, we will have our second intensive String Quartet weekend on Saturday 27–Sunday 28 July.

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Second Adelaide Cello Weekend for 2024 Announced

Adelaide Cello Weekend 2024

In our second Adelaide Cello Weekend for 2024, cellists from all over the country will meet the Conservatorium from Thursday 11–Sunday 14 July for lessons, masterclasses, cello ensemble and concerts.

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PianoLab Receives 4.5 Star Review in Limelight

PianoLab 2024. Photo by Oscar Lewis

The second iteration of PianoLab (Friday 14–Saturday 15 June), co-curated by Lewis Godwin (Creative Producer at ILA) and composer, pianist and Elder Conservatorium alumnus Benjamin Nicholls, received a 4.5-star review in Limelight.

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Adelaide Horn Days

Adelaide Horn Days 2024

On Sunday 9–Monday 10 June, the Elder Conservatorium of Music and Adelaide Horn Jam co-hosted Adelaide Horn Days 2024, a two-day festival celebrating all things horn.

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PianoLab Returns to ILA in 2024

PianoLab 2024

PianoLab is a two-day festival (Friday 14–Saturday 15 June) that defies boundaries, reimagining both the piano and the recital within the immersive digital setting of ILA.

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Elder Conservatorium Alumnus Edmund Black Awarded Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship

2024 Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship Recipients Brook Ferguson and Edmund Black

Recent Bachelor of Music (Advanced) graduate and emerging jazz pianist Edmund Black is one of two recipients of the 2024 Helpmann Academy InReview Mentorship program.

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'She Speaks' Festival Receives a Five-Star Review in Limelight

She Speaks Festival. Photo by Morgan Sette

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's third instalment of the She Speaks festival, highlighting the music of women composers, was held in Elder Hall from Friday 31 May–Sunday 2 June, featuring four concerts curated by our Adjunct Lecturer in Composition, Dr Anne Cawrse, and Elder Conservatorium alumnus Belinda Gehlert.

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She Speaks

Australian String Quartet with Noriko Tadano

Join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for an inspiring four-concert celebration of diverse musical voices. Co-curated by Dr Anne Cawrse and Belinda Gehlert, She Speaks ignites the stage with the blazing contributions of women composers.

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Elder Conservatorium Staff Receive 4.5-Star Review in Limelight for Perspectives (Chamber Music Adelaide)

Perspectives (Chamber Music Adelaide)

Four new compositions for voice by Dr Anne Cawrse, Glyn Lehmann, Jodie O'Regan and Nathan May and Julian Ferraretto were given their premiere at the Adelaide Town Hall on Friday 10–Sunday 11 May.

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Dr Emma Gregan Gives South Australian Premiere of Catherine Likhuta's Horn Concerto with Unley Concert Band

Australian Concertos (Adelaide Wind Orchestra and Unley Concert Band)

Congratulations to our Head of Brass, Dr Emma Gregan, who gave the South Australian premiere of Catherine Likhuta's 'Sure Fire – Concerto for Horn and Wind Band' with the Unley Concert Band on Saturday 18 May at St Peter's Girls' School.

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