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Recitals on the Fringe (Recitals Australia)

Recitals on the Fringe

A classical music festival, held during the Adelaide Fringe, of ten classical concerts by recipients awarded the Recitals Australia Elder Conservatorium Fellowship Program held at the North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall.

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'All Flesh is Fire': Adelaide Chamber Singers Premiere New Song Cycle by Anne Cawrse

Adelaide Chamber Singers and Anne Cawrse

On Thursday 29 February and Saturday 2 March, the Adelaide Chamber Singers gave the premiere of a major new work by our Adjunct Lecturer in Composition, Dr Anne Cawrse. Contemplating a life's journey with themes of faith, refuge and sanctuary, the thirty-minute cycle All Fresh Is Fire filled the Art Gallery of South Australia with song, turning the gaze inward, reflecting the impact and transience of the temporal landscape.

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Adelaide Bass Day 2024

Adelaide Bass Day 2024

The Elder Conservatorium and the University of Adelaide are presenting a Double Bass Day on Sunday 28 April, bringing together performers, teachers, students, luthiers and exhibitors from all over Australia. Hosted in Elder Hall, the day will feature recitals, masterclasses, jazz clinics, lecture demonstrations, ensemble playing and concerts suited for all ages and levels.

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String Quartet Courses 2024

String Quartet Courses 2024

Two very exciting string quartet tuition weekends are coming up at the end of April and July, open to all Australian and New Zealand string players.

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ECM Staff in the Adelaide Festival

ECM Staff in the Adelaide Festival

The Elder Conservatorium is having a bumper year at the Adelaide Festival. You can find details about all the relevant events our staff are involved in here.

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Charles Bodman Rae Signs Publication Contract with United Music Publishers

Elder Professor of Music, Charles Bodman Rae, has just signed a major publication contract with United Music Publishers (UMP) in the UK. This will result in the commercial publication of the scores of all his works currently represented for sale and hire through the Australian Music Centre in Sydney.

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Elder Conservatorium and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Training Program

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

The ECM is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in an Orchestral Traineeship Program. Selected students will be offered employment pathway opportunities, working within the ASO to acquire and consolidate the performance skills necessary for a professional career within the twenty-first-century symphony orchestra.

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Australian String Quartet at the String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam

Australian String Quartet in Amsterdam

Our Quartet in Residence, the Australian String Quartet, has recently returned from a major international trip taking Australian music to the world stage at the 2024 String Quartet Biennale in Amsterdam – the world's largest celebration of the string quartet artform.

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Adelaide Cello Weekend

The Adelaide Cellists

A huge congratulations to our new cello lecturer Edith Salzmann, who founded and coordinated our first Adelaide Cello Weekend. This wonderful new initiative offered accomplished young cellists the opportunity to participate in ensemble rehearsals and masterclasses over a three-day intensive (Friday 2–Sunday 4 February). 

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Jakub Jankowski's 'Nevermore' to Premiere in Chamber Landscapes Weekend in the Adelaide Festival

Jakub Jankowski

It is a great joy to see ECM alumnus Jakub Jankowski (Bachelor of Music with Honours in Composition; Graduate Diploma in Conducting) go from strength to strength as one of Australia's most commissioned young composers. In addition to being Emerging Composer in Association with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (who will perform his new orchestral work in April), Jakub has also been commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra to write a work for their national tour 'Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach' tour (5–23 September).

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