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Classic Christmas Concert Returns for Wollongong
Nov 28, 2023
WollCon is delighted to present a Christmas Gala Concert in the Town Hall, in response to requests from the community for a special Christmas...
Concerto Competition 2023
Nov 26, 2023
The students are registered and it's now time to perform.Our final Performance Day for the year (10th December) will showcase the musical...
Soprano Kirsten Jones to perform Christmas classic with BSYO
Nov 20, 2023
Opera Australia (OA) Soprano Kirsten Jones will be one of the highlights of our Christmas Gala concert, performing with the BlueScope Youth...
New Singing Group for People Living with Dementia
Nov 16, 2023
WollCon will be starting a new singing group for 2024, especially for people living with dementia and their care partners.Irrespective of singing...
Alex Masso and The Vampires Win ARIA
Nov 14, 2023
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...
Surfing a New Sound with Freyja Garbett
Nov 13, 2023
Performing at the Music Lounge - 2nd DecemberFreyja Garbett sees music and surfing as symbiotic forces and integral parts of her life, and for as...
Auditions Open for BlueScope Youth Orchestra
Nov 5, 2023
Young musicians (14-21 years) interested in joining the BlueScope Youth Orchestra are now invited to audition for WollCon’s premier orchestra for...
Emerging Artist Series welcomes Hana Lee
Oct 23, 2023
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...
Applications Open for Junior Strings Program
Oct 18, 2023
The Junior Strings Program (JSP) developed by leading violin and viola player Adrian Davis provides a strong musical foundation for young students...
WollCon in the Mix
Oct 10, 2023
‘Culture Mix’ is a FREE one-day multicultural festival which will celebrate Wollongong’s diverse community with vibrant music, dance, workshops,...
Making music and art an essential part of school curriculum
Sep 21, 2023
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
Sep 18, 2023
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
Sep 13, 2023
Considered a legend amongst musicians who have been playing in Australia in the least 40 years, Ray Alldridge has mixed emotions about retiring...
WollCon Jazz Alumni to perform at inaugural Jazz Festival
Aug 28, 2023
Sydney Con Jazz Orchestra is just one of the headline acts for the upcoming WollCon Jazz FestivalSince its inception in the early 70s, the Sydney...
Cinematic and dream-like Spirograph Studies perform at WollCon
Aug 25, 2023
Melbourne band Spirograph Studies is just one of the headline acts for the upcoming WollCon Jazz FestivalLed by bassist and composer Tamara Murphy,...
Fields brings Afro-Indian Jazz Collective to Festival
Aug 14, 2023
Just one of the headline acts for the upcoming WollCon Jazz FestivalThere’s nothing unusual about playing over 20 different types of drums… not if...
Inaugural Jazz Festival welcomes big names of Jazz
Aug 9, 2023
...to the grounds of Gleniffer Brae at Wollongong Botanic Garden The Wollongong Conservatorium of Music will host it’s first ever jazz...
Strings Spectacular Concert a unifying experience …
Aug 3, 2023
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
Jul 17, 2023
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...
New Music Residency for WollCon
Jun 27, 2023
New music residency for WollCon to support Junior Strings program.An all-woman chamber music quartet will be supporting WollCon’s Junior Strings...
The Beating Heart of Trish Delaney-Brown
Jun 25, 2023
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...
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