Concerts tailored for audiences with sensory sensitivities
Community & Creative Engagement April 2026
AMEB Sound Insights
Supporting the next generation of Australian composers
Presented in partnership with the Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB), Sound Insights in April welcomed over 400 young instrumental learners to Melbourne Recital Centre for a day of workshops, master classes, interactive quizzes, and showcase concerts. The day's events focused on AMEB syllabus repertoire and students had the opportunity to meet and work with estemeed Australian musicians and composers including Kristian Chong, Josephine Vains, Calvin Bowman, Aaron Wyatt, Johanna Selleck, Carolyn Morris and Karen Kyriakou
AMEB Sound Insights Day events across Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Primrose Potter Salon & the Foyer
Tech Track
The Push's Amplify Summit held across Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Primrose Potter Salon & the Foyers
Community & Creative Engagement April 2026
Choir 3006
Lunchtime singing sessions for Southbank
Free Music
Day-time Open Rehearsals
April's Free Music artists in the Salon were Melbourne Recital Centre regulars Rubiks Collective. Workshopping a new piece by Connor D'Netto that featured piano, cello, flute, keyboard, vibraphone and electronics, the audience were lucky to have the composer in the room to answer their burning and thought-provoking questions.
Baroque Competition
Performance Competition for Classical Musicians Under 18
Applications for the Baroque Competition closed in April, with over 80 hopefuls from across 5 states vying for a place in the finals in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on Saturday 30 May. The top 9 finalists will be announced shortly on MRC social media channels
A full Primrose Potter Salon for Choir 3006