About The School

The ANU School of Music is the hub of musical activity in the nation’s capital. The School is located on the beautiful campus of The Australian National University, which has resonated with the sound of music for almost thirty years. The splendid Llewellyn Hall has seen some of the greatest names in the musical world perform on its illustrious stage.

The School is a synthesis in which performers, musician scholars, composers, researchers, teachers and the musical public meet to listen, perform, create, discuss and be energised through the wonderful world that is music. It is a place of energy and vitality, where the music of the past mingles with the cutting-edge innovations of the future.

The great strength of the School lies in the extraordinary talent and diversity of its staff, their outstanding performances, research and creativity in communicating their consummate understanding and passionate involvement in music to their students, the musical public of the Australian Capital Territory and beyond.

The School of Music is more than bricks and mortar; it is about our cultural heritage and the promotion of that heritage in the heart of the national capital at The Australian National University. The School is about people and the community, and a reflection of the importance people place on music in their everyday lives.

The School of Music looks back with pride on its enviable record of achievements, but looks forward with anticipation to the exciting possibilities inherent in the future.

If music is the universal language, then nowhere is this conversation more eloquently captured than through the kaleidoscope of activities that constitute the School of Music.

You are invited to join us in the joyous quest that is the celebration of music.