News: Elder Conservatorium of Music
'David Shifrin and Friends' Concert Postponed
This Friday night's Elder After Hours concert, 'David Shifrin and Friends' has been postponed. We are in the early stages of rescheduling David's visit to late 2025. In the meantime we will refund all tickets purchased.
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Douglas Coghill Visit
Last week the Elder Conservatorium hosted violist Douglas Coghill from Coghill String Instruments in Tasmanian. Douglas set up a work room in Elder Hall to do some work on our much-loved instruments and was also kept busy re-hairing bows.
SA Music Award Nominations 2024
Congratulations to all our current students and graduates for their recent nominations in the SA Music Awards 2024!
Angela Hewitt Masterclass
It was a very special privilege to have legendary pianist Angela Hewitt with us last week. Our piano students Maria Tynan, Jenny Su and Daniel Brideoake played Handel, Schumann and Liszt for Angela in a masterclass on Tuesday 8 October, before the lucky audience was treated to a performance of Bach's first Partita.
Clarinet Mega Day
Our Clarinet Mega Day on Sunday 13 October at the Elder Conservatorium of Music brought together clarinetists of all levels for a day filled with workshops, masterclasses, and performances. Led by Dr Marie Ross, Dean Newcomb, and ECM Head of Woodwind Lloyd Van't Hoff, the day offered valuable insights into technique, equipment, and historically informed performance, culminating in a most exciting final recital with everyone involved.
LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet in Residence
Last week, we had the special privilege of hosting five outstanding musicians – Denis Bouriakov (flute), Ricardo Barbosa Pereia (oboe), Boris Allakverdyan (clarinet), Whitney Crockett (bassoon) and decorated ECM alumnus Andrew Bain (horn) – from the LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet for a special residency at the Elder Conservatorium of Music from Tuesday 24–Friday 27 September. They worked with and alongside our students, in rehearsals, masterclasses and individual lessons.
Hayley Wedding Nominated for 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award
Hayley Wedding, a BMus (Education and Pedagogy) and University of Adelaide Master of Teaching Graduate, is one of four national finalists nominated for the 2024 ARIA Music Teacher Award!
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Baroque Academy 2024 a Huge Success
Adelaide Baroque's fourth annual Baroque Academy, presented in partnership with the Elder Conservatorium of Music, ran from Tuesday 17–Saturday 21 September. The week was a huge success with two evening concerts, lectures, masterclasses, demonstrations and baroque dance classes.
Survey of Musicians Teaching in South Australia
Are you a musician who is currently (or was previously) working as a teacher in a school, for a commercial provider, the VET sector, or privately? We want to understand the career trajectories and motivations of musicians working in schools and the wider education sector, the skills and innovations they bring to their work, and the impact of their work on their employers and the curriculum. The online survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.
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Elizabeth Layton with the ASO in Adelaide and Gawler
Violinist Elizabeth Layton was soloist and director with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in two sold-out concerts in Adelaide and Gawler, with repertoire ranging from CPE Bach to Peter Maxwell Davies. The performances will be broadcast on ABC Classic on Monday 28 October at 1.00pm.
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