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AYO Garden Party

Knowing that New England weather can be unpredictable, all fingers were crossed on the morning of the annual Rosemary Leitch Garden Party, this year held at Chevy Chase on Dangarsleigh Road. The young musicians from […]

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Interview with Richard Gill

The Sydney Chamber Choir will be performing on Thursday 3 May at Lazenby Hall, University of New England. Described as Sacred and profane, ancient and modern, imported and homegrown: join Sydney Chamber Choir on a musical journey […]

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Paul Marshall’s Wind Report

AYWE report: It has been an exciting term for the newly reformed Wind Ensemble. At the moment there is a small group of very talented and eager students on a wide range of instruments, which […]

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Term One Cello Report

This term, many Cello students at NECOM have been preparing their scales and repertoire for AMEB exams and upcoming performances in the Armidale Eisteddfod. While all this practice is going on it’s often hard to […]

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Umberto Clerici Cello Masterclass

On the 3rd of April, Umberto Clerici, prize winner from the Tchaikovsky Competition and Solo Cellist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, was picked up from the Airport by our NECOM Director and ushered into G31 […]

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Stagefright Workshop with Karin Schaupp

On Wednesday 4th April, NECOM scholarship students were treated to a workshop on Stage Fright led by Karin Schaupp, one of Australia’s leading guitarists with a professional expertise in performance anxiety management. Karin’s interest in […]

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Errol Russell in Memoriam

It is the end of an era as we farewell our own Errol Russell – gentleman, musician extraordinaire, father and grandfather: a modest, steadfast, no-fuss person who had a very cheeky sense of humour and […]

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Fantastic “Opera”tunity for NECOM Choristers

Thank you so much for making such an opportunity possible for the young singers of Armidale! Our son is so thrilled and talks of little else. The New England Conservatorium’s presentation of Opera Australia’s touring […]