30 June 7pm
Paul Paviour Recital Hall
160 Bourke St Goulburn NSW 2580
Adult $25
Student and Concession $15
13 original compositions by Robbie Melville + 1 cover
Tangled Trails is the Melbourne guitarist’s evocative new solo album. An introspective collection of songs inspired by the 1921 silent film of the same name. Each composition can be matched to a scene from the early Western classic, ranging from the wintery wilds of Canada to the melting pot of Roaring Twenties era New York.
The fourteen pieces on Tangled Trails travel through environments of modern jazz, country blues, contemporary classical chamber music and acoustic folk, successfully weaving together these seemingly disparate elements to create a beguiling cinematic soundscape.
Drawing inspiration from significant figures in Melville’s life, the music displays his characteristic warmth, quirkiness and sense of romantic melancholy. His various projects – from the frenetic 50:fifty album by cleverhorse, to the elegant chamber jazz of To Iceland!
To Iceland! by his trio Antelodic – have exhibited an accomplished exploration of the subtle intricacies of human emotion.
‘The mix of moods and feelings achieved by Melville’s compositions is rare in any art form’
– John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
Adult $25
Student and Concession $15
The Spooky Men’s Chorale – National Tour 2023:
Sunday, 6th August: 11am Workshop, 3pm Concert
“Men, singing songs. Some of them are funny.”
The Spooky Men’s Chorale, described as a “tsunami of Gregorian male voice polyphony” (The Scotsman, 2018), are coming to Goulburn this August with their absurd and grandeur renditions of two Ukrainian song’s and Yothu Yindi’s ‘Treaty,’ amongst much more in their unique, vast and rumbling take on the ‘twin pillars of grand foolishness and the quest for the perfect subwoofer-rattling boofchord.’ Combining elements of music and theatre to create a unique performance and musical experience, the Spooky Men’s Chorale is a rare experience locals don’t want to miss.
Under their belt the Spooky Men’s Chorale has a vast history of gigs that’ve turned their audience teary-eyed or loose jawed in awe since their formation in 2001. Over 750 gigs including 8 major festivals in the UK and their seven recorded albums depict their motifs of ‘Georgian male polyphony, a running joke on man as a vast, oblivious useless object, whispers of clown, bouffon and Monty Python, and forays into massively pleasurable grunting tribalism.’
Does the listening experience sound like it won’t quite be enough? Well, you’re in luck- the Spooky Men’s Chorale are doing a workshop prior to their concert, the ‘Sing Like a Bloke Workshop,’ and it’s not excusive to men. Spots go for $20 concession and $30 full, worth the experience for anyone who enjoys singing or wants to expand their skills.
https://events.humanitix.com/spooky-men-s-chorale-national-tour-2023
Book your tickets here!
27 May 2023
6pm
Old Ceramics Hall
52 Verner St Goulburn
Unfortunately due to sickness the Anna Falt Nordic Night concert at the Hume Coservatorium has been cancelled.
Refunds will be issued.
A UNIQUE MUSIC EXPERIENCE IS COMING YOUR WAY.ANNA FÄLT hits Australian shores in May with THE NORDIC VOICE. Don’t miss this extraordinary Finnish/Swedish vocal talent. She’s been shown some amazing love in New Zealand so far.
“Anna Fält wowed with her enormous voice.” – ICELANDAIR MAGAZINE
Double bill performances include THE NORDIC VOICE (a cappella Nordic folk like you’ve never heard) + LAND & LYRIC (Anna Fält + Maryanne Piper / Clarinets, Sop Saxophone, Percussion: Nordic folk, jazz fusion, global contemporary jazz, acoustic, electroacoustic). “Piper weaves a fantasy-filled world of sound.” – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Supported by: The Swedish Arts Council @Kulturrådet, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee @Konstnärsnämnden, Artpipes e.V., Lilith Night, Arts North West, Gunnedah Conservatorium, Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, Hume Conservatorium, Music Region New England North West NSW, Uralla Arts, Bellingen Improvised Music Collective Inc, Music on the Hill Tamworth, St Stephen’s Tamworth, Art Shack at Wilgabah, Quirindi Silo Art,
27 May 2023
6pm
Adult $30
Concession (Inc. pensioner, healthcare care etc) $25
Hume Con Student $20
Children (12 and under) $10
Family (includes 2 adults and up to 3 Children) $70
Workshop $30
Hume Conservatorium is excited to be the new home to the long-running all-abilities choir in Goulburn Bridge to Sing. The choir will resume from week 2 in the Paul Paviour Recital Hall in the main building at the conservatorium from 4.30pm – 6pm.
