Our wonderful flautists, who you might have seen playing at the Wollongong Town Hall last year, are off to the USA for the 52nd National Flute...
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New Music Residency for WollCon
The residency shows WollCon’s continuing commitment to welcoming visitor artists to our region and builds on the ‘Enigma Quartet’ work last year...
Program launched for World Music Therapy Week
Last year WollCon and Cram Foundation announced a new collaboration during World Music Therapy Week. Outcomes of this collaboration were showcased...
Our Big Weekend of Music
We ended June with a bang! WollCon scheduled 2 days of music and song for the last weekend of June (29th and 30th). Incredible entertainment for the...
Celebrating Make Music Day
While we make music every day at WollCon, for June 21st we celebrated 'Make Music Day' with a joyous concert of song.Held annually on 21 June, Make...
Improvising and Music Therapy
Music Therapist and musician Jack Tickner talks about the longest running improvised musical project he’s been involved in (‘Wollongong’ the band)...
BSYO in Dapto before Bali tour
Fresh from their Red Shield Appeal concert with Wollongong Salvos, BSYO showcased emerging talent with legendary classical music for families in and...
Saskia Wins Wollongong Youth Award
Congratulations to WollCon student Saskia McIntyre who was recognised for her efforts and contributions to our community, as part of the Wollongong...
Celebrating and acknowledging staff
We would like to acknowledge the incredible contribution of important staff members who left WollCon at the end of last term. This page is a...
Double Bass Ensemble welcoming new students
The Meyer Double Bass Ensemble, led by Ethan Ireland, provides a strong musical foundation for young students (aged 7 years and over). The double...
Hana and Ilaria begin a new journey at Sydney Con
While their music journey at WollCon comes to a close, a new door opens for both Hana Lee and Ilaria Ramirez at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music....
Emerging Artists Series Welcomes Annabel
There's no better way to spend your day than with Music and Tea in the Gallery, especially when home grown talent is invited to perform. Born in...
Alumni Profile: Hayden Burge
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows will be conducting Masterclasses at WollCon, and the Fellows line-up includes Bassoonist Hayden Burge.WollCon is...
New Singing Group for People Living with Dementia & Others
WollCon will be starting a new singing group for 2024, especially for seniors, people living with dementia and their care partners.Irrespective of...
Celebrating IWD with Music
WollCon Women composers receive Create NSW grant to record new songs for a project called Get Them Young!WollCon is celebrating International...
Kiama Black Beach awash with local young jazz talent
This year the Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival (KJBF) has partnered with the conservatorium to create an immersive musical experience, featuring the...
Singing groups for High School students
We're bundling our Choir and Chorus ... Join our High School Choir and you can also attend our Contemporary Youth Chorus (for one choir fee).High...
New early years music experience
WollCon has started a new type of early years music experience for preschoolers and their siblings. It’s called Fun Fantails, and we are looking for...
Concerto Competition Winner 2023
Congratulations to Annabel Wouters - our 2023 WollCon Concerto winner.During our final Performance Day for 2023 (10th December) we showcased the...
Alex Masso and The Vampires Win ARIA
The Vampires - one of WollCon's favourite success stories - awarded ARIA for Best Jazz Album.WHO ARE THE VAMPIRES? Described as a new generation of...
Emerging Artist Series welcomes Hana Lee
There's no better way to spend your day than with Music and Tea in the Gallery, especially when home grown talent is invited to perform. ‘Dreams...
Making music and art an essential part of school curriculum
My thoughts in response to the Richard Evans article:"NAPLAN Results tell us there's a major problem. But we may already have the solution."The...
Concert and Symphonic Bands at State Championships
Students from WollCon’s Symphonic & Concert Bands competed in the NSW Band Championships (26-27th August) which was held at the Joan Sutherland...
Ray retires from WollCon
Considered a legend amongst musicians who have been playing in Australia in the least 40 years, Ray Alldridge has mixed emotions about retiring...
Strings Spectacular Concert a unifying experience …
And welcomes award winning guest Conductor - Stephen Chin All of WollCon’s String ensembles will be combing forces to present a Strings...
Australian String Quartet masterclass at WollCon
The ASQ workshopped with our student chamber music group KSUCI.The opportunity to workshop with the ASQ came about as part of the quartet's current...
The Beating Heart of Trish Delaney-Brown
WollCon’s Head of Voice is just as much at home on the stage as she is in the classroom.Award winning singer-songwriter Trish Delaney-Brown is a...
BSYO Performance at Bali Arts Festival a success
The BlueScope Youth Orchestra performed at the 45th annual Bali Arts Festival as well as with Voice of Bali ChoirDuring the first week of July,...
New President of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums
WollCon’s CEO appointed President of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums.David Francis, CEO of Wollongong Conservatorium has been...
Alumni Profile: Myee Clohessy
Myee Clohessy, concert violinist and Artistic Director of the Bowral Autumn Music Festival and the Highlands Music Collective, is back living ‘just...
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