WollCon is pleased to be expanding its vocal program to include more daytime places for people of all ages interested in singing lessons, as well as...
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Adult Recorder Group Lessons
Recorder Festival inspires adult group lessons and new all-ages ensemble. Music teacher Mel Wishart has recently returned from attending her first...
Arts and Cultural Award for WollCon
WollCon is among a group of 12 residents and organisations who've earned Australia Day Awards for their outstanding contributions to the city of...
John Spence composition performed by all staff
WollCon’s own Head of Composition John Spence created a celebratory new work entitled Fifty Years, for the entire cohort of WollCon’s music staff to...
Concerto Competition Winner 2022
Congratulations Cameron Carter! The WollCon end of year Performance Day (11 December 2022) was another wonderful opportunity to experience the...
Jeremy Boulton wins $30K Singing Competition
Alumnus Jeremy Boulton wins $30K Singing Competition. The winner of the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition this year was 23-year-old Operatic...
Wollongong Messiah Choir at Sydney Opera House
Wollongong Messiah Choir joined forces with almost 700 other singers for epic performances of Handel’s Messiah at Sydney Opera House. The specially...
New Music On Centre Stage
INSPIRED BY WOLLONGONG: STEEL & SENTIMENT IN SOUND WollCon’s final 50th Birthday celebration event at the Town Hall (3rd December 2022) featured...
Scholarships and Bursaries 2023
Supporting enthusiastic and committed students with lesson fees.Every year Wollongong Conservatorium of Music (WollCon) provides a scholarship and...
Lucy Clifford wins jazz award
The recipient of the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award (JRMA) for 2022 is WollCon alumnus and bassist Lucy Clifford, who says that playing as a young...
Opportunities for our Flute Players
WollCon music teacher Suzanne Cowan was recently invited to tutor some of the most talented young musicians at the Regional Youth Orchestra (RYO)...
How WollCon celebrated 50 years of music
WOLLCON turned 50 in 2022 and the community was invited to a year-long party, including a two-day Music Festival in September!“We are unashamedly...
Roland Stefen Commemoration event
A commemoration event for local instrument maker Mr Roland Stefen was held to celebrate his life and dedication to music and supporting musicians in...
Des Cannings and the South Coast Big Band
He knows how to play the trombone, tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, baritone and tenor horn, and he can compose and re-arrange music while leading big...
Alumni Profile: Richard Tognetti
“WollCon is a huge asset to Wollongong, to the community and to the future of music. It needs us all to champion its work and ensure it thrives for...
Alumni Profile: Titus Grenyer
Titus Grenyer’s love of the pipe organ began through WollCon, when he was awarded the inaugural Roger Soden Organ Scholarship in 2013, which led to...
Ferrari of Jazz Orchestras
A WollCon 50th Birthday Concert at the Town HallSome of the country's greatest jazz musicians came together for a one night only concert in...
BlueScope Youth Orchestra Regional Tour
BlueScope Youth Orchestra ‘Goes to the Movies’ for regional NSW Tour and Youth Week 2022 Wollongong Conservatorium of Music’s flagship BlueScope...
Alumni Profile Lorraine Moxey
A 50 year link with WollCon! Lorraine Moxey started at WollCon when it first opened in 1972, playing violin in the youth orchestra with our very...
An exciting 50th Birthday year ahead @ WollCon
WollCon unveils plans for its 50th Birthday year, as well as a new brand and website. 2022 is a significant milestone for WollCon – its 50 this...
Music Therapy expected to grow in the Illawarra
The research evidence is clear - Music therapy can help people with their mental health and wellbeing, communication and social skills, body...
Alumni Profile: David Piper
Piper’s passion in music theatre has lasted 30 years As a musical director, pianist, composer and educator, David Piper has been a leader in the...
Open Day 2021 – Day Two
Day two of our 2021 Open Day(s) was a performance extravaganza, held on a glorious day on the lawns surrounding Gleniffer Brae.The schedule was as...
2021 Concerto Competition Results
Congratulations Hana Lee! Audiences at the Soloist Showcase Concert during WollCon’s Open Day (5th Dec. 2021) were treated to a morning of...
Open Day 2021 – Day One
It’s been a long time coming but we were thrilled to experience, as part of our end of year celebrations, the first of our 2021 Open Day(s).The...
Alumni Profile: Matthew Hindson
“Thanks @wollconmusic - you saved my teenaged years, I tell you that! Such an invigorating musical environment. It set me up for my entire musical...
Alumni Profile: Nicola Crowe
UK based flautist Nicola knew there was no other instrument for her“My mum encouraged me to be open minded about other instruments, but I disliked...
Alumni Profile: Nick Russoniello
One of our greatest classical saxophonists WollCon Alumnus Nick Russoniello, an accomplished saxophonist and composer based in Sydney, has been the...
Alumni Profile: Carolyn Watson
“To be honest I didn't really seek out a career as a conductor, rather, conducting found me.” The role of a conductor is to unite the diverse and at...
Alumni Profile: Novak Manojlovic
“I can't express the impact that the Wollongong Conservatorium had on my life, both personally and musically, and from an educational, social and...
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