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New Music Residency for WollCon
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...

Our Big Weekend of Music
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Alumni Profile: Hayden Burge
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...

Celebrating IWD with Music
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...

New early years music experience
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
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...

Ray retires from WollCon
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...

Alumni Profile: Myee Clohessy
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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