The Bridge to Sing choir started in 2017 as an initiative of the Goulburn Mulwaree Council through a Country Arts Support Program grant. Bridge to Sing is lead by Clare Jones. Clare has over 12 years’ experience working with young adults with intellectual disabilities. She holds a Master of Music Therapy and has completed additional training in sensory processing, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), and vocational training and assessment.
The Choir aims to support people to feel well and connected and to share their love of music. The choir’s name reflects the choir’s nature – we see music as a bridge that brings together people of all ages, abilities and walks of life.
In 2022 Bridge to Sing performed at Hume Conservatorium for their Post Covid performance with more than 25 people on stage it was an amazing event supported by Southern Tablelands Arts and Hume Conservatorium. The choir was accompanied by volunteers from the Goulburn Regional Ukulele Group (GRUB).
Bridge to Sing is open to singers of all abilities and supports those living with disabilities. Come along to our first meeting at the con or sign up via our website www.humecon.nsw.edu.au.
The Bridge to Sing program is only $150 per term, and may be covered under your NDIS program funding.
This workshop is for everybody! From $30
The artists from the show Flamenco for Everybody will introduce the flamenco form, demonstrate the relationship between the three main elements voice (cante), baile (dance) and guitar (toque) and their authentic interplay in dialogue in this traditional genre. Interplay between performers is universal and essential- no matter what your style. In Flamenco it is essential, and everyone can learn from understanding it in action.
Flamenco is not just a type of music and dance, it is a way of looking at and being in the world. This living tradition of Gitano, Arabic, Sephardi, Andalusian and Moorish influences.
Flamenco is an oral tradition passed down through family, teachers and community. Whilst flamenco teaching has become more westernized over the past few decades there are still many aspects can only be learned in relationship with others.
You will also learn some body percussion and drum rhythms so you can begin to understand the ‘conversation’ with others and have fun doing this together! Performers at any level will benefit from this experience, and more advanced performers will gain specific skills they can build on.
This workshop is all about expressing yourself and a lovely fun introduction to the richly energetic and expressive world of flamenco!
Students and Concession $30
Full price $50
https://events.humanitix.com/flamenco-for-everybody-workshop-and-masterclass
Holiday Options in April at Hume Conservatorium
ROCK
12 April 10am – 2pm Guitar Orchestra with Garth Prentice. Perfect for the junior guitar player, this ensemble program helps kids engage with their instrument and learn how to work as part of a group.
SING
13 April 10.30am -12.30pm Glee Club with Richard lane
PLAY
18 April 10am – 12pm Toots and Doods and Music with Andy and Emma. have fun with Different instruments with Andy and Emma. Including our brand new program of beginner woodwind instruments Toots and Doods!
Additional FREE Holiday Programs include
Production Workshop (Week 2, Funding dependant)
Guitar Masterclass (Week 2, Funding dependant)
Synth Workshop (Week 2, Funding dependant)
Sign up to register your expression of interest.
Free holiday break programs may be funded by the Office of Regional Youth Holiday Break Program for 12-24 year olds.
What a fabulous evening showcasing all the ensembles and groups of the Hume Conservatorium. We also saw solo performances by our 2022 Scholarship recipients.
Congratulations to all our Achievement Award Recipients, and our 2023 Scholarship recipients.
All images by Sarah Fife.
The end of my first 3 months here coincides with the final stages of our business year, and our planning for 2023.
The year in review
It’s been a big year for the Con with some ups and downs.
