Congratulations to Josh McHugh, winner of the award for Best Original Work at the CAT (Canberra Area Theatre) Awards for the 2009 production of the Opera, Grimm and the Blue Crown Owl.
The Opera was written and composed by Josh, an ANU School of Music student. The Opera had two other nominations; Best Production of a musical and Ben Connor was nominated for Best Performance in a musical. Also, two of our new first years were nominated for school performances - Blade Fuller and Jessica Westcott.
The Music Teachers’ Association of NSW – Canberra Branch are holding their 2010 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND at the School of Music this weekend, February 20 and 21. The weekend includes guest speakers Hazel Hall, Dennis Brain and Wendy Lorenz. For more information on the program of events and registration details, view the 2010 Professional Development Weekend Brochure
The 2009 production of the opera, Grimm and the Blue Crown Owl, written and composed by ANU School of Music student Joshua McHugh and staged by the ANU School of Music Voice Department has been nominated for three Canberra Area Theatre (CAT) Awards.
Clarinet.Ballistix has received the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Media and Outreach - Best Use of New Media and Technology. The Award was made to Alan Vivian who accepted it on behalf of the Clarinet.Ballistix Team. Congratulations to all involved, and we look forward to the next Streaming Sounds Concert in 2010!
Congratulations to Dr Susan West on receiving the prestigious ANU Vice Chancellor's Award for Community Outreach! This award recognises the excellence and dedication Susan has brought to her role as Convenor of the innovative Music Education Program at the ANU School of Music. The award will be presented by the Vice Chancellor Ian Chubb on the 12th November in the Great Hall, University House.
As part of Floriade 2009, the ANU School of Music presented Rhythm ’n’ Blooms – a lunchtime concert series on Stage 88, most weekdays during Floriade at 12.30pm. This was a comprehensive program of events showcasing the talented staff and students from the School, from jazz to classical, from solos to ensembles.
Staff and students presented a showcase concert to an appreciative crowd basking in glorious Canberra weather on the opening day of Floriade. View the latest Concert Images
Reinventing Tradition: Pathways to Innovation in Music Research: The Graduate Symposium is planned and run annually by a committee of ANU School of Music postgraduate research students. The primary aim of the symposium is to provide postgraduate music research students with an opportunity to demonstrate their research and findings in a formal manner. However, staff members are also invited to share their research as part of the symposium.
THE DRUMatiX PERCUSSION GROUP, resident percussion ensemble at the Australian National University School of Music, will be embarking on their 2009 South Coast NSW Concert Tour this Friday 11th – 14th September. Comprised of percussion students studying at the ANU, DRUMatix is an ensemble dedicated to presenting the rich and diverse repertoire written exclusively for percussion.
The Bachelor of Professional Music Practice is a new and innovative three-year undergraduate program designed for students wishing to study music and enter into a music-related career but who do not aspire to become elite performers.
Students of the Professional Music Practice degree will have the opportunity to be trained across the diverse areas of the music industry for careers in studio teaching, arts administration, festival and event management, community music administration, sound design and a wide range of other music-related careers.
