Term 4 | Week 2 News

HUME CONVERSATIONS                        TERM 4 | WEEK 2

We were excited to welcome students back after the spring break.  We are looking forward to an exciting term of music learning, with more opportunities for students and ensembles to perform and share what they are learning. During the holidays we had workshops at the Con with the APRA AMCOS SongMakers Program, Composition for Video Games, and two major concerts:

  • The finale of the Australian Chopin Festival and
  • the Australian Vocal Ensemble.

Some of our students also teamed up with the Vocal Muster in Bowral for 5 days of song-making, interviewing, recording and industry mentoring. 🤩

As part of the 💜 Lilac Festival Battle of the Bands 💜 6 groups performed to an excited audience.  The overall winners Ladies Night were featured in the Lilac Parade the next day. Congratulations to the runners up Wretched Arms and Divorce Complex and peoples Choice Winners Midnight Mojo. Huge thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, the Lilac Festival Committee and Divall’s for the truck. 

Last week the 🪕Hume Con Bluegrass Band 🪕 performed at a fundraiser for the Bundanoon Folk Festival as part of an emerging artist scholarship program funded through the Country Arts Support Program and Southern Tablelands Arts. You can check them out in November at the Folk Festival.

Our own Mighty Tunesmiths featured as part of the Mighty Playwrights program with the Goulburn Mulwaree Library and The Lieder Theatre.  Our six young composers wrote music for scripts written by primary school children. The plays were performed last week at GPAC! 🎶Mighty Tunesmiths🎶 are Callum White, Austin Johnson, Ben Holmes, Nathan Reyno, Ben Chalker and Zadan Evans. Our wonderful mentors are Andy Picker, Garth Prentice, Steve Routley, Charlie Peterson and Greg Angus!

2024  SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN

Hume Conservatorium offers annual scholarships to young musicians in the local community. All styles of music are acceptable when applying for a scholarship. Scholarships are awarded based on both current achievement and assessment of potential and
may be awarded in six categories –

  • Junior – AMEB Grade 4 (or equivalent) and below
  • Senior – AMAB Grade 5 (or equivalent) and above
  • Baldsing Jazz Scholarship 
  • Blake Sheridan Scholarship for Voice
  • Missing Instruments

Scholarship applications close at midnight on 6 November 2023. APPLY NOW! 

💗Become a Scholarship Super Supporter!
If you or someone you know might like to support the Conservatorium by offering a scholarship or bursary we would love to chat with you. Scholarships can be named, specific or general depending on your wishes. Contact [email protected] to schedule an appointment or Donate Today! 
All donations are 100% tax deductible.  

EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

26 October Performance Prac. Performance Practices are free performance opportunities and are held in weeks three 6 and 9 each term. They are a great way for students to showcase their learning and get ready for performances. Talk to your tutor for more information. 

28 October Goulburn Diwali Festival 🪔 Get ready for a night of lights, laughter, and love as we celebrate the Festival of Lights right here in Goulburn with our friends at the Multicultural Centre.

28 October Connect at Gunning Opening on the new gallery at Gunning featuring a performance by the Gunning Public School Choir and The Young Colts 🤠.

29 October Luminescence Chamber Singers 2pm in the Old Ceramics Hall – an amazing vocal group.

4 November 🎸BUSKOUT!🎸 Annual Youth Busking Competition, this year we have teamed up with Pictures and Popcorn in the Park! SIGN UP

24-26 November Bundanoon Folk Festival featuring Local, National and International Acts Including our own Bluegrass Band.

Musicianship and composition classes will be offered at half-price for the remainder of the year.  Any student with a serious interest in their music will benefit from the chance to understand more about how music works and explore creating music of their own. ENROL NOW 

Hume Con is excited to now offer music therapy sessions for a whole range of clients, in areas of disability, ASD, mental health and ageing. You may also learn a bit of guitar, piano or drums as part of the therapy! Starting on Mondays. Registered NDIS provider. For more information contact [email protected]

K-2 Group Lessons for 2024: Introduce your children to group music lessons as they approach attending primary school in 2024. Group lessons may be available for piano, guitar, ukulele, strings and woodwind. By offering group tuition at a low cost we believe all students will be able to access the lifelong benefits of music education. For more information about the amazing benefits of music education for primary students check out this article on the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s program at a Western Sydney Primary School.