We know #music training improves brain plasticity & performance. Can it help to prevent #dementia ? Join our next #SydneyIdeas public talk exploring promising research from @brainmind_usyd SydneyConMusic @sydney_uni

🎵Register for 20 June: bit.ly/3QzOfjY

Electric Fields made Eurovision history by being the first to compete with a song featuring Australian First Nations language.

Learn more from SydneyConMusic academics about Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara, the language used in the song 'One Milkali'.

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We are pleased to welcome Timothy Kantor to our String Unit 🎻

An inspiring teacher and dedicated coach, Mr. Kantor joins us from University of Arizona’s School of Music, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise as an educator and performer.

More: bit.ly/3K3q4qF

Sax star Remy Le Boeuf, Katie Noonan, Dee Smith Boy and a slew of Australian jazz legends grace the program of the SydneyConMusic's one-day festival.

limelight-arts.com.au/features/2024-…

'To my ears, music generated by AI is not convincing - yet'

Dr Ivan Zavada, Program Leader in Composition & Music Technology at the Con, reflects on AI-generated music and whether it could ever express human emotions or connect with audiences.

Read more: bit.ly/3W7v9VV

We are honoured to welcome six-time Tony Award-winning singer and actor Audra McDonald to the Con!

Join Audra, her longtime music director Andy Einhorn and Assoc Prof Narelle Yeo for this unmissable Alfred Hook Lecture on 10 May.

🎟️ Learn more and book: bit.ly/3UijeTZ

AI music will be omnipresent in our lives, writes SydneyConMusic's Ivan Zavada. We need to develop new models of collective artistry and understanding.
limelight-arts.com.au/features/build…

TOMORROW! Join some of AU's finest brass performers and educators at the Con

Brass Open Day is a chance to meet our incredible brass staff who are among the most sought-after teachers in trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba and euphonium.

Learn more: bit.ly/3PPAGMQ

My, my! We are finally facing 50 years since ABBA conquered Eurovision with 'Waterloo' 👩‍🦳👩🧔👱‍♂️

The Con's Dr Jadey O'Regan recalls the enduring impact of the Swedish icons as they release a 50th-anniversary edition of their classic pop album.

Read more: bit.ly/4aCnHGi

Join us Saturday for our Brass Open Day 🎺🎶

Register now for your free ticket: bit.ly/scm-brassday-0…

Join us tomorrow for the next Rare Bites lunchtime talk: 'Musical fragments on the margins of a liturgical music manuscript' presented by Kathleen Nelson and Nathan Cox from SydneyConMusic.

📆 Wed 27 Mar
🕚 1–1.30pm
📍 Fisher Library
🎟️ Free registration

usyd.libcal.com/event/5636634

Applications are open for 5 new education-focused roles at the Con.

🎓Lecturer in Music Skills
🎓Senior Lecturer in Historical Musicology
🎓Senior Lecturer in Music Education
🎓Senior Lecturer in Instrumental Composition
🎓Professor of Conducting

More: ow.ly/GKwE50QYosJ

📢We're recruiting for 5 new education-focused roles at the Con.

Join us to transform the experience of our students and advance teaching practice.

Apply: ow.ly/rOQL50QWhkQ

Learn more about Sydney Horizon Educators: bit.ly/4aiqyEh

📣 Announcing our 2024 Sydney Con Library exhibitions!

Each semester, our Library works in partnership with a Con academic to showcase their work in its exhibition space.

Find out more about the upcoming exhibitions: ow.ly/3Euw50QSWuf

@sydney_library

Do you know an incredible Sydney Con graduate? Submit a nomination for the 2024 Alumni Awards before 20 March.

The annual awards recognise the achievements of our alumni through nominations submitted by peers, colleagues, friends and family.

Learn more: bit.ly/3VhHWol

Join us for our Brass Open Day! 🎶🎺

Students, teachers and community musicians are invited to the Con for a program packed with masterclasses and performances.

Saturday 6 April, 9:30am - 7:00pm

Learn more and register: bit.ly/scm-brassday-0…

Congratulations to the newly announced 2024 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows 🎉

A special shout out to our Con students and alumni, Dominic Azzi, Hayden Burge, Miriam Cooney, Clare Fox, Rain Liu, Jordan Mattinson and Jack Peggie👏

One of AU’s most acclaimed string quartets is embarking on a year-long farewell tour. The Goldner String Quartet's 30th and final concert season will begin and end at our Verbrugghen Hall, a fitting nod to the group's deep roots with the Con.

More: bit.ly/3V9FrEy