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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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Side by Side Choir perform at Christmas in the Mall
Arlene Fletcher has recently taken on the role of conductor of the Side by Side choir, a program run in conjunction with the Armidale High School’s Special Education Unit: I had the pleasure of becoming […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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September Chamber Ensembles Concert
Twentieth century American biographer Catherine Drinker Bowen famously described chamber music as a “conversation between friends”. Just like a great conversation, chamber music entertains, soothes, and builds relationships between the participating individuals. Just like being […]