Welcome to Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is a creative hub for musicians and scholars, a magical and inspired place where talented musicians and researchers of tomorrow can develop their skills in a fertile academic and performance environment.
The strength and heart of the Sydney Conservatorium is our talented faculty with their significant contributions to research, creative activity and outstanding teaching. Our faculty includes award-winning performers and composers, world-class scholars and acclaimed musicians with high-level contacts in the music world, spanning Europe, the USA and Asia.
With an internationally benchmarked degree or diploma from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, our students can be confident that their education will stand them in good stead the world over.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Composition
Creating new music is a vital part of studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The staff of the Composition and Music Technology Unit includes some of Australia’s most gifted and widely recognised composers who work in media ranging from instrumental and vocal to electronic and electroacoustic music. The Composition and Music Technology Unit teaches all facets of musical composition, encouraging advanced students to specialise and create more ambitious work. Our students learn composition in a nurturing community with ample opportunity to perform their work.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Jazz
The Jazz Studies program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is one of the oldest and most highly regarded jazz programs in Australia. Students work alongside some of Australia’s best-known jazz musicians and composers and are trained in improvisation, ensemble playing and repertoire development. Studies in aural, harmony and history subjects support these skills. The aim is for each student to achieve both artistic individuality and a high level of musical literacy. Students benefit from small numbers for maximum contact with staff and fellow players.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Performance
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is a creative hub for musicians and scholars, a magical and inspired place where talented musicians and researchers of tomorrow can develop their skills in a fertile academic and performance environment.
The strength and heart of the Sydney Conservatorium is our talented faculty with their significant contributions to research, creative activity and outstanding teaching. Our faculty includes award-winning performers and composers, world-class scholars and acclaimed musicians with high-level contacts in the music world, spanning Europe, the USA and Asia.
With an internationally benchmarked degree or diploma from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, our students can be confident that their education will stand them in good stead the world over.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Music Education
Music educators train the musicians of tomorrow. Our Music Education Unit immerses students in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s melting pot of performance, composition and teaching. While preparing to become accredited classroom teachers, our music education students undertake a principal study in performance (jazz or classical), musicology or composition
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Secret Tips
It's Open Day at the Con this Saturday! We asked two of our students to find some secret tips on how to apply, prepare for your audition and generally have a great time at the Con! #getinthegroove
Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Opera and Vocal Studies
The Vocal and Opera Studies Unit reflects the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s strong commitment to singing, an environment in which our students have excelled (Dame Joan Sutherland is the most famous example). Together with the Opera School of the Sydney Conservatorium, the Vocal and Opera Studies Unit develops skills in a wide range of repertoire and performance types from the recital to the opera stage. Our students come from all states of Australia and overseas, attracted by a teaching staff with wide experience as concert and operatic artists and outstanding pedagogues, all of whom have had distinguished careers. Many of our teachers are still active as performers with repertoire interests ranging from the early Renaissance to contemporary classical music.
Jandamarra - Sing for the Country: Ngalanybarra Muwayi.u
Jandamarra - Sing for the Country: Ngalanybarra Muwayi.u
[Close Captioned: See settings for English surtitles]
Paul Stanhope - composer
Traditional music used with permission of the Bunuba People
Steve Hawke - librettist and producer, with the Bunuba People who own the Jandamarra story
Phil Thomson - director
Elizabeth Scott - conductor
Simon Lobelson - baritone
Emmanuel Brown - Jandamarra
Patsy Bedford - Jini
Margaret Mills - Mary Bligh
Peter Docker - Richardson
Lachlan Massey - Lindsay
Mataika Wymarra-Gerrie - Young Jandamarra
Yilimbirri Ensemble dancers - Darren Andrews, Davin Andrews, Justin Andrews, Keith Andrews, Roderick Andrews, Joshua ‘Mossie’ Brown; singers - Kristin Andrews (lead singer and clapsticks), Dillon Andrews, Justine Brown, Selina Middleton, June Oscar; dijeridu - Jamal McCarthy.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra Sydney Conservatorium of Music Choir and Chamber Choir Sydney Children’s Choir
Sydney Children’s Choir Young Men’s Choir
VOX, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Bunuba Cultural Enterprises participation was supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Jandamarra is a legend of the Bunuba people. We remember him as a great warrior, and
as a clever and courageous leader who defended our country against overwhelming odds. We remember him as a Jalgangurru, a man bestowed with spiritual powers that owed from the timeless law of our country, who could disappear, transform into a bird and shield himself from deadly weapons. He grew up at the time when the pastoralists were first laying claim to our country. It was the frontier; a time of violence and great upheavals. He was only in his mid twenties when he was gunned down, but in his short life he created a legacy that will never be forgotten.
