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ACO Collective Workshop at NECOM

The Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective had a busy time when they visited Armidale on 29-30 August. After a fantastic concert the evening before, four ACOC musicians, led by violinist Aiko Goto, presented an intense=ive workshop […]

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HSC Music Workshops

HSC music students and their teachers had the opportunity to hone their skills for their HSC music exam during the October school holidays. Each day the students revised a different musical concept and then practised […]

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New England Big Band premieres at NECOM

Saturday 16 November 2019 @ 6.30pmArmidale Teachers College AuditoriumTix – $20 adult, $10 concession. Trybooking.com/BGIBU November is an exciting month for jazz lovers. . . the brand new New England Big Band hits the stage […]

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African Drumming Workshop

During the school holidays, NECOM’s music therapy and percussion teacher, Fumie Takahashi, had the opportunity to attend a Teacher Training Course in African Drumming  that ran for two days at the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium. Fumie […]

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NECOM Then and Now – Sam Russell

NECOM has now been in operation for 16 years. In that time we’ve seen many students grow up with the programs offered by the Conservatorium. Thanks to a very large photo archive and with the […]

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NECOM and AYO Showcase Concert

The last week of term heralded a new venture with a huge Showcase Concert of Armidale Youth Orchestra and NECOM Ensembles with special guests, Rose Bay Secondary College (RBSC), who were in the midst of […]

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ANU Music Department visits NECOM

New England Conservatorium once again welcomed a visit from leading instrumental teachers from The Australian National University Music Department, Tor Fromhyr (violin/viola), David Pereira (cello) and Edward Neeman (piano) from the 6th to 8th of […]

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Ziggy Harris – Then and Now

What is your earliest memory of learning music? Have you seen The Lion King? Picture Rafiki holding Simba up to the sun in the first scene. Now replace Rafiki with Deidre Rickards, and Simba with […]

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September Piano Report

September was a busy month for piano at NECOM, with two fine pianists visiting Armidale. In early September, Australian concert pianist Simon Tedeschi presented a stimulating master class advanced students preparing for HSC and Diploma […]

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Foundation Solo Concerts 2019

Each year in September, our most important musicians take centre-stage in our Foundation Solo Concert series. These are future musical superstars in waiting. Many of these students have only played their instruments for a year […]