Community Music and Facilitative Leadership: Relationship, Relevance & Respect with Dr Graham Sattler

Wednesday 1st May
7:30pm-9:30pm
R2 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

Cost: $25pp

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ENQUIRIES: htait@rivconmusic.nsw.edu.au

A two-hour public forum for anyone and everyone interested in community-based music education, leadership and facilitation, exploring and discussing key aspects of:
- Musical inclusion
- Quality and excellence (definitions, dynamics and resonances)
- Community and leadership (responsibilities, opportunities, and small ‘p’ politics)
- Group musicking and resilience

The forum will involve discussion of current international models, investigated and experienced by Graham during a three-month Churchill Fellowship during which he investigated best-practice Community Music Leadership Training environments across England, Ireland, Scotland, North America, Norway, Portugal and Armenia.

Based on his experiences and relationships with leading Community Music practitioners and institutions, and backed by 20 years of community music leadership in regional NSW, Graham's findings and recommendations will provide a starting point for sharing, questioning, and refreshing approaches to effective, accessible and inclusive music education and participation for communities of all types.

The first part of the evening will take the form of an interactive presentation, following will be a sharing and discussion of perspectives and approaches to inclusive music making, and we’ll cap the session off with some live music making.

Graham began his career as an orchestral trombonist, became a singer specialising in opera and music theatre, a conductor and artistic director, then commenced research in the field of community music activity and musical inclusion. He holds a Diploma of Operatic Art and Music Theatre, a Master of Performance (Conducting), PhD in Music Education and a Graduate Certificate in the Psychology of Risk.

From 2001 to 2012 Graham was Director of the Orange Regional Conservatorium (NSW, Australia), during which time he led multiple community music programs across aged, disability, disadvantaged and at-risk youth cohorts, and engaged in the design and delivery of the Associate Degree in Music Education program at Charles Sturt University. From 2014 to 2021 Graham served as Executive Director, Mitchell Conservatorium, and casual academic with Central Queensland University.

Regularly presenting at international Music Education conferences, he has carried out community-focused fieldwork in Australia, North America and Bolivia, collaborated on community music development activity with groups in and from Armenia, and designed and delivered multiple professional learning music courses for non-specialist teachers in Australia. Graham is a Churchill Fellow, and has recently returned from investigating best-practice musical inclusion and community music leadership training programs in the US, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Portugal and Armenia. Graham was appointed CEO of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in late 2021.

Works for Oboe, Viola, and Piano, this beautiful combination of instruments will feature Robert Kahn’s Serenade op 73, and Hugo Kauder’s Trio for Oboe, Viola and Piano. Both Kahn and Kauder lived well into the twentieth century, but these works reflect the late romantic style.

Aaron Reichelt - oboe

Lauren Davis - viola

Katherine Day – piano

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

Members from the Australian Army Band Kapooka will present an exciting Woodwind Trio performing a variety of tunes and styles in the beautiful acoustics of the Wesley Uniting Church, Wagga Wagga.

Featuring works by Britten, Schubert, Mozart and more, this program will also be supported by a vocalist from the AABK.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm, Wesley Uniting Church

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

The Kurrajong Ensemble, comprising flautists Fran and Keith Griffin and classical guitarist Harold Gretton, presents an eminently International program. They will perform Baroque masterpieces from France and Germany, a melodramatic piece of Italian Romanticism, a brand new original work by Australian ensemble-member Fran Griffin, some sultry Argentinian Nuevo Tango, and even a cheeky waltz by the great Russian composer Prokofiev. Come and travel the world, with the Kurrajong Ensemble.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

This programme explores the interwoven nature of the voice and its storytelling counterpart, the piano. It delves into the emotive characteristics of Romantic Era solo repertoire, as it uniquely brings poetry to life through music. The performance presents selections of German Lieder and French Melodies, as well as soprano solo items from across the Romantic Period. 

Larissa Burak — mezzo-soprano
Stephanie Johnston — soprano
Katherine Choi — soprano

Accompanist: Carmel Ryan 

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

Bold and exhilarating, experience a range of musical styles written or arranged for brass ensemble. Five musicians sounding as one, delighting audiences with a wonderfully varied repertoire, come and join for a fantastic afternoon of brass music.

Tamara Spencer - trumpet, Andrew Heap - trumpet, Emilie Wendt - French horn, Ivan Simic - trombone, Gabby Jones - tuba

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm St Johns Anglican Church

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

This concert will feature several of the most outstanding alumni and current students of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. Do not miss this opportunity to hear some of the brightest rising stars of the Riverina perform a variety of repertoire for your enjoyment.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

Be whisked away to the woodlands Ireland’s Wicklow mountains. Tap your foot to jigs and reels, revel in melancholy Celtic ballads and sing along to your favourite Irish tunes!

Rhiannon Xeros — violin, Stephanie Johnston — vocal, Kimberley Scriven — Recorder, Reg Dury — Irish Banjo, Harold Gretton — Guitar

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm Uranquinty Community Hