News: Open Music Academy
OMA Connection Day: A Song for Willunga High School
On Friday 15 November the Open Music Academy (OMA) visited Willunga High School for a day of demonstrations, performances and workshops with students from years 8–11. Dr Julian Ferraretto facilitated the day with accomplished support from Elder Conservatorium jazz students Heath Oetjen and Haysan Morris.
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Open Music Academy Regional Program Life-changing for Riverland Students
Riverland students William Heuzenroeder, Grace Kelly, and Juliet Haenen have been developing their musical theatre craft this year as recipients of Open Music Academy's regional scholarship program. The three singers are all students at Loxton High School and have travelled to Adelaide University each fortnight to receive tuition.
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Jazz Combo Inspirational in Port Augusta for OMA Tour
Mark Ferguson, Head of Jazz, and students, Victoria Katsoulis, Daisy Davidson, Emily Dennis, James Ho and James Nisbet spent three days and two nights in Port Augusta (Monday 23–Wednesday 25 September) for the final Open Music Academy tour of the year. The group's packed schedule saw them providing inspirational performances and bespoke workshops for over 700 students from reception to Year 12 across three schools.
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OMA Student William Heuzenroeder Achieves A+ for AMEB Grade 7 Music Theatre Exam
Open Music Academy (OMA) student William Heuzenroeder achieved an A+ for his AMEB Grade 7 Musical Theatre Exam. William is based in Loxton, and through the support of OMA's regional scholarship program, has been receiving weekly lessons from the fantastic Music Theatre instructor David Gauci.
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OMA Student Sissi Rong Awarded A+ for AMEB Grade 8 Flute Examination
Sissi Rong was recently awarded an A+ in her AMEB Grade 8 comprehensive flute examination. Sissi has been studying the flute with Anna Henwood at the Open Music Academy (OMA) since 2021 and is in Year Nine at Glenunga International High School. She shares her reflections on learning at the OMA:
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William Judd Triumphs in Mt Gambier Eisteddfod
Open Music Academy (OMA) student William Judd, who lives in Mt Gambier (the family gets up at 4am to drive to Adelaide for lessons on Saturday) won every section of his age group at the recent Eisteddfod in Mt Gambier.
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University of Adelaide Big Band in Clare Valley
Last week, the University of Adelaide Big Band were incredibly fortunate to travel to along with the Open Music Academy! Over three days, the big band performed for various schools and conducted workshops with their music students, topping it off with a concert for the community on Wednesday night.
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Open Music Academy Student Concerts (June 2024)
The Open Music Academy (OMA) celebrated the culmination of the first half of the teaching year with a series of captivating concerts held across two days (Friday 28–Saturday 29 June) at Madley Rehearsal Studio.
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Open Music Academy Students Compose with ASO
A group of regional OMA students from years 7–12 were involved in creating a new composition with Julian Ferraretto as part of the Compose with ASO project. The OMA students spent a full day at Grainger studios writing thematic material and orchestrating their music using graphic notation, from which they took away a full score and a recording of their work.
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Dr Evgeny Sorkin Violin, Viola and Chamber Ensemble Masterclasses and Workshops
The Elder Conservatorium of Music is delighted to welcome violinist Dr Evgeny Sorkin for a weekend of violin, viola and chamber music masterclasses and lectures.
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