Queensland Conservatorium Concert Season 2015

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WELCOME TO THE QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM PERFORMANCE SEASON FOR 2015...

As Australia’s most comprehensive Conservatoire, we showcase the work of our outstanding faculty, talented students, notable alumni and distinguished guest artists in a smorgasbord of performances.

Throughout the year, our audiences will witness the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in full flight – under the direction of Maestro Johannes Fritzsch - and the Conservatorium Opera School in May and August. Our Musical Theatre students present almost 100 performances, including the classic A Chorus Line, alongside Blood Brothers and Rent. You’ll be charmed by new work, fascinated by jazz and intrigued by music technology. World music also features with performances of music from Java and Brazil; and don't miss our new series, Amazing Women. The season concludes with a celebration of our year’s work in the Conservatorium Gala Concert.

We invite you to join us for a year of exuberant music making!

Scott Harrison Director Queensland Conservatorium

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FEBRUARY/MARCH

WED 25.02

FRI 27.02

WED 04.03

WED 04.03

FRI 06.03

Essence: Mozart it Ain’t

6.30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Ysolt Clark and Ben Marks will present outrageous new pieces for horn and trombone including Scelsi’s Quattro Pezzi for solo horn and Richard Barrett’s Basalt for solo trombone. $15/$10 at the door

WED 11.03

Jazz Series: Onshore 1

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Jazz department of the Queensland Conservatorium is pleased to open their semester 1 series with a special event during orientation week, featuring alumni, staff and students. $15/$10 at the door

Essence: Let the Darkness Out

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Emma Di Marco and Catherine Likhuta unite to present the Australian premiere of Likhuta’s new compositions for saxophone/piano duo.

Likhuta: Let the Darkness Out (2011) Likhuta: Me Disagrees (2010) Likhuta: Motions (2010) Likhuta: Under the Blue (2014/2015) Likhuta: Snapshots (2014/2015) Admission free

Clocked Out: In Patterns of Shade

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Clocked Out and Janet McKay present contemporary Australian and American works for flute, percussion and piano. Janet McKay, flute; Clocked Out Duo - Erik Griswold, prepared piano, Vanessa Tomlinson, percussion. $15/$10 at the door

Amazing Women 1: Women in Music

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Muses Trio celebrate music by women, performed by women, featuring Chaminade, Beath, Beach, Kapralova, Gubaidulina, Tailleferre, and a premiere by Cecile Eton. $15/$10 at the door

Alumni in Focus: Lateo

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Internationally renowned drummer/percussionist Joe Marchisella is joined by a hand-selected group consisting of Dave Galea (bass), Dave Spicer (piano), Toby Wren (guitar) and Paul Lin (bass marimba/percussion). Lateo will present a mix of contemporary original music as well as some contemporary jazz standards. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Lunch at the Opera 12.03 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A collection of excerpts, ensembles and solos from the opera repertoire.

Admission free

THURS Alumni in Focus: 12.03 Popular Works for Trumpet & Piano

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall John Coulton and Brieley Cutting, both graduates of the Queensland Conservatorium, met back in 1997 and now dedicate part of their busy performing careers to working together as a permanent duo. Repertoire includes Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Mendez's La Virgin de la Macarena and Tico Tico by Abreu. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Coisa Linda: The Beautiful 12.03 Sounds of Brazil

7.30pm Foyer Coisa Linda is a Brazilian Jazz ensemble which plays Samba and Bossa Nova. The group makes the joyful and vibrant music from Brazil come to life in the most authentic way: Brazilian music played by Brazilians.

Free event / Bar open

FRI 13.03

Kawai Piano Series: Stefan Cassomenos

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Pianist Stefan Cassomenos will present a recital of music by Haydn, Prokofiev, Ligeti and Vine. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

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FRI 13.03

MuTech: Thinking in Sound

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall Sound is experiencing a renaissance in the philosophy of knowledge. If seeing is believing, then hearing is understanding.

Come and listen to the thoughts of MuTech research students laid out in sonic form. $5 at the door

SUN 22.03

THURS National Piano Trio 19.03 of Australia – Visions

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Faron Swingler, Ngaio Toombes and Donislav Zelimir Wolfenstein perform Rachmaninov’s Elique Piano Trio No.2, Chopin’s Piano Trio and Winter and Spring by Piazolla.

Admission free

WED 25.03

THURS Essence: 19.03 Morton Feldman – For John Cage

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Legendary American minimalist, Morton Feldman’s epic eighty minute work for violin and piano For John Cage performed by Graeme Jennings (violin) and Alex Raineri (piano). $15/$10 at the door

FRI 20.03

FRI 20.03

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Jazz Series: 18 Wheels

WED 25.03

Jan Delpratt: A Celebration

2pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This year, we celebrate the 80th birthday of Emeritus Professor Janet Delpratt AM, Doctor of the University. A student of the Conservatorium in it's infancy and longserving staff member, Janet has produced some of Australia's finest singers. She has served in leadership roles across the institution, including an extended period as Acting Director (1993-1996). In this unique event, we bring together past students who have worked with Janet over the course of the institution's history.

Admission Free

Lunaire Collective: Classic Wind Quintets

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This program by Ensemble in Residence, the Lunaire Collective, features Barber’s classic and well-loved Wind Quintet along with the colourful and vibrant Sextet for Winds and Piano by Martinu.

Admission free

Alan Bennett & Hye-Seon Choi

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A recital by visiting artists Alan Bennett (tenor) and HyeSeon Choi (piano). $15/$10 at the door

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall 18 Wheels began in 1997 with a repertoire that mixed hardtruckin’ hillbilly hymns with southern gospel, and Gene Pitney with Buffy Saint Marie. Why is 18 Wheels in the jazz series you may ask? They’re here to show us they like all good forms of music, ‘country and western’, and that the roots of all these genres are connected. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Trumpet, Trombone & Horn 26.03 Ensembles Lunchtime Concert

John Gilfedder: A Retrospective

THURS Jonathan Dimond & Tripataka 26.03 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Staff, students, alumni and community celebrate the life of composer John Gilfedder, his quarter century lecturing at the Conservatorium and seven decades of international acclaim. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This concert showcases the many talents of the Queensland Conservatorium Brass department. An eclectic musical offering can be expected.

Admission free

Tripataka performs original compositions by the band members and unique arrangements of jazz repertoire with an Indian flavour. $15/$10 at the door

FEBRUARY/MARCH

Clocked Out celebrates 15 years of musical adventures In Melbourne, 2000, Clocked Out presented their first concert with the unique blend of improvisation, jazz, new music and performance that has become their signature.

Fifteen years later, they have premiered more than one hundred Australian works, and introduced many international composers to Australian audiences, been on more than twenty international tours, collaborated with musicians from China, Iceland, Mexico, New Zealand and Spain to name a few, and produced eight award-winning albums. Directed by Erik Griswold (composer/ prepared pianist) and Vanessa Tomlinson (percussionist), they are one of Australia’s most diverse and intriguing groups.

March 4 In Patterns of Shade August 26 Music of the Pacific Rim October 8 Lonesome Cowboy

THURS Alumni in Focus: 26.03 The Tinderbox Spark

7.30pm Foyer Lauren Istvandity (vocals) and Lachlan Bell (guitar) have set about creating open yet accessible compositions in the form of The Tinderbox Spark. The group have just recorded their first album which explores vocal jazz in a live recording setting, and captures the natural space of Applewood Studio’s converted church soundscape.

Free event / Bar open

FRI 27.03

Photo credit: Greg Harm

FRI 27.03

Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Peter Morris conducts the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 (soloist: Ayesha Gough), Mozart: Symphony No.25 plus works by Sculthorpe and Grainger. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Mark Applebaum

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Stanford Professor of Composition Mark Applebaum delves into the realms of gesture, unorthodox concert sound, found objects and extreme graphic notation, creating a musical universe all of his own. This concert will feature the composer alongside musical colleagues Erik Griswold, Graeme Jennings, Ben Marks and Vanessa Tomlinson. $15/$10 at the door *Bookings: conevents.com.au or call qtix on 136 246. Transaction fees may apply

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WED 01.04 WED 01.04

Wind Lunchtime

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium wind students.

