2023

Articles

What Sinead O'Connor's music taught me about songwriting

Dr Toby Martin, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, explores the extraordinary songwriting of Irish musician Sinead O'Connor.

World-class Schubert expert brings masterclass to the Con

We caught up with world-leading lieder accompanist and Schubert expert, Graham Johnson OBE, ahead of his first appearance at the Con.

Con students share in song, culture and community on Yuwaalaraay country

In April 2023, a group of Sydney Conservatorium of Music students travelled to North-West New South Wales for a ‘wellbeing exchange’.

Con alumni set to compete in world renowned piano competition

This week, Sydney welcomes 32 of the world’s finest young pianists for the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition. Among the exceptional competitors are two graduates of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Leanne Jin and Alexander Yau.

The composition of a lifetime

Soprano, composer and educator Professor Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO FAHA is a driving force in classical music. A champion of First Nations musicians, she is now returning to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 37 years after her graduation.

$3.9 million in funding for ARC Linkage Projects

From investigating the role of the oxytocin receptor in social behaviour and quality of life, to reconnecting Indigenous communities with their cultural heritage.

Opera star Marilyn Richardson makes remarkable return to the stage

Marilyn Richardson, who studied singing and piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, before becoming one of Australia’s finest opera singers, has returned to the stage aged 87 in a new Sydney Theatre Company production.

Race against time to preserve rare Pacific recordings

Language and song archive PARADISEC, led by Dr Amanda Harris and her team at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, celebrates 20 years of safeguarding language and music records for community and researcher access.

Succession: why I deeply love the music of the hit HBO show

Dr Alison Cole, a leading expert on film scores and lecturer in Composition for Creative Industries at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, unpacks the beauty, humour and grandeur in Nicholas Britell's score for hit TV show Succession.

Researcher of Indigenous Australian song receives fellowship

Dr Georgia Curran, an early career researcher, receives Robinson Fellowship for research on Indigenous Australian languages and song. It is the first Robinson Fellowship granted to Sydney Conservatorium of Music.