Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | A Majestic Affair

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Brahms drew clear inspiration from Schubert in this four-movement work which is particularly famous for being one of the longest piano quartets ever written. Rather more poised and lyrical than the more commonly played first quartet, it is laid out on a grand symphonic scale with seemingly effortless lyricism. The…

Elder Conservatorium: After Hours Concert | Matthew Sheens Solo

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
One of the Con’s most successful jazz graduates, New York-based Matthew Sheens returns to Elder Hall for the first time in over a decade to perform music from his recent albums, including his latest, Written in the Dark. Don’t miss this evening of innovative jazz!  

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Rhythm Song

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Join acclaimed alumna, harpist and soprano Emma Horwood and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra principal percussionist Steve Peterka as they create a unique soundscape with pedal and Celtic harps, voice and percussion (including bells, chimes, cymbals, crotales, castanets, ocean drum, rain stick and cajón). From medieval chant to Spanish Renaissance villancicos, traditional…

Elder Conservatorium: After Hours Concert | Elder Music Lab

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
A series of solo-piano miniatures with a rich sound world inspired by classic paintings, ranging from Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 The Starry Night to Simon Dinnerstein’s 1991 Purple Haze. A free concert performed by Elder Conservatorium Masters student Esmond Choi.

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Sliding Around

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Jasmine Hall - trombone Ruby Mensforth - trombone Alex Taylor - trombone Thomas Voss - trombone Mark Ferguson - piano Lyndon Gray - bass Elder Conservatorium staff and alumni come together for a program celebrating all things jazz trombone!

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Images

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Neoclassical Respighi drew inspiration from Chopin for his salon-esque waltz (originally for violin and piano) and his most famous piano work, Notturno, has been described as having a “Rachmaninovian” feel. Grieg’s nine variations on a Norwegian folk theme (plus a coda) embrace a gamut of emotions, whilst Debussy, steeped in…

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Grand Duo

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Our 2024 concert series commences with the sublime pairing of Anna Goldsworthy, Director of the Elder Conservatorium of Music, and Konstantin Shamray, much-loved alumnus and adjunct senior lecturer. In 1824 twenty-seven-year-old Schubert was present at the awe-inspiring premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth symphony in Vienna before returning to Zseliz that summer…

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Goldner String Quartet: The 2010s

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
“If there is a definitive way to enjoy music, this is it,” Limelight wrote, following the Goldner’s appearance at last year’s Blackheath Chamber Music Festival. Now in its 30th year, the quartet has decided to call it a day, and begins its farewell tour with these three performances, each one…
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Ensemble Offspring: Songbirds

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Songbirds celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity of Australian birdsong with original chamber works commissioned by Australia’s leading new music ensemble – Ensemble Offspring. Performed by Lamorna Nightingale (flute), Jason Noble (clarinet) and Claire Edwardes (percussion), Songbirds captures the familiar sounds of nature’s own musicians, virtuosic avian displays and Indigenous musical perspectives on these beguiling…
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Goldner String Quartet: The 2000s

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
“If there is a definitive way to enjoy music, this is it,” Limelight wrote, following the Goldner’s appearance at last year’s Blackheath Chamber Music Festival. Now in its 30th year, the quartet has decided to call it a day, and begins its farewell tour with these three performances, each one…

Adelaide Festival: Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumdar & Dr Ambi Subramaniam

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
A spellbinding jugalbandi performance in the Indian classical tradition, featuring one of the most celebrated sarod players of our time, Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, and Dr Ambi Subramaniam, the “new king of Indian violin” (Times of India). Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumdar’s brilliance as a classical artist is legendary and Dr Ambi Subramaniam…