The biggest up this year was getting back to full face to face teaching, ensembles and events. The Covid restrictions had a dampening effect on many of our lives, so the ability to work together in person has been very welcome
Opening of the Creative Precinct was another major up this year. It is flexible, comfortable and has a truly great acoustic with rave reviews from performers right across the musical spectrum. Our MidWinter feast was an outstanding event of Hume Con staff fundraising for scholarships and bursaries.. We held our first Chamber Music Festival in September culminating in a concert at St Saviours featuring Vocalocal alongside the Sydney Chamber Choir. We took delivery of 14 Yamaha pianos including the incredible CFX Grand. For our young people we held numerous performance pracs, supported the Lilac Festival battle of the Bands and opened the Creative Precinct to touring performers such as Luminescence, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Steve Kilbey, and Blues Fest. 6 young composers worked alongside the Mighty Playwrights program and we supported the Rocky Hill production of Aida. It was a huge year! We already have big plans for 2023 including incursions for students so they can access more performances, workshops, and visiting shows.
News and Updates
There are a number of good things coming next year and some improvements in how we work. During the summer vacation we have a number of short programs for our students and the community more generally.
16 -17 January APRA AMCOS Songmakers Workshop (Free)
18 January Songmakers for Bands. (Free)
19 January Guitar Orchestra ($40)
19 January Glee Club ($30)
We will start some new ensembles next year – in part building on previous holiday programs:
We are re-establishing an auditioned choir. It will perform a diverse repertoire with members who all have good reading and singing skills. To enquire about auditioning follow the website link.
Goulburn Mulwaree Council has agreed to continue funding for the Hume Con based early childhood music program via Schools as Community Centres. We may replicate this program in other centres if there is enough interest. Performance pracs will be on weeks 3, 6 and 9 of each term, with concerts in week 10.
We are teaching in 13 schools next year, and hope to start some new school-based instrumental and vocal groups. Schools outside Goulburn will have access to performance pracs on site, and in Goulburn we want to encourage any of our school groups or students to take advantage of our performance pracs at the Con, so that all our students have the same opportunities.
Our signage around the Con is being refreshed over the break. The main purpose of this is to make it easier to find your destination within our precinct- although we are obviously trying to do a nice job of it within a modest budget. Next term we should also have display screens with lesson times both in our main foyer and in the Rock Con- There were a couple of times this term when there were problems with lesson times leading to confused students. There will also be a service phone in the Rock Con so that the office can be more easily contacted when issues arise.
Within the admin office, I know the changes in staffing this year have led to some choppy service. We have got our accounting largely under control now, but we are quite aware that service has been patchy. In the new year, we will be recruiting so that there is music school admin staffing every afternoon.
Keeping in touch
As I mentioned earlier, we will be asking everyone to re-enroll for next year. This will be an annual process from now on. The automatic re-enrolment between terms is convenient in many ways, but it often means we do not have current contact information for emergencies, accurate information about any medical issues or up to date records of which schools our students are attending.
In 2023 there are also changes to our lesson options, which make this essential. You will receive a link to refresh your enrolment details by email and we need these back by Monday 16 January so we can start adjusting timetables.
While on the subject of data, I want to assure you that we have paid attention to the increasing trend of cyber attacks in Australia. Our data is encrypted and our interaction with the data base is also encrypted. We are also starting to cull old records at the end of each year so that we only have the information we need, and information about recent students.
We will be surveying families over the break about your views on our work, and I look forward to your feedback. The surveys are anonymous and only the collated results will be retained. While we think we know our strong points and areas for improvement, your feedback is also valuable. It will help me to understand whether we are focusing on the right things.
Teaching model
We are changing our teaching model a little for next year. While 15 mins are a good way of reducing the cost, they are not as effective as we would like for teaching – even with very young students. So our teaching model needs to change. The key changes are:
So most students will have longer lessons, but 1 less lesson per term. This is partly for practical reasons – it makes make up lessons much easier to manage. But it also to help cushion the cost impact of longer lessons. I have also broadened the range of discounts available for multiple enrolments of various kinds within a family. Particularly for parents with larger families I am very conscious of the sizable commitments you are making to your children’s education.
Fees
Follow this link to see our fees and options for next year. As I mentioned, we will email you a link to update your enrolment information. If you have trouble with internet connections, there will be a couple of machines set up at the Con from 9 January where you can re-enroll
Policies
There are a few policy changes as well. Key changes are:
If an enrolment needs to be cancelled, the notice period is reduced from the rest of the current term to 2 weeks. This applies to cancellations during the term, and cancellations between terms.