Admission free

Kawai Piano Series: Goldbergs Reloaded

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Stephen Emmerson’s arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations for two pianos interspersed with a selection of contemporary pieces from “13 ways of looking at the Goldberg”. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

THURS Inside the Collaboration 02.04 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

In this performance, Flautists Michal Rosiak, Janet McKay and friends explore the symbiotic relationship between composer and the performer. $15/$10 at the door

WED 15.04 WED 15.04

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String Lunchtime

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium string students.

Admission free

Essence: Cohesive Inclusions 3

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall With the first two instalments in 2007 and 2011 resounding successes, world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and esteemed Conservatorium staff Jose McLaughlin and John Stefulj return, captivating with unique multigenre music through spontaneous improvising to create seamless soundscapes of themes, space, flow, grooves and emotive textures. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Brass Band/Brass Ensemble 16.04 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium brass students.

Admission free

THURS Music on Music 16.04 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

From harmony, from Heav’nly harmony This universal frame began. (Dryden) Handel’s Ode for St Cecilia’s Day, a cantata in praise of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, extols her lofty art and marries it with Virtue, a common association of the period.

The supporting program of songs both confirms and rebukes this association. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Musical Theatre: 16.04- 3rd Year Singing Concert 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre SAT Join us for an evening of song from our talented students.

18.04 Bookings: Musical Theatre Department 07 3735 3224 or musical.theatre@griffith.edu.au

FRI 17.04

Essence: Castles in the Air: Music & Architecture

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall The first concert of a projected series, featuring works associated with Music & Architecture, stemming from research and creations of composers Mark Wolf, Gerardo Dirié and guests. The concert includes works from all periods with an emphasis on new works. $15/$10 at the door

APRIL

WED 22.04

WED 22.04

Essence: Brass Trio

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The first of two concerts for this newly formed chamber group. This concert presents standard repertoire and arrangements for the relatively under utilised combination of trumpet, french horn and trombone. Featuring Conservatorium staff Sarah Butler, Peter Luff and Gregory Aitken, who are also active professional performers. $15/$10 at the door

Alumni in Focus: Une Soirée Intime

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Sarah Court and Therese Milanovic will present an intimate recital of songs from the new world steeped in the nostalgic, sensual aura of the old. The song cycles by Michael Vinten (New Zealand) and Louise Denson (Australia) evoke the subtle ecstasies and agonies of love and desire. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Piano Lunchtime 23.04 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium piano students.

Admission free

THURS Sounds in Space 23.04 7.30pm Foyer

The New Music Ensemble perform works developed through a new collaborative course with 3rd year Architecture students exploring sound and space.

Free event. Bar open

FRI 24.04

TUES 28.04FRI 01.05

Amazing Women 2

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Amazing Women concert series is a chance to hear the very latest new music from across the globe composed by women. Each concert will be performed by staff, graduates and students, featuring Queensland Conservatorium ensembles in an amazing exploration of current musical trends from all corners of the world. Composers include Hannah Kulenty, Rebecca Saunders, Gabrielle Ortiz, Chaya Czenowin and Melody Eotvos among others. $15/$10 at the door

WED 29.04 WED 29.04

Musical Theatre: Working: A Musical

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre ‘When you ask most people who they are, they define themselves by their job.’ We all need to earn money. Sometimes we love it; sometimes we loathe it. Working celebrates our search for meaning and satisfaction in the daily grind.’

From the book by Studs Terkel.

Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso.

With additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg.

Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor.

By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY).

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Guitar Lunchtime

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium guitar students.

Admission free

Kawai Piano Series: Yitzhak Yedid

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Israeli Australian composer of classical music and jazz pianist Yitzhak Yedid performs a selection of his own compositions and improvisations. $25/$14.50 *Bookings:conevents.com.au

THURS Anything But The Trout 30.04 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A concert of single movements of piano quintets for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano by Hummel, Farrenc, Onslow, Goetz and Ries ending with a full performance of Vaughan Williams’ Piano Quintet in C minor. The performance will also feature Introduction and Variations on Carnival of Venice by Giovanni Bottesini for solo double bass and piano. $15/$10 at the door

*Bookings: conevents.com.au or call qtix on 136 246. Transaction fees may apply

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FRI 01.05

WED 06.05

Essence: Ba Da Boom: Reich Drumming

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Drumming (1970) is one of the seminal musical works of the 20th century. Inspired by Ghanaian drumming, Gamelan, and evolving experiments in minimalism, Steve Reich created a mesmerising, pulsating sound journey. Performed by twelve percussionists from Ba Da Boom, and directed by Vanessa Tomlinson, this is a rare seventy minute performance that everyone should experience live. $15/$10 at the door

Essence: Piano and Strings

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This concert showcases staff of the Queensland Conservatorium and highlights the residency of violist Caroline Henbest.

Bridge: Piano Quintet in D minor Brahms: Piano Quintet Op.34 in F minor $15/$10 at the door

THURS Sounds of Java 07.05 1.05pm Foyer

Be transported by the shimmering sounds of the Queensland Conservatorium Javanese Gamelan Ensemble performing traditional pieces from the classical Javanese gamelan repertoire under the direction of our distinguished visiting artist Dr Joko Susilo.

Admission free

FRI 08.05

FRI 08.05

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Kawai Piano Series: Silver Garburg Duo

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The internationally acclaimed Silver-Garburg piano duo will present a program of music by Liszt, Schubert and Saint SaĂŤns. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Conservatorium Wind Orchestra: Extreme Makeovers

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre The Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, directed by Peter Morris present a performance including: Johan De Meij, Extreme Makeover; Bob Margolis, Terpsichore (After Praetorius). $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

MAY

WED 13.05

WED 13.05

Jazz Series: Raised Voices & In-Voices

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Conservatorium’s premiere jazz vocal ensembles Raised Voices and In-Voices present a double bill of unique compositions and arrangements for the genre.

Admission free

Essence: I Thought I Heard a Magpie Call

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A recital of heritage Australian art songs with Margaret Schindler and Philip Mayers. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 15.05

SAT 16.05SAT 23.05

THURS MuTech: Live Electronic Music 14.05 1.05pm Foyer

Move over DJs, the Conservatorium’s Live Electronic Music ensemble move beyond the platters to deliver groove-laden glitch-hop created before your very ears.

Admission free

THURS Essence: 14.05 Abject Desire

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Abject desire is a recital by Jessica Aszodi (soprano) featuring specially commissioned compositions for voice and electronics by some of Australia’s most innovative composers: Anthony Pateras, James Rushford, Jeanette Little and Alex Garsden (all works will receive their Queensland premieres in this concert). $15/$10 at the door

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 1 14.05 7.30pm Foyer

Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

FRI 15.05

HD Duo

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Saxophonist Michael Duke and pianist David Howie perform works from their latest CD of Australian music. Joined by the Conservatorium’s own Diana Tolmie this makes for a compelling trio. Colours and textures depicting the Australian landscape dominate their rendition. $15/$10 at the door

WED 20.05

Jazz Series: Department Showcase

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre For this event the very best of the jazz department will be on show in the grand setting of the Conservatorium Theatre.

The department will present a collage of acts featuring vocal and instrumental students in large and small ensemble settings. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Musical Theatre: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre Follow Miss Mona Stangley and her girls as they fight a group of do-gooders, led by crusading television reporter Melvin P. Thorpe, to save their little Whorehouse from closure.

Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall By arrangement with Origin™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Inc. This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Jazz Series: The Sweetness of Things Half-Remembered

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Rafael Karlen presents a suite of works for String Quartet, improvising pianist and saxophonist.

Admission free

THURS Composition Lunchtime 21.05 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium composition students.

Admission free

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 2 21.05 7.30pm Foyer

Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

*Bookings: conevents.com.au or call qtix on 136 246. Transaction fees may apply 9

International Maestro Johannes Fritzsch returns to Queensland Throughout the 2015 concert season, we have the privilege and honour of welcoming esteemed Conductor Johannes Fritzsch to our stage.

