News – New England Conservatorium of Music

Ensemble Liaison Concert Review

The first of the concerts on the 2022 NECOM and Musica Viva Armidale program took place on Thursday May 12 in the Old Teachers’ College Auditorium, and the hall was packed out to hear one […]

NECOM Board EOI

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – BOARD MEMBERS About New England Conservatorium of MusicNew England Conservatorium of Music (NECOM) is a highly respected cultural institution, founded on the belief that high-quality music education and music performance embedded […]

Chamber Music in Schools

NECOM is launching in Term 2 its popular Chamber Music in Schools Program to schools right across the North West region this year. Schools are invited to host a ‘Chamber Music in Schools’ presentation this year for a […]

Australian Haydn Ensemble Masterclasses

At the end of March, New England Conservatorium of Music string scholarship students had the opportunity to extend their skills with masterclasses presented by the fabulous Australian Haydn Ensemble.

Australian Digital Concerto Hall’s Outreach Program

Students of Joanna Fairs- Wu, Emily Thompson (Year 11, HSC violin student) and Will Rowe- Dawson (Year 12, HSC viola student) in zoom lessons held this week with the internationally esteemed pedagogue Dr Robin Wilson, […]

Trinity College Student Achievement

Mia Baivucago was recently awarded her Associate of the Trinity College London (ATCL) in viola performance. Her programme was Suite No. 2 in d minor by J.S. Bach, Concerto in D by F.A. Hoffmeister (Movement […]

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

In week 9, we held our first Teddy Bears’ Picnic! The Teddy Bears’ Picnic was for our kindergarten to year two students to show how fun performing for a crowd can be! All students who […]

NECOM Chamber Players Concert

Congratulations to the fourteen musicians from the staff at NECOM who performed on the afternoon for a very appreciative audience. The inaugural Marian Barford Award was presented at the concert to three deserving young musicians: […]

Autumn Festival

On Saturday the 2nd of April, members of Puddleduck and Boorolong Strings were joined by our scholarship students to perform at the Armidale Autumn Festival in the Mall. The weather cleared and became a beautiful […]

Mini Minstrels – Term 1

Mini Minstrels have been busy this term, getting back into the program after our big summer break with an ‘On the Farm’ Theme. We have been re-visiting familiar songs from last year and have learned […]