He was born around 1873. At about the age of 11, Jandamarra and his mother came in from the bush to live on Lennard River Station, one of the earliest pastoral stations in the Kimberley. Jandamarra became a strong horseman, a crack shot and a competent English speaker. But after this first taste of station life, he returned to join the Bunuba still living a traditional life, outside the control of the stations. He was caught up in a police raid, and served time in Derby in jail for sheep-stealing.
When he eventually returned to his country, he worked at Lillimooloora Station with Bill Richardson. When Richardson joined the police force, Jandamarra became his tracker. As a tracker, he helped the police capture many of our ancestors – his own people – taken away in chains to distant gaols, many never to be seen again. It was in this period that he became known as a reckless womaniser who outed the kinship and skin laws.
His close but uneasy friendship with Richardson came to a dramatic end. In late 1894 the pair succeeded in capturing a group which included virtually all of the most senior Bunuba leaders and elders. During the night of October 31 1894, he chose to return to us. He shot Richardson, armed the Bunuba people and began a guerilla campaign against the European invaders.
Jandamarra’s first major act of war was a direct confrontation – the battle of Windjana Gorge on 16 November 1894 – between 30 armed police and a large group of the Bunuba in which he was very badly wounded. He recovered, but the appalling and indiscriminate reprisal killings of Aboriginal people throughout the Fitzroy River valley led Jandamarra to develop different tactics. The Bunuba now targeted property, crops and stock, and harassed and ‘stalked’ the pastoralists without causing human casualties. In this way they tied down the progress of pastoral expansion for over three years. Jandamarra developed an almost superhuman reputation amongst white settlers and police for his ability to elude them.
He was finally tracked down and killed on 1 April 1897 when the police brought in another Aboriginal tracker, Mingo Mick, who had equally legendary powers.
It is over a century since he was killed. But he has been an inspiration to us down through the decades, remembered in stories, in dances, in songs traditional and contemporary, and now in this play. Jandamarra’s extraordinary position – poised between the white and black worlds – makes him a compelling tragic hero. And it makes this story one of the most dramatic of all the tales of the nineteenth-century conflict between Aboriginal people and white settlers.
The definitive historical account of his story is Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance written by Howard Petersen in collaboration with Bunuba elder Banjo Woorunmurra, published by Magabala Books.
© Bunuba Cultural Enterprises
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Centenary Birthday Message - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Celebrate 100 years of the Sydney Con!
In 2015 the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of the oldest and most prestigious music schools in Australia, is celebrating our 100th birthday. To mark this historic milestone and 100 years of music teaching and performance, the Con and the University of Sydney will present a number of special fanfare events featuring concerts, music premieres and exceptional guest musicians.
Stay tuned with What’s on at the Con and be the first to hear about the 2015 program when it is released in December 2014.
And don’t forget to save 6 May 2015 for a very special event on our actual birthday!
WE DABBED (Performed) IN THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE!
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We decided to document the week leading up to our performance in the Sydney Opera House. With next year's world tour, we decided to vlog our adventures - starting with this one. Vlog #1
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Eddy & Brett
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Vivid Sydney 2017 Australia - Royal Botanic Garden Light Festival
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Vivid Sydney Festival is the largest event of its kind in the world.
Vivid Sydney is an annual event of light, music and ideas.
Vivid Sydney Light Festival transforms the city into a wonderland of light art sculptures and grand-scale projections for every body to enjoy.
Sydney Festival of Light offers a cutting-edge contemporary music program and the spectacular illumination of city iconic architecture including Harbour Bridge, Luna Park, Darling Harbour, Martin Place and the sails of Sydney Opera House..
Vivid Sydney - Light Festival is a World Wide most spectacular International event.
Circular Quay is a harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Circular Quay area is a popular neighborhood for tourism and is made up of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants.
Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange.
Circular Quay is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is one of the main congregation points for Sydney New Year's Eve.Circular Quay is also the home of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art and the City of Sydney Library
Martin Place is a central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place is the civic heart of Sydney.
Martin Place has become a national Australian icon in popular culture for attracting high-end film and television productions and actors to the area. Martin Place runs between George Street and Macquarie Street.
Martin Place has a large collection of buildings of various styles, from neo-classical to contemporary.
George Street, Elizabeth Street, and Castlereagh Street, which cross Martin Place, are all major bus routes in Sydney's CBD.
The water fountain on Pitt Street was featured in the film The Matrix, where Neo is distracted by the Woman in the Red Dress. The fountain has been rebuilt since the film was made. Martin Place was also the location of the final fight between Neo and Agent Smith in The Matrix Revolutions.
Vivid Sydney - Festival of Light was inaugurated in 2009, an initiative of Tourism NSW (currently Destination NSW) to boost the number of foreign tourists.