In addition to joining us for a series of symphonic concerts featuring Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Maestro Fritzsch will also take the helm of our annual opera production, where he will delight in conducting Engelbert Humperdinck’s beloved classic Hansel and Gretel.

Mo. Fritzsch’s illustrious career spans orchestras and opera companies around the world including Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Opera Bastille Paris, the Royal Opera Stockholm, both the Swedish and Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique Strassbourg, the Orchestra National de Montpellier, the Orchestra National du Capitole de Toulouse, and each of Australia’s State Symphony Orchestras.

Mo. Fritzsch is also no stranger to Queensland’s cultural climate, having undertaken a seven year tenure with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, which upon completion in 2014, saw him appointed Conductor Laureate.

May 29 - An Alpine Symphony with Johannes Fritzsch and the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra August 16 - Hansel and Gretel with Johannes Fritzsch and Conservatorium Opera School October 16 - Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra with Johannes Fritzsch 10

MAY

FRI 22.05

FRI 22.05SAT 23.05

WED 27.05

WED 27.05

Kawai Piano Series: Avan Yu

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Recital of music by Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann and Brett Dean by the former winner of the Sydney International Piano competition. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Val Machin Opera Scenes: Coronation of Poppea

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre A presentation of excerpts from Monteverdi’s Coronation of Poppea, directed by Queensland Conservatorium's movement and stagecraft expert, Anna Sweeney, with music prepared and directed by Jill Stoll. A real treat for lovers of early music. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Divertimenti

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with the Conservatorium’s premier string ensemble Divertimenti, directed by Graeme Jennings.

Admission free

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 3 28.05 7.30pm Foyer

Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

FRI 29.05

FRI 29.05

THURS Piano Lunchtime 28.05 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium piano students.

Admission free

THURS MuTech: Interactive Music 28.05 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

First year music technology students explore musical interactions between human and machine as they present a concert of live electronic and electro-acoustic music controlled by all manner of interesting instruments and devices. $15/$10 at the door

*Bookings: conevents.com.au or call qtix on 136 246. Transaction fees may apply

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra is embarking on their 2nd international tour culminating with a performance at the World Saxophone Congress in Strasbourg, France. World premieres of music by Brisbane composers – Thomas Green, Louise Denson, Robert Burrell, Andrew Ball and many more – will demonstrate the versatility and dedication this group has to offer. $15/$10 at the door

An Alpine Symphony with Johannes Fritzsch and the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Maestro Johannes Fritzsch conducts the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony and Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor with soloist Georgia Ostenfeld. $25/$14.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

MuTech Electronic Instruments

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Explorations into the old, the new, the borrowed, and the blue. Come and hear the sonic joyfulness of DIY electronic instruments and new music created especially for them. This is the emerging music of tomorrow - here today. $15/$10 at the door

Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra Farewell Concert

FRI 29.05 2:30pm

SAT 30.05 7:30pm

SUN 31.05

Musical Theatre: Song and Scene

Burke St Studio Theatre Join the Foundation Course students as they transport you on a wonderful journey through Song and Scene. This cleverly crafted collage of pieces will take you on an emotional rollercoaster and showcases the talent of this, our newest group of young performers. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Essence: Brahms Liebeslieder Op.52

3.00pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall Alumni and Head of Voice, Margaret Schindler, joins the students of the Vocal Department, for a program that will feature the Liebeslieder Op.52 by Johannes Brahms, a celebrated work for solo voice and voices in combination, with piano accompaniment. $15/$10 at the door

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WED 03.06 WED 03.06

Con Chorus

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with the Conservatorium’s choral students.

Admission free

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 4 04.06 with Young Con

7.30pm Foyer Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department. Jazz ensembles from the Young Conservatorium will also join the program on this occasion.

Free event / bar open

Lunaire Collective: Romantic Revue

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This program features the Lunaire Collective in its expanded form with winds, brass, strings and piano in a sublimely romantic journey featuring Schubert’s wonderful octet and Martinu’s jazzy Revue de Cuisine. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 05.06

THURS String Lunchtime 04.06 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with the Conservatorium’s string students.

Admission free

THURS Australian Piano Duo 04.06 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

With a shared passion of folk-influenced repertoire, Dr Vicky Yang and Maggie Chen will play repertoire that includes Betty Beath’s New Work on Two Pianos (World Premiere), A Taiwanese folk Suite and Yellow River Piano Concerto for two pianos. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 12.06FRI 19.06 7.30pm

SAT 20.06 2.30pm & 7.30pm

FRI 26.06 7.30pm

SAT 27.06 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Lyrebird Trio: Ghosts & Memories

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Lyrebird Trio makes a welcome concert return to the Queensland Conservatorium, after their recent residency and recording at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada, presenting two masterworks of the repertoire.

Taking its name after its ‘ghostly’ slow movement, Beethoven’s D major trio is a favourite of the chamber repertoire, with its dramatic contrasts and symphonic scale.

Smetana’s passionate, life-affirming Piano Trio is dedicated to the memory of his musically-precocious daughter, who had tragically passed at the age of four from scarlet fever. $15/$10 at the door

Musical Theatre: Con2theCabaret

Burke St Studio Theatre Second year Musical Theatre students present a blend of traditional, contemporary and never-before heard arrangements of some of the world’s most evocative and treasured songs.

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Musical Theatre: We’re On Now!

Burke St Studio Theatre Featuring the fresh faces of the Musical Theatre Department, our enthusiastic first year students take you on a journey through the ever-changing musical theatre landscape.

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

JUNE / JULY

Spotlight on the stars of Queensland Conservatorium This season we introduce Alumni in Focus - a new series of concerts showcasing stellar alumni who have forged impressive careers on the stages and concert halls across the globe.

We welcome back the award-winning Lyrebird Trio, featuring Glenn Christiansen (violin), Simon Cobcroft (cello) and Angela Turner (piano), who will perform three concerts including Ghosts and Memories, a haunting concert of chamber repertoire from Beethoven and Smetana.

London-based tenor, Dominic Walsh, will visit us direct from the English Touring Opera’s production of La Boheme to perform Schubert’s popular song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin about a young man and his doomed love for the miller’s daughter.

Our famed jazz department will also be represented with distinguished composer and performer Toby Wren, who with his self-titled trio will deliver a thrilling and unexpected performance of jazz and new music compositions.

June 5 - Lyrebird Trio, August 13 - Toby Wren Ensemble, August 20 - Dominic Walsh

MON 13.07

WED 29.07

Nancy Weir Centenary Celebration

6.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Join past students of this doyen of piano pedagogues in a celebration of her contribution to the life of the Conservatorium and beyond. $25/$14.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Jazz Series: Onshore 2

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Jazz Department of the Queensland Conservatorium is pleased to open their semester two series with a special event featuring alumni, staff and students. $15/$10 at the door

*Bookings: conevents.com.au or call qtix on 136 246. Transaction fees may apply

THURS Musical Theatre: Blood Brothers 30.07- Burke St Studio Theatre Blood Brothers tells the captivating tale of twin brothers who FRI are separated at birth only to be reunited by fate to confront 31.07 a big secret. One of only three musicals to exceed 10,000 7.30pm

SAT 01.08 2.30pm & 7.30pm

FRI 31.07

performances in London’s West End. Book, Music and Lyrics by Willy Russell.

By arrangement with Origin™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Inc. This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Essence: Endings & Beginnings

6.00pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall Schubert’s last Piano trio in Eb D.929, and Schumann’s first, the Phantasiestücke Op.88, will be performed on the 1843 Streicher fortepiano built in Vienna in 1843. Performed by Peter Roennfeldt (piano), Margaret Connolly (violin) and Daniel Curro (cello). $15/$10 at the door 13

Two children, a forest, a trail of pebbles, a witch and an unforgettable gingerbread house...

Be lured by the famous fairy-tale adventure of Hansel and Gretel as opera students bring this musical treasure to life on stage.

The original Brothers Grimm tale from 1812, adapted to an opera by Engelbert Humperdinck and first performed in 1893, will be given a modern makeover as our opera department welcomes the inimitable talents of conductor Johannes Fritzsch to the helm of this production.

Directed by award-winning Australian playwright and director Michael Gow of Sydney Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Company fame, this masterpiece will showcase our outstanding opera school and orchestral instrumentalists.

August 16, 18, 20, 21

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AUGUST WED 05.08

WED 05.08

Brass Lunchtime: Trumpet & Horn Ensembles

FRI 07.08

Essence: Duo Histoire & Emma Di Marco

SUN 09.08

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This concert is sure to capture your attention with fanfares and flourishes from the talented trumpet and horn players of the Conservatorium brass department.

Admission free

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This collaboration between Duo Histoire and saxophonist Emma Di Marco journeys through sounds from Argentinean tango to Australian contemporary music. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Iconic Brass: Popular Works for 06.08 Brass Ensemble

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Conservatorium Brass Ensemble will present popular works, including pieces by Copland, Gabrieli, Purcell and Grieg.

Admission free

THURS Diana Tolmie & Friends: Sticks, 06.08 Keys and ‘Phones

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Recently returned from her solo performances at the XVII World Saxophone Congress, woodwind specialist Diana Tolmie will perform a varied recital of rarely performed chamber music on alto and soprano saxophone with invited Brisbane performers. $15/$10 at the door

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Slide Connection Stuttgart is a trombone quartet featuring Griffith alumnus Damien Lingard (Munich Radio Orchestra), along with Michael Hufnagel (Essen Philharmonic), Christoph Paus (State Theatre Weisbaden) and Patrick Flassig. All studied together in Stuttgart, and are undertaking their first Australian tour in 2015. $15/$10 at the door

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3.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Former head of keyboard at Queensland Conservatorium, Leah Horwitz turns 85 years old in 2015. This special event will present performances from some of her outstanding former students who have made successful musical careers. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium piano students.

Admission free

THURS Alumni in Focus: 13.08 Toby Wren Ensemble

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A concert of original jazz and new music compositions for electric guitar and ensemble. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Alumni in Focus: 13.08 A Musician’s Gotta Hustle

7.30pm Foyer James Fox Higgins and Lionel Cole will perform original songs and relevant covers, original arrangements of classic jazz and pop songs as well as candidly discussing with each other and the audience their rich history and offer advice and an honest perspective on how to hustle your way through the minefield of being a ‘successful’ musician.

Free event / bar open

Two for Two featuring Sam Luff (guitar and vocals) and Kelly Mahoney (vocals) perform with drums and piano - followed by Laura Mulcahy's band performing jazz/pop originals and covers.

Free event / bar open

Alumni in Focus: Slide Connection Stuttgart

Kawai Piano Series: Leah Horwitz Celebration

THURS Piano Lunchtime 13.08 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS Two for Two Cocktail Hour 06.08 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 07.08

MuTech: Sound & Space

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall This concert of surround sound works features the output of Conservatorium staff and student research. It explores the breadth and depth of multi-speaker sound diffusion. Immerse yourself in enveloping sound worlds via a selection of original creative music production. $5 at the door

THURS Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line 13.08- Burke St Studio Theatre If they really need this job, count 5,6,7,8 and see what they’ll FRI do for love. This group of hopefuls share personal moments 14.08 with director Zach as he tries to find his perfect Chorus Line.

7.30pm

SAT 15.08 2.30pm & 7:30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

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FRI 14.08

SUN 16.08 3:00pm

TUES 18.08 6:30pm

THURS 20.08 7:30pm

FRI 21.08

Amazing Women 3: Recital of works

by Female Composers

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Graeme Jennings and distinguished colleagues present works by female composers: Clara Schumann, Ruth CrawfordSeeger, Margaret Sutherland, Olga Neuwirth, Rebecca Saunders, Isabel Mundry and Liza Lim. $15/$10 at the door

Conservatorium Opera School: Hansel and Gretel

Conservatorium Theatre Be lured by the famous fairy-tale adventure of Hansel and Gretel as opera students bring this musical treasure to life on stage. This masterpiece will showcase our outstanding opera school and orchestral instrumentalists under the direction of international conductor Johannes Fritzsch and playwright and director Michael Gow. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

THURS Brass Lunchtime: 20.08 Trombones and Tubas

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Featuring the heavyweights of the Brass department, this concert will put you in touch with the deeper end of the musical spectrum.

Admission free

THURS Alumni in Focus: 20.08 Die Schöne Müllerin

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium and Guildhall School of Music and Drama Graduate Dominic J. Walsh presents Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin in recital. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 21.08

7:30pm

WED 19.08

WED 19.08FRI 21.08 7.30pm

SAT 22.08 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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Amazing Women 4

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Amazing Women concert series is a chance to hear the very latest new music from across the globe composed by women. Each concert will be performed by staff, graduate students and BMus students, featuring Queensland Conservatorium ensembles in an amazing exploration of current musical trends from all corners of the world.

Composers include Hannah Kulenty, Rebecca Saunders, Gabrielle Ortiz, Chaya Czenowin and Melody Eotvos among others. $15/$10 at the door

Musical Theatre: Blood Brothers

Burke St Studio Theatre Blood Brothers tells the captivating tale of twin brothers who are separated at birth only to be reunited by fate to confront a big secret. One of only three musicals to exceed 10,000 performances in London’s West End. Book, Music and Lyrics by Willy Russell By arrangement with Origin™ Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Inc. This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

SUN 23.08

French Clarinet Music

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A recital of French music for clarinet and piano including music by Debussy, Poulenc, Rameau (arranged), Honegger and Francaix. Performed by Paul Dean (clarinet) and Stephen Emmerson (piano). $15/$10 at the door.

Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition 2015 Opening Concert

3.00pm Conservatorium Theatre Piers Lane, Jury Chairman for the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition 2015, performs Saint Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 with the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra for the opening concert of the competition. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

WED 26.08

Essence: Stitched & Guests

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Stitched & Guests will feature members of Stitched Saxophone Quartet and some of their peers at the Queensland Conservatorium. New compositions by both present and past students will be featured alongside other contemporary works.

Throughout this program, the versatility of the saxophone will be on display presenting a combination of classical, jazz and contemporary styles.

Admission free

AUGUST

WED 26.08

WED 26.08FRI 28.08 7.30pm

SAT 29.08 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Clocked Out: New Music of the Pacific Rim

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Clocked Out duo teams up with a very special international guest, Oregon percussionist Terry Longshore, to present new compositions and collaborations. Terry Longshore, percussion; Clocked Out Duo: Erik Griswold, prepared piano and Vanessa Tomlinson, percussion. $15/$10 at the door

Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line

Burke St Studio Theatre If they really need this job, count 5,6,7,8 and see what they’ll do for love. This group of hopefuls share personal moments with director Zach as he tries to find his perfect Chorus Line.

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

THURS String Lunchtime 27.08 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium string students.

Admission free

THURS Lyrebird Trio: Viennese Sublime 27.08 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Lyrebird Trio - Ensemble-in-Residence at Queensland Conservatorium - presents two exquisite late piano trios by Mozart and Schubert. Wistful, wise, by turns ebullient and deeply introspective, Mozart’s final Piano Trio in G Major, K.564 is a characteristic example of the music of his final years. With Schubert’s mighty and much-loved late Piano Trio in B-flat major, the melodic gifts of one of music’s greatest songsmiths are abundantly displayed, with music of inextinguishable joy and autumnal beauty. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 28.08

Alumni in Focus: Patterns in a Chromatic Field

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Post-graduate students Katherine Philp (cello) and Alex Raineri (piano) present Morton Feldman's stunning duo Patterns in a Chromatic Field (1981). $15/$10 at the door

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THURS Alumni in Focus: 03.09 Sila with Tim Munro

5.00pm Foyer Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Luther Adams’ new work Sila will be given its Australian premiere in this special performance directed by Grammy award winner Tim Munro.

Inhabiting the hallways, courtyards and open spaces over three levels of the Conservatorium building, this seventy minute work, scored for eighty singers and orchestral musicians, will be a different sonic adventure for each audience member.