Regards,
George Brenan
CEO
Hume Conservatorium offers annual scholarships to young musicians in the local community. The program is open to any musician regardless of whether they are students of Hume Conservatorium at the time of audition or not. It is policy of Hume Conservatorium that scholarships will be awarded to the students who, in the view of the conservatorium, are most likely to benefit from the scholarship grant. The quality of performance on the day of audition is a major factor in this decision, but not the sole factor. All styles of music are acceptable when applying for a scholarship.
Hume Conservatorium is very fortunate to have a number of local and regional organisations and individuals who support our Annual Scholarship Program. The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage and accelerate the musical development of students with potential, equipping them for further study at an advanced level.
Scholarships will be awarded in six categories –
Junior – Grade 3 and below
Senior – Grade 4 and above
Mature Age – For any student aged 21 and over
Baldsing Jazz Scholarship – students under 25 years of age studying in a jazz genre
Missing instruments fund
The scholarships awarded in these categories may change each year, dependent on donor support. Upon receipt of a scholarship, winners are required to have lessons with the most appropriate Hume Conservatorium tutor as decided by the CEO. Scholarship winners are encouraged to write a letter of thanks to their sponsor (if appropriate) and to send a report of their activities at the completion of their scholarship year.
Coming up this month we host a fantastic concert from one of Australia’s best vocal groups, and they even come from our region, based in Ngunnawal country! Since 2015, Luminescence has performed extensively in Canberra and the surrounding regions, with their own concert series as well as appearing for a range of festivals and special events. They are regular performers at the Canberra International Music Festival.
Their music covers everything from the Renaissance to the 21st century, and regularly includes new music by Australian composers, including composers within their own ranks. Luminescence Chamber Singers also delivers a range of educational activities, including workshops, young artist programs, masterclasses, and holiday programs, as well as hosting the Luminescence Children’s Choir.
In drawing breath Luminescence Chamber Singers explore first breaths, last breaths, and music as diverse as the vast compass of human life and feeling in between: from Pink Floyd, Florence and the Machine to much older music by Machaut and Gesualdo, as well as new works by Brenda Gifford, Connor D’Netto and Dan Walker.
Our breath is a base expression of our feelings – we let out an anxious or surprised gasp or a sigh of relief. We take a deep breath when we brace ourselves, and hold our breath when we wait. We talk about our breath when we are awestruck when we rest, when we sigh, or speak, or sing. And in recent years, we have witnessed and experienced difficulty in breathing from the thick smoke of bushfires to the spectre of respiratory infection.
Meanwhile, the words “I can’t breathe” resonate around the world as a harrowing reminder of the ongoing persecution of black communities both in the United States and here at home in Australia.
For anyone studying or interested in the the power of singing and the human voice, this will be an exciting performance and, for students, a great opportunity to see other young performers in action. There are special ticket rates for Hume Con supporters please use HUME22 to receive a discount on your tickets.
21 October
Creative Precinct 48 Verner St Goulburn (Side entrance to the Con)
6.30 pm for 7 pm start
PROGRAMME
Pink FLOYD arr. Dan WALKER | Breathe
MACHAUT | Motet no 2: Sospiro (Breath)
Dan WALKER | Listen, Are You Living Just A Little And Calling It A Life? [world premiere]
Andrew Ford | Red Dirt Hymns: Dark Cloud
Carlo GESUALDO | Sospirava il mio core (Sighs my heart)
Hildegard von BINGEN | O ignis spiritus (O spirit of fire)
Connor D’NETTO | Many Passes and Yearnings [world premiere]
Carlo GESUALDO | Dolcissimo Sospiro (Sweetest breath)
David LANG | When it is time (from ‘little match girl passion’)
Andrew Ford | Red Dirt Hymns: Isolation Hymn
Adrian WILLAERT | Sospiri Miei (My sighs)
Brenda GIFFORD | Yangaa
Jess GREEN | I Heard You Sing
Florence WELCH arr. Dan WALKER | Between Two Lungs
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We acknowledge the traditional Custodians of this Land, where the Aboriginal People have performed age-old ceremonies of storytelling, music, dance and celebration. As a traditional meeting place, many first nations peoples came to this region. Underneath our buildings and roads this Land always will be traditional Aboriginal Land. in the same way, all music making genres and practices come from our musical elders, so we acknowledge those on whose skills and wisdom we draw.