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NECOM Welcomes New Music Therapist

NECOM is delighted to announce that our Music Therapist from January 2018 will be Fumie Takahashi. Fumie has just completed her Master’s Degree in Music Therapy from the University of Western Sydney and holds a […]

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End of 2017 Strings Report

The year draws to a close and the NECOM Strings department has finished in grand style to a nearly full house in the NECOM auditorium with a performance given by the eighteen members of the […]

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2017 Chamber Music in Schools Program Report

by Deidre Rickards OAM I designed and wrote this project so that students attending country schools could build a connection with the New England Conservatorium of Music by listening to Trios who would play in […]

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End of Year Director’s Report

‘twas three weeks before Christmas and something was wrong, Not a fiddler was fiddling, no choirs in song. No flute tutors tuting, no orchestral sound, Our NECOM musicians were not to be found. The echoes […]

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Teacher Spotlight – Arlene Fletcher

Arlene Fletcher started her classical Double Bass training as a scholarship student of NECOM back in 2004. This passion for the instrument extended into her undertaking the Bachelor of Improvisation Music degree at the Victorian […]

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Teacher Spotlight – Camilla Tafra

Camilla Tafra: Cello teacher, Chamber Music in Schools, Ensemble Conductor Camilla grew up in Armidale on unceded Anaiwan land, where she began learning cello with Susan Metcalfe at the age of five. She holds a Bachelor of Music with […]

Jazz Open Rehearsal at NECOM
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Jazz at NECOM

Gershwin once said, “Life is a lot like jazz… it’s best when you improvise”. It’s one of the few musical artforms where the same piece could be played night after night, but sound different every […]

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ANU Jazz Faculty

This month we were delighted to have the Jazz Faculty from the ANU School of Music visit Armidale to meet with students. Five lecturers from Canberra delivered a jazz workshop on Wednesday, September 6th, discussing […]

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Con Brio Needs String Players

The Con Brio string orchestra, a community music program supported by the New England Conservatorium of Music, is looking for players of violin, viola, cello, or contrabass. The repertoire suits adult beginners or those who […]