Free event

THURS Essence: 03.09 Jose McLaughlin: 50th Anniversary Concert

7.30pm Foyer A concert to celebrate Jose’s 50 years in music. Featuring performances of music that range from his beginnings in Liverpool’s Merseybeat scene, his tenure as a member of Gerry and the Pacemakers, right through his career in jazz and pop and his composing of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Theme Song.

Free event / bar open

FRI 04.09

FRI 04.09

Alumni in Focus: ADY @ the Con

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Brioschi: Symphony in Eb Davison: Refractions Lipps arr.Head: Funky Town in the style of C.P.E. Bach Strauss arr. Head: Wiegenlied (soloist: Paula Russell) Holst: St Paul’s Suite Gesualdo arr. Head: Peccantem mei Quotidie Jackson arr. Head: Thriller: the Transmigration of MJ and the undead $15/$10 at the door

Gamelan in Motion: Javanese Dance and Music

SAT 05.09

WED 09.09 WED 09.09

Jazz Series: Standing Waves

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre In the grand setting of the Conservatorium Theatre, students from classical, jazz, popular and music technology departments combine for a unique collaboration with alumni and surf and music culture icons the Band of Frequencies. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Wind Lunchtime

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium wind students.

Admission free

String Quintets

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Queensland Conservatorium staff and visiting artist Caroline Henbest present Beethoven Quintet in C Major Op.29: Brahms Quintet No.2 in G Major Op.111. $15/$10 at the door

THURS QHorns in Concert 10.09 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with the Conservatorium’s award winning horn ensemble.

Admission free

THURS Continuum Saxophone Quartet 10.09 with Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Continuum Sax, Australia’s foremost Saxophone quartet, performs a unique repertoire that explores the intriguing, exciting and expressive world of the saxophone. Always keen to enthuse the younger generation, they join the Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra for a spectacular performance that will include Steve Reich's New York Counterpoint and Tim Dargaville’s Kolam. $15/$10 at the door

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall Music and dance combine in this exciting performance of traditional Central Javanese classical dances accompanied by a full gamelan ensemble. Javanese dance is rich with symbolic meaning, beautiful costumes, and elegant gesture.

Together with the vibrant sounds of the gamelan, it presents an experience of great beauty and depth. $15/$10 at the door

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SEPTEMBER

THURS Essence: 10.09 Wisdom Suite

7.30pm Foyer Jeff Usher’s Wisdom Suite comprises three parts: Part 1.

Battle Song (©2001), Part 2. Divine Calling (©1998), Part 3.

Sweet Light of Wisdom (©1993).

Originally written as three separate compositions over an eight-year period from 1993-2001, Jeff brought these diverse compositions together in 2006 to form a sacred suite. The Wisdom Suite stands not only as Jeff’s tribute to John Coltrane, but as an expression of spirituality and prayer to the divine creator of all things, through the power and beauty of music which Jeff calls “Spirit Train Jazz”.

Free event / bar open

FRI 11.09

FRI 11.09

TUES 15.09

WED 16.09

Essence: Sechs Deutches Lieder

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A recital of music for clarinet, soprano and piano with Louis Spohr's Sechs Deutsches Lieder central to the program.

Performed by Paul Dean (clarinet), Margaret Schindler (soprano) and Kevin Power (piano). $15/$10 at the door

MuTech: Musician & Machine

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall This concert features works using the Yamaha Disklavier piano and interactions between performers and ‘smart’ music systems. It will feature new music on new instruments, developed by researcher-artists working at the Queensland Conservatorium. Music will range from the controversial to the conservative, but will be always innovative and engaging. $5 at the door

Musical Theatre: A Musical Theatre Concert

12.00pm Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, King George Square Brisbane Be entertained as approximately one hundred Queensland Conservatorium Musical Theatre students perform in this lively hour of selections from the most evocative and treasured songs of the musical theatre repertoire.

Admission free

Guitar Lunchtime

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium guitar students.

Admission free

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Popular music series unearths new talent The immensely talented artists of the Bachelor of Popular Music are showcased at both South Bank and on the Gold Coast.

July and August sees them take to the stage at QPAC in the Seed Project, a mini-festival series of live original music.

On the Gold Coast, the newly refurbished Uni Bar and the Coffee Cellar Café with play home to weekly performances and in November, graduating students will showcase the results of three years of hard work in a concert at the Gold Coast Arts Centre.

Sample funk, folk, pop, blues, rock, soul, country and everything in between with students from the same program responsible for launching the careers of musicians such as The Kite String Tangle, The Delta Riggs and The John Steele Singers.

Photo Credit: Natalie Brockett

WED 16.09

Essence: Wild Silk

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Wild Silk features the improvisational and interpretive talents of visiting artists Miroslav Bukowsky (trumpet) and John Mackey (Canberra), along with Louise Denson (piano), Ingrid James (voice), Andrew Shaw (acoustic bass), Paul Hudson, (drums/percussion), Eugenie Costello (violin), Michael Patterson (viola) and Courtenay Lind (cello). $15/$10 at the door

THURS Jazz Series: Visiting Artists 17.09 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A special lunchtime event, featuring staff, alumni and current students alongside visiting artists at the top of the field.

Admission free

THURS Essence: 17.09 Peter Luff & Ysolt Clark: Horn Duos

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Horn Faculty Peter Luff and Ysolt Clark will perform new and existing works for two horns and piano, including a world premiere. $15/$10 at the door

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THURS Essence: 17.09 Adriana

7.30pm Foyer Barega Saxophone Quartet presents an exciting journey through South America with pulsing dance music inspired by acclaimed ensemble “Sonsax”. From salsa to rumba and everything in between, join Barega for an evening of toetapping dance numbers and scintillating grooves!

Free event / bar open

THURS Musical Theatre: 17.09- 2nd Year Singing Concert 7.30pm Burke St SAT us for an evening of song from our talented students.

19.09 Join $15/$8 Bookings: Musical Theatre Department 07 3735 3224 or musical.theatre@griffith.edu.au

FRI 18.09

Kawai Piano Series: Erik & Erik

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Erik Griswold presents a program of music by Erik Satie together with a selection of his own compositions for piano (or toy piano). $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

SEPTEMBER

FRI 18.09

WED 23.09

WED 23.09

A Concerto Celebration

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Conducted by Peter Morris, the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra is joined by student soloists in a celebration of concertos.

Weber: Clarinet Concerto (soloist: Mitchell Jones) Parrish-Alvars: Concerto for 2 Harps in D minor (soloists Cheng Wei Lin and Fay Lin) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 (soloist: Rachael Shipard) Sibelius: Violin Concerto (soloist: Sun Kyoung Kim) $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

MuTech: Music and Sound for Moving Image

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This concert features new and original short works by emerging film makers and sound designers. In a collaboration between the Queensland Conservatorium and Griffith Film School, a series of funny, dramatic and generally entertaining works for film, animation and games are premiered.

Admission free

Essence: Brass Trio

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The second and final concert of the year for this chamber group. In contrast to more well-known repertoire presented earlier in the year, this performance will feature lesser known and new works for this rarely utilised combination of instruments. Performed by Sarah Butler, Peter Luff and Gregory Aitken. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Essence: 24.09 What's New?

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Central to any music institution is the making of music, the creation of new ideas, experimentation with new forms, and timbres, the composers. What's New? is a concert of new work by some of Australia’s most celebrated composers, all on the faculty of the Queensland Conservatorium: Gerard Brophy, Gerardo Dirie, Stephen Cronin, Louise Denson, Erik Griswold, Yitzhak Yedid, Stephen Newcomb, Kim Cunio and Josephine Lin. Performed by staff and students of the Conservatorium. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 5 24.09 7.30pm Foyer

3rd year vocalists will be featured on the foyer stage throughout this event, representing the depth of the creative vocal talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

THURS Musical Theatre: 24.09- 3rd year Singing Concert 7.30pm Burke St SAT Join us for an evening of song from our talented students.

26.09 $15/$8 Bookings: Musical Theatre Department 07 3735 3224 or musical.theatre@griffith.edu.au

FRI 25.09

THURS String Lunchtime 24.09 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium string students.

