One of Australia's most adept young conductors Carolyn Watson is well versed in the agreed wisdom that when it comes to classical music, if you can make it in Europe you can make it anywhere.
A new work by pre-eminent composer and National Living Treasure Peter Sculthorpe will be a highlight of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's 2010 concert program - and a jewel in the crown of The Con's 101 Compositions for 100 Years project.
Pilot member of The Con's Open Academy Rising Stars program, Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, has claimed the prestigious Gisborne International Music Competition in Victoria.
Next year's Concert Program - to be officially released this week - outlines more than 180 free and ticketed events - and reaches out beyond Sydney to national and international audiences.
The musical mastery of Paul Rickard-Ford and Natalia Sheludiakova, buttressed by their love of music, will be to the fore when they combine for a world premiere performance of a new piano sonata by eminent Sydney composer Carl Vine.
Students have spoken highly of their experiences as part of the Chamber Orchestra's recent European concert tour - the first international foray by the orchestra in six years.
Rave reviews and standing ovations have been hallmarks of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Chamber Orchestra's landmark European concert tour, which finished on the weekend.
The talent pool of student singers is so deep that no amount of Australian Idols would do it justice, according to one of the nation's most experienced voice trainers, Clarita Derwent.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Chamber Orchestra, led by Maestro Imre Pallo, are currently on a European Tour and will perform at Royal Northern College (Manchester, UK), Conservatoire de Lausanne (Switzerland), Conservatorio N. Paganini (Genoa, Italy), Universitat Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) and Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversitat (Vienna, Austria).
A search has been mounted by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to track down some 2,000 former students who, 20 years on, are now eligible for Alumnus status.
When musician Minah Choe flies out of Sydney on Sunday for performances in Europe she will be renewing a feeling of a "dream come true" denied her eight years ago.
Percussion's asset for fitting the glove of most music ensembles is generating a rising interest in student participation, and a growing demand for international performances, according to eminent musician and mentor Daryl Pratt.
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music has moved into overdrive in fully documenting the outputs of its creative practice - boosting its database by almost 70 per cent in the past few months.
Contemporary classical music is in the throes of a "golden era" with more young composers worldwide writing than ever before, according to pre-eminent American composer John Corigliano, who is visiting Australia.
Internationally acclaimed musician and scholar, Darryl Poulsen, has been lured to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to take on the new position of Associate Dean (Academic/Staffing).
Ros Dunlop, a lecturer in clarinet at The Con, has spent six years recording Timorese indigenous music through a scheme called Music Recovery, in collaboration with composer Martin Wesley-Smith. Their objective of reviving original sounds and songs and putting them to practical contemporary use through the local education system has been given a giant boost through the development of the island country's first music school "Hadahur."
Peter Sculthorpe, pioneer of Australian contemporary music, has been awarded an international prize linked to the historical voyages to the Southern Seas ordered by the Spanish crown in the 17th century.
The internationally acclaimed flautist Alexa Still is preparing to take-on the lead role in John Corigliano's orchestral epic The Pied Piper Fantasy in Sydney in August as part of The Con's 2009 Concert Series.
The global 101 Compositions for 100 Years project has taken to the stage for the first time, with a world premiere performance of X Suite by The Con's Michael Duke and David Howie.
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One of Australia's most adept young conductors Carolyn Watson is well versed in the agreed wisdom that when it comes to classical music, if you can make it in Europe you can make it anywhere.
Pilot member of The Con's Open Academy Rising Stars program, Xenia Deviatkina-Loh, has claimed the prestigious Gisborne International Music Competition in Victoria.
Next year's Concert Program - to be officially released this week - outlines more than 180 free and ticketed events - and reaches out beyond Sydney to national and international audiences.
Rave reviews and standing ovations have been hallmarks of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Chamber Orchestra's landmark European concert tour, which finished on the weekend.
The talent pool of student singers is so deep that no amount of Australian Idols would do it justice, according to one of the nation's most experienced voice trainers, Clarita Derwent.
A search has been mounted by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to track down some 2,000 former students who, 20 years on, are now eligible for Alumnus status.
When musician Minah Choe flies out of Sydney on Sunday for performances in Europe she will be renewing a feeling of a "dream come true" denied her eight years ago.
Percussion's asset for fitting the glove of most music ensembles is generating a rising interest in student participation, and a growing demand for international performances, according to eminent musician and mentor Daryl Pratt.
Contemporary classical music is in the throes of a "golden era" with more young composers worldwide writing than ever before, according to pre-eminent American composer John Corigliano, who is visiting Australia.
Australia has embarked on an epic undertaking to generate more than 100 new musical works that will influence public appreciation around the globe.
Ros Dunlop, a lecturer in clarinet at The Con, has spent six years recording Timorese indigenous music through a scheme called Music Recovery, in collaboration with composer Martin Wesley-Smith. Their objective of reviving original sounds and songs and putting them to practical contemporary use through the local education system has been given a giant boost through the development of the island country's first music school "Hadahur."
Peter Sculthorpe, pioneer of Australian contemporary music, has been awarded an international prize linked to the historical voyages to the Southern Seas ordered by the Spanish crown in the 17th century.
The internationally acclaimed flautist Alexa Still is preparing to take-on the lead role in John Corigliano's orchestral epic The Pied Piper Fantasy in Sydney in August as part of The Con's 2009 Concert Series.
The global 101 Compositions for 100 Years project has taken to the stage for the first time, with a world premiere performance of X Suite by The Con's Michael Duke and David Howie.