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Another month of great performance opportunities has passed for our talented young string players at NECOM. There have been the usual Studio Concerts and Chamber Ensemble Concert with students performing pieces being prepared for the […]

Ed Shuttle and Natalie Shea from the Sydney Chamber Choir recently answered some of our questions in the lead up to the SCC’s upcoming performance at Lazenby Hall on 3 May, conducted by the iconic […]

With the same fervor that usually greets the arrival of a new-born baby, we were thrilled to unpack a range of new percussion instruments at NECOM this week. To our existing range of instruments we’ve […]

In conjunction with the Armidale Regional Council, NECOM is proud to present an evening of entertainment on Friday 16 March to launch this year’s “Autumn Festival”. From 6 – 9pm patrons can enjoy a wide […]

NECOM recently welcomed Kelly Fuller and the team from ABC New England Northwest (Tamworth) as they set up a makeshift studio in NECOM on 22 February. Broadcasting live from one of our main performance rooms, […]

Art-lovers were treated to an hour of traditional New Orleans-style jazz recently, courtesy of NECOM’s newest ensemble, “The Dixie Six”. The concert event was attended by almost 100 patrons at NERAM’s unveiling of the Howard […]

The Mini Bass Program has kicked off to a great start with 8 brave new students learning not only how to play the Double Bass but learning how to pack it, carry it and move […]

NECOM hosted a rewarding scholarship masterclass with vocalist Hannah Fraser. Hannah Fraser graduated from Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2013 with a Bachelor of Music in Performance. Immediately after her graduation she was selected to […]

NECOM in conjunction with the Armidale Youth Orchestra hosted workshops for some of our scholarship students with violinist Ben Castle whilst he was in Sawtell for the AYO camp on the weekend of the 23-25 […]

Fumie, can you tell us about you music background in Japan I started to learn Marimba when I was 7 years old. I had the opportunity to take a lesson from Eiichi Asabuki who was the […]