Admission free

SAT 26.09

Jazz Series: Con Artists

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Con Artists showcase Brisbane’s emerging Jazz talent in this 18-piece big band, formed by the illustrious John Hoffman. Under the direction of Steve Newcomb since 2013, the Con Artists regularly perform new works by up and coming composers and arrangers, as well as works in various styles by the well-known composers of the idiom. $15/$10 at the door

Conservatorium Wind Orchestra

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre The Conservatorium Wind Orchestra will flex its contemporary muscles as we bring you a concert of new and exciting works for winds, including an extravagant percussion feature and a world premiere of Me Disagrees by local composer, Catherine Likhuta. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

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WED 07.10

Kawai Piano Series: Katherine Stott

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Internationally acclaimed pianist/teacher Katherine Stott will present a recital of solo piano music by Bach, Grieg, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

THURS Essence: 08.10 Trumpet and Trombone

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A performance of solo works for Trumpet and Trombone, including music utilising the two instruments as a duo.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra principals Sarah Butler and Jason Redman are joined by pianist Mitchell Leigh.

Admission free

THURS Clocked Out: Lonesome Cowboy 08.10 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Melbourne composer and violinist Erkki Veltheim joins Clocked Out for an evening of new works and improvisations inspired by lonely highways, Australian country and the sound of time passing. Erkki Veltheim, violin, Clocked Out Duo: Erik Griswold, piano & Vanessa Tomlinson, percussion. $15/$10 at the door

FRI 09.10

WED 14.10

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Essence: 3 Ways 2 1

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall 3 Ways 2 1 brings together three stellar international performers from three different continents. Francois Combemorel, Nozomi Omote and Brent Miller combine their extraordinary talent to create an exciting fusion of percussion music from Australian, Japanese and French composers.

Featured in the program will be the world premiere of a newly commissioned work written especially for the trio, by talented young Australian composer, Christopher Healey. This is a unique and exciting percussion concert that should not be missed! $15/$10 at the door

Still & Moving Sound

1.05pm Foyer Ba Da Boom Percussion perform new works for percussion that involve specialisation - incorporating William Russell, Sofia Gubaidulina, John Cage and Lisa Cheney.

Admission free

A celebration of musical excellence Perennial favourite, the Conservatorium Gala, returns this season bringing together the finest standout performances from throughout the year in a true celebration of musical excellence.

As the most comprehensive tertiary music school in Australia, our end of year concert will bring to the stage the very best from across the campus including students from classical instrumental studies, vocal performance and opera, composition, jazz, new music, popular music, musical theatre and multimedia.

This Gala event will also witness the return of student favourite, Academic Festival Overture, Op.80, the historic and memorable piece by Johannes Brahms.

Experience our depth of talent and ongoing contribution in shaping the cultural landscape of Queensland and join us in celebrating these incredible aspiring musicians before they graduate and find their places on the world stage.

October 31 - Conservatorium Gala

OCTOBER

WED 14.10

Lunaire Collective: Carter’s

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall This program features the iconic American composer Elliot Carter in a range of works to entertain and enthral incuding solo and chamber works performed by Ensemble in Residence the Lunaire Collective and friends. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Brass Band / Brass Ensemble 15.10 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

High energy performances from two of our leading brass groups, directed by Gregory Aitken and Benjamin Marks.

Involving cross discipline students and drawing from both the Classical and Jazz departments, we invite you to join us.

Admission free

TUES 20.10FRI 23.10

2.30pm & 7.30pm

Burke Street Studio Theatre A delicious taste of some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire in vignettes of song, dance and scene has been superbly crafted to create this talent-packed one hour show. Putting the spotlight firmly on the graduating class of 2015, this is pure talent – uncovered!

This production contains adult themes and strong language. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

WED 21.10

Jazz Series: Conservatorium Big Band

7.30pm

SAT 24.10

THURS Lyrebird Trio: 15.10 Schubert & Shostakovich

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Lyrebird Trio performs the first trio of Shostakovich, and the last trios of Schubert. $15/$10 at the door

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 6 15.10 7.30pm Foyer

Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

FRI 16.10

FRI 16.10

Baroque Serenade

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Acclaimed classical guitarist, Julian Byzantine will present a program of Baroque Chamber Music featuring works for guitar and string trio and guitar and flute. $15/$10 at the door

Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra with Johannes Fritzsch

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Maestro Johannes Fritzsch conducts the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra in a performance including Brahms Symphony No.2 and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Annie Swainston. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

Musical Theatre: Our Turn!

WED 21.10

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Conservatorium Big Band, under the direction of John Hoffman, will present an exciting and refined concert of works, composed and arranged by some of the greatest exponents of the genre.

Admission free

Divertimenti

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Conservatorium’s premier string ensemble, conducted

by Graeme Jennings, are joined in this performance by Renee Kennedy to perform Gordon Jacob’s Concerto for Horn and Strings. $15/$10 at the door

THURS New Music at the Con 22.10 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A concert of new works by Conservatorium composition students.

Admission free

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 7 22.10 7.30pm Foyer

Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department.

Free event / bar open

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FRI 23.10

FRI 23.10

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Kawai Piano Series: Natasha Vlassenko & Oleg Stepanov

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov present a recital of music for two-pianos including Prokofiev’s Cinderella (arr.Pletnev) and Gavrilin’s Sketches. $25/$14.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

MuTech: Sonic Art

7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall The annual Music Technology Sonic Art concert is a showcase for final year students. It is jam packed with original musical work and inventive new technologies. All this comes together in a magical meeting of technology and music through live performance. $5 at the door

OCTOBER

WED 28.10

Piano Lunchtime

WED 28.10

Essence: Doppleganger

1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall Free lunchtime music with Conservatorium piano students.

Admission free

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A multi-media presentation of the two Disklaviers combining live performance (including a new work by Andrew Schultz) with interactive improvisation with computer software developed by Andrew Brown. $15/$10 at the door

THURS MuTech: Live Electronic Music 29.10 1.05pm Foyer

Move over DJs, the Conservatorium’s Live Electronic Music ensemble move beyond the platters to deliver groove-laden glitch-hop created before your very ears.

Admission free

THURS Jazz Series: Music Gallery 8 29.10 and Young Con

7.30pm Foyer Student-led bands will be featured on the foyer stage throughout the night, representing the depth of the compositional and improvisational talent in the jazz department. Jazz ensembles from the Young Conservatorium will also join the program on this occasion.

Free event / bar open

FRI 30.10

FRI 30.10

Jazz Series: Raised Voices + In-Voices

6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall The Conservatorium’s premiere jazz vocal ensembles Raised Voices and In-Voices present a double bill of unique compositions and arrangements for the genre. $15/$10 at the door

Conservatorium Gala

7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre Join us as our year ends with the return of this perennial favourite. The Conservatorium Gala showcases the highlights of the year, featuring the stirring Brahms Academic Festival Overture. Definitely, an event not to be missed. Whatever your taste is in music, this evening is sure to please. $25/$14.50/$10 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

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The essence of our musical journey Despite widely diverse backgrounds, our staff and students have two things in common - the love of music and the drive to be the very best in their fields.

Artistic excellence remains the hallmark of the Queensland Conservatorium and our Essence series is devoted to showcasing the extraordinary talents of our staff and students.

Concerts are presented each month and range from classical solo works, ensembles, musical theatre, jazz and opera, as well as music technology, pop and percussion.

These events will become the platform for exceptional live music experiences for anyone looking to expand and explore their musical boundaries.

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Dreaming of a life on stage As home to Australia’s only Bachelor of Musical Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium is fast becoming the mecca for budding triple-threat stars.

Be entertained by the passion, energy and flair of these young performers as they present a program of full-scale productions throughout the year.

April 18 to May 1 - Working: A Musical, June 12 to 20 - Con2theCabaret, August 13 to 15 - A Chorus Line, August 19 to 22 - Blood Brothers, November 3 to 7 - Rent

TUES 03.11FRI 06.11 7.30pm

SAT 07.11 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Musical Theatre: Rent

Burke St Studio Theatre Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning rock musical about a year in the life of a group of young artists in New York’s East Village as they strive to live, love and stay true to their non-conformist ideals.

Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.