Autumn Leaves - Conservatorium of Music (Sydney) audition
My audition piece for the con 2011. Little bit iffy in some parts of solo but can't be perfect everywhere :P
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Centenary Birthday Message - Lyn Williams + Sydney Children's Choir
Celebrate 100 years of the Sydney Con!
In 2015 the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of the oldest and most prestigious music schools in Australia, is celebrating our 100th birthday. To mark this historic milestone and 100 years of music teaching and performance, the Con and the University of Sydney will present a number of special fanfare events featuring concerts, music premieres and exceptional guest musicians.
Stay tuned with What’s on at the Con and hear about our 2015 program.
Symphony No. 8 (2008) - D. Maslanka (1943-2017)
The SCM Wind Symphony conducted by Dr. John P. Lynch perform the Australian premiere of David Maslanka's Symphony No. 8.
3 May, 2018
Verbrugghen Hall
Perth College performance at Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The PC Intermediate Band and Camerata departed on Sunday to spend a week in Sydney for the 2017 Australian International Music Festival, which includes workshops and exchanges with schools from across the country as well as China, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore and the USA - a fantastic musical and cultural experience.
Our girls are performing at venues across the city such as the Sydney Opera House, Maritime Museum and Darling Harbour.
Their week will culminate with a closing concert, at which the girls will join a mass choir.
In this video, the girls are performing with students from California's Cathedral City High School, at the Conservatorium of Music's Verbruggen Hall. CCHS has 65 students participating in the tour, ranging in age from 14 to 18. They rehearse for an hour each day. PC's tour members range from 11 to 14 and rehearse for 45 minutes once a week. In this workshop, both bands have exchanged repertoire and have been conducted by both PC and CCHS Music Directors. The PC girls introduced their new friends to Vegemite after the event!
Barbara Lister Sink, In Recital at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music — January 15th, 2013
Barbara Lister Sink Performs the Music of Scriabin, Schönberg, Ravel, Grainger, and Chaminade, Live in Recital at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Sydney, Australia - January 15th, 2013 -
Program:
• Preludes, Op. 11 - Alexander Scriabin:
No. 12 in G-sharp Minor
No.1 in C Major
No. 10 in C-sharp Minor
No. 7 in A Major
No. 21 in B-flat Major
No. 14 in E-flat Minor
• Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11, No.1 - Mässig - Arnold Schönberg
• Gaspard de la nuit - I. Ondine - Maurice Ravel
• Colonial Song - Percy Grainger
• Tune from County Derry Danny Boy - Percy Grainger
• Sonata in C Minor, Op. 21 - Cécile Chaminade
I. Allegro Appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegro
Contemporary Music at the Con
Introducing our new Bachelor of Music in 2018!
Our renewed four-year Bachelor of Music allows you to become a broadly educated musician, learning a range of skills in various music and arts-related contexts and professions to prepare you for a career in music.
Check out our contemporary music program and learn more about the music of today.
Study with the best in the business. Whether you want to be on stage or behind the scenes producing and writing songs, you will have access to a diverse range of music industry practitioners who will help you produce your own exciting and original music.
Not only can you study a range of music subjects with us, you will get to meet a whole new world of students from the Conservatorium, and across the University of Sydney’s many other areas of study. The course is structured to allow you the flexibility to study music and a range of electives such as art, history or design. We want to prepare you for a variety of new careers, some of which may only exist in the near future.
VIVID 2017 - Conservatorium of Music Sydney
Dulcineasdiarycontinued - Monday 29th May 2017 . VIVID 2017 projections on the Conservatorium of Music on the way out of the Royal Botanic Gardens Lightwalk
First Light at Uluru - Katia Beaugeais
The SCM Wind Symphony conducted by Dr. John P. Lynch perform the world premiere of Katia Beaugeais's First Light at Uluru for Wind Symphony. The work was jointly commissioned by Dr. Lynch, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and Matt Klohs for a premiere performance at the ANBOC Festival on 24 September 2016 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Originally composed for the Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra in 2015 for performances at the XVII World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg featuring thirty saxophonists, the Selmer Saxophone Showrooms in Paris, and in a joint concert with the Royal Northern College of Music Saxophone Orchestra in England, Beaugeais’s First Light at Uluru has been recreated into a new work of its own, showcasing the wind symphony in a new and innovative way.
24 September, 2016
Verbrugghen Hall
Con students give Lorde the green light
A group of University of Sydney music students recently had the opportunity of surprising singer-songwriter Lorde with a special performance during a Sydney visit by the international artist.
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music students were invited by 2DAY FM to play their own orchestral rendition of the chorus from Lorde’s hit single Green Light as part of the surprise organised by the Sydney radio station.