Musical arrangements by Steve Skinner.

Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by Billy Aronson.

Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements by Tim Weil Dramaturg Lynn Thomson.

RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop.

By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY). $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

MON Musical Theatre: 16.11- Allsorts THURS 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre year students present a collage of acting scenes and 19.11 First short plays. This will be an evening of fun, laughter and tears. $15/$8 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

THURS Musical Theatre: 26.11- End of Year Showcase Burke St Studio Theatre FRI the talents of our first group of Foundation 27.11 Showcasing students in this, their final production. Following a year 7.30pm

SAT 28.11 2.30pm & 7.30pm

of training, these students share with you scenes, songs and dances from many theatre styles in an evening of fun, laughter and great talent. $33/$21.50/$11.50 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

WED Musical Theatre: 02.12- Celebrating a Musical Christmas THURS 7.30pm St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane Theatre Department staff and students celebrate 03.12 Musical Christmas through music and drama in the stunning surrounds of St John’s Cathedral. $30/$20 *Bookings: conevents.com.au

FRI 04.12SUN 06.12

On The Docks

7.30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall A workshop performance of a new musical, On The Docks, by Rex Ablett featuring students and alumni. $15/$10 at the door

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Busway Train Station City Cat Parking Restaurants WHERE WE ARE QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM - SOUTH BANK 140 Grey Street, South Brisbane.

The following venues are located at our South Bank campus: Conservatorium Theatre, Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Basil Jones Orchestral Hall, Courtyard and Conservatorium Foyer.

Queensland Conservatorium – Musical Theatre 8 Burke Street, Woolloongabba Our Burke Street Studios are located at our Woolloongabba campus.

ACCESS TO THE SOUTH BANK CAMPUS South Bank, Grey Street access From Grey Street, either take the new entry Red Stairs on the corner of the building and follow the upper walkway along to the Foyer OR follow the laneway between the ABC Building and the Queensland Conservatorium to our Riverside Entrance. Take the lift or stairs to the Foyer.

Russell Street access From Russell Street, follow the Arbour past the ABC Building to our Riverside Entrance. Take the lift or stairs to the foyer.

Loading Dock access Please note, there is no public access to the building through the Loading Dock. If you arrive at the Loading Dock, please follow Grey Street north towards the ABC and QPAC, taking the lift or the stairs to the Foyer.

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PARKING - SOUTH BANK Queensland Performing Arts Car Park – Enter via Melbourne Street, Stanley Place or the one-way access road from Russell Street (turn left before the Wheel of Brisbane).

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Car Parking – Enter via Merivale Street.

South Bank Parking – Enter via Little Stanley Street.

Parking for people with mobility difficulties is available in all car parks.

PARKING - WOOLLOONGABBA Limited on street parking only. We recommend taking a train to Park Road station. Outside the station, take the footpath through to Burke Street and then continue along Burke Street to the Studios, approximately a three minute walk.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT Phone 131 230 or visit Translink for public transport information.

DISABILITY ACCESS - SOUTH BANK Our South Bank venues are fully accessible for mobility, vision or hearing impaired patrons. For wheelchair access and assistance please contact us Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm on (07) 3735 6241. Parking for people with mobility difficulties is available in all car parks as listed above.

DISABILITY ACCESS - WOOLLOONGABBA Our Woolloongabba venue is fully accessible for mobility, vision and hearing impaired patrons. For wheelchair access and assistance please contact us Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm on (07) 3735 3224.

TICKETS Ticket prices are listed beneath each event. Where tickets are available in advance, they can be purchased through the links in the conevents.com.au website or through qtix by phone, fax, online and email as well as in person at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Box Office counters and approved outlets. You can choose your seats for events held at the Conservatorium Theatre when booking tickets through qtix.

Our Box Office is open one hour prior to the start of major performances for ticket sales and collection of pre-booked tickets.

Where tickets are available only 'at the venue door', sales will commence 30 minutes prior to the scheduled starting time at the door to the venue listed.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS Queensland Conservatorium is pleased to offer concession tickets (where applicable) to: - Seniors Card Holders; - National Seniors Card; - Members of the Griffth Alumni Association; - Griffith University staff; and - Parents of Young Conservatorium students.

Where a concert has a single ticket price, 2 for 1 admission is provided — however this is not a half price ticket, so please bring a friend to enjoy the concert. Presentation of identification or membership card is required.

GROUP BOOKINGS For group attendance at any non-qtix concert, please contact us on (07) 3735 6241 or concerts@griffith.edu.au to ensure groups can be fully catered for.

For group bookings to events sold through qtix, please phone qtix Group Sales on (07) 3840 7466, email groups@qtix.com.au or visit qtix.

STUDENT TICKETS Griffith University students are entitled to free admission to concerts presented by Queensland Conservatorium except for the Opera and special events. Students of other universities (UQ, QUT etc) are entitled to a concession ticket or 2 for 1 admission (this is not a half price ticket, so please bring a friend) where a concert has a single ticket price. Presentation of student identification is required to take advantage of this offer.

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PERFORMANCE SEASON

FEBRUARY / MARCH Wed 25.02

Essence: Mozart it Ain’t 6.30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Fri 27.02

Jazz Series: Onshore 1 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 04.03

Essence: Let the Darkness Out 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 04.03

Clocked Out: In Patterns of Shade 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 06.03

Amazing Women 1: Women in Music 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 11.03

Alumni in Focus: Lateo 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 12.03

Lunch at the Opera 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 12.03

Alumni in Focus: Popular Works for Trumpet & Piano 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 12.03

Coisa Linda: The Beautiful Sounds of Brazil 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 13.03

Kawai Piano Series: Stefan Cassomenos 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 13.03

MuTech: Thinking in Sound 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

THURS 19.03

National Piano Trio of Australia – Visions 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 19.03

Essence: Morton Feldman – For John Cage 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 20.03

Jazz Series: 18 Wheels 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 20.03

John Gilfedder: A Retrospective 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

SUN 22.03

Jan Delpratt: A Celebration 2.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 25.03

Lunaire Collective: Classic Wind Quintets 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 17.04

Essence: Castles in the Air: Music & Architecture 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

WED 25.03

Alan Bennett & Hye-Seon Choi 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 22.04

Essence: Brass Trio 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 26.03

Trumpet, Trombone & Horn Ensembles Lunchtime Concert 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 22.04

Alumni in Focus: Une Soirée Intime 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 26.03

Jonathan Dimond & Tripataka 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 23.04

Keyboard Showcase 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 26.03

Alumni in Focus: Tinderbox Spark 7.30pm Foyer

THURS 23.04

Sounds in Space 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 27.03

Mark Applebaum 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 24.04

Amazing Women 2 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 27.03

Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

TUES 28.04FRI 01.05

Musical Theatre: Working: A Musical 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 29.04

Guitar Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 29.04

Kawai Piano Series: Yitzhak Yedid 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 30.04

Anything But The Trout 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

APRIL WED 01.04

Wind Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 01.04

Kawai Piano Series: Goldbergs Reloaded 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 02.04

Inside the Collaboration 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

MAY

WED 15.04

String Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 01.05

WED 15.04

Essence: Cohesive Inclusions 3 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Essence: Ba Da Boom: Reich Drumming 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 16.04

Brass Band/Brass Ensemble 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 06.05

Essence: Piano and Strings 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 16.04

Music on Music 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 07.05

Sounds of Java 1.05pm Foyer

THURS 16.04SAT 18.04

Musical Theatre: 3rd Year Singing Concert 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre

FRI 08.05

Kawai Piano Series: Silver Garburg Duo 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 08.05

Conservatorium Wind Orchestra: Extreme Makeovers 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 13.05

Jazz Series: Raised Voices & In-Voices 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 13.05

Essence: I Thought I Heard a Magpie Call 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 14.05

MuTech: Live Electronic Music 1.05pm Foyer

THURS 14.05

Essence: Abject Desire 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 14.05

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 1 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 15.05

HD Duo 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 15.05

Jazz Series: Department Showcase 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

SAT 16.05SAT 23.05

Musical Theatre: Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre

WED 20.05

Jazz Series: The Sweetness of Things Half-Remembered 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 21.05

Composition Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 21.05

THURS 28.05

MuTech: Interactive Music 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 28.05

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 3 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 29.05

Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra Farewell Concert 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 29.05

An Alpine Symphony with Johannes Fritzsch and the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

FRI 29.05 SAT 30.05

Musical Theatre: Song and Scene Burke St Studio Theatre FRI 29.05: 2:30pm SAT 30.05: 7:30pm

SUN 31.05

Essence: Brahms Liebeslieder Op.52 3.00pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

FRI 12.06SAT 20.06

Musical Theatre: Con2theCabaret Burke St Studio Theatre FRI 12.06 - FRI 19.06: 7.30pm SAT 20.06: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

FRI 26.06 SAT 27.06

Musical Theatre: We’re On Now! Burke St Studio Theatre FRI 26.06: 7.30pm SAT 27.06: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

JULY MON 13.07

Nancy Weir Centenary Celebration 6.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 29.07

Jazz Series: Onshore 2 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 30.07SAT 01.08

Musical Theatre: Blood Brothers Burke St Studio Theatre THURS 30.07- FRI 31.07: 7.30pm SAT 01.08: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

FRI 31.07

Essence: Endings & Beginnings 6.00pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

JUNE WED 03.06

Con Chorus 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 03.06

Lunaire Collective: Romantic Revue 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 2 7.30pm Foyer

THURS 04.06

String Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 22.05

Kawai Piano Series: Avan Yu 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 04.06

FRI 22.05SAT 23.05

Val Machin Opera Scenes: Monteverdi’s Coronation of Poppea 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 27.05

Divertimenti 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 27.05

MuTech Electronic Instruments 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 28.05

Piano Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

AUGUST WED 05.08

Brass Lunchtime: Trumpet & Horn Ensembles 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Australian Piano Duo 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 05.08

THURS 04.06

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 4 with Young Con 7.30pm Foyer

Essence: Duo Histoire & Emma Di Marco 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 06.08

FRI 05.06

Lyrebird Trio: Ghosts & Memories 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Iconic Brass: Popular Works for Brass Ensemble 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 06.08

Diana Tolmie & Friends: Sticks Keys and ‘Phones 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 06.08

Two for Two Cocktail Hour 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 07.08

Alumni in Focus: Slide Connection Stuttgart 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 20.08

Alumni in Focus: Die Schöne Müllerin 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 07.08

MuTech: Sound & Space 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

FRI 21.08

French Clarinet Music 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

SUN 09.08

Kawai Piano Series: Leah Horwitz Celebration 3.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

SUN 23.08

THURS 13.08

Piano Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition 2015 Opening Concert 3.00pm Conservatorium Theatre

THURS 13.08

Alumni in Focus: Toby Wren Ensemble 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 26.08

Essence: Stitched & Guests 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 26.08

Clocked Out: New Music of the Pacific Rim 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 26.08SAT 29.08

Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line Burke St Studio Theatre WED 26.08-FRI: 28.08 7.30pm SAT 29.08: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

THURS 27.08

String Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 27.08

Lyrebird Trio: Viennese Sublime 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 28.08

Alumni in Focus: Patterns in a Chromatic Field 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 13.08

Alumni in Focus: A Musician’s Gotta Hustle 7.30pm Foyer

THURS 13.08SAT 15.08

Musical Theatre: A Chorus Line Burke St Studio Theatre THURS 13.08-FRI 14.08: 7.30pm SAT 15.08: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

FRI 14.08

Amazing Women 3: Recital of works by Female Composers 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

SUN 16.08FRI 21.08

Conservatorium Opera School: Hansel and Gretel Conservatorium Theatre SUN 16.08: 3:00pm TUES 18.08: 6:30pm THURS 20.08: 7:30pm FRI 21.08: 7:30pm

WED 19.08

Amazing Women 4 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 19.08SAT 22.08

Musical Theatre: Blood Brothers Burke St Studio Theatre WED 19.08-FRI: 21.08 7.30pm SAT 22.08: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

THURS 20.08

Brass Lunchtime: Trombones and Tubas 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

SEPTEMBER

SAT 05.09

Jazz Series: Standing Waves 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 09.09

Wind Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 09.09

String Quintets 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 10.09

QHorns in Concert 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 10.09

Continuum Saxophone Quartet and Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 10.09

Essence: Wisdom Suite 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 11.09

Essence: Sechs Deutches Lieder 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 11.09

MuTech: Musician & Machine 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

TUES 15.09

Musical Theatre: A Musical Theatre Concert 12.00pm Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide Street, King George Square Brisbane

WED 16.09

Guitar Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 16.09

Essence: Wild Silk 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 17.09

Jazz Series: Visiting Artists 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 03.09

Alumni in Focus: Sila with Tim Munro 5.00pm Foyer

THURS 03.09

Essence: Jose McLaughlin: 50th Anniversary Concert 7.30pm Foyer

THURS 17.09

Essence: Peter Luff & Ysolt Clark: Horn Duos 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 04.09

Alumni in Focus: ADY @ the Con 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 17.09

Essence: Adriana 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 04.09

Gamelan in Motion: Javanese Dance & Music 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

THURS 17.09SAT 19.09

Musical Theatre: 2nd Year Singing Concert 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre

FRI 18.09

Kawai Piano Series: Erik & Erik 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 18.09

A Concerto Celebration 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

WED 23.09

MuTech: Music and Sound for Moving Image 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 23.09

Essence: Brass Trio 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 24.09

String Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 24.09

Essence: What's New? 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 24.09

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 5 7.30pm Foyer

THURS 24.09SAT 26.09

Musical Theatre: 3rd year Singing concert 7.30pm Burke St Studio Theatre

FRI 25.09

Jazz Series: Con Artists 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

SAT 26.09

Conservatorium Wind Orchestra 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

OCTOBER WED 07.10

Kawai Piano Series: Katherine Stott 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 08.10

Essence: Trumpet and Trombone 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 08.10

Clocked Out: Lonesome Cowboy 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 09.10

Essence: 3 Ways 2 1 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 14.10

Still & Moving Sound 1.05pm Foyer

WED 14.10

Lunaire Collective: Carter’s 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 15.10

Brass Band & Brass Ensemble 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 15.10

Lyrebird Trio: Schubert & Shostakovich 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 30.10

Jazz Series: Raised Voices + In-Voices 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 15.10

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 6 7.30pm Foyer

FRI 30.10

Conservatorium Gala 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

FRI 16.10

Baroque Serenade 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER

FRI 16.10

Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra + Johannes Fritzsch 7.30pm Conservatorium Theatre

Tues 03.11SAT 07.11

TUES 20.10SAT 24.10

Musical Theatre: Our Turn!

Burke Street Studio Theatre TUES 20.10-Fri 23.10: 7.30pm SAT 24.10: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Musical Theatre: Rent Burke St Studio Theatre TUES 03.11- FRI 06.11: 7.30pm SAT 07.11: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

MON 16.11THURS 19.11

WED 21.10

Jazz Series: Conservatorium Big Band 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Musical Theatre: Allsorts Burke St Studio Theatre MON 16.11- THURS 19.11: 7.30pm

WED 21.10

Divertimenti 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 26.11SAT 28.11

Musical Theatre: End of Year Showcase Burke St Studio Theatre THURS 26.11- FRI 27.11: 7.30pm SAT 28.11: 2.30pm & 7.30pm

THURS 22.10

New Music at the Con 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 22.10

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 7 7.30pm Foyer

WED 02.12THURS 03.12

Musical Theatre: Celebrating a Musical Christmas 7.30pm St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane

FRI 23.10

Kawai Piano Series: Natasha Vlassenko & Oleg Stepanov 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 04.12SUN 06.12

On The Docks 7.30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

FRI 23.10

MuTech: Sonic Art 7.30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

WED 28.10

Piano Lunchtime 1.05pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

WED 28.10

Essence: Doppleganger 6.00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

THURS 29.10

MuTech: Live Electronic Music 1.05pm Foyer

THURS 29.10

Jazz Series: Music Gallery 8 + Young Con 7.30pm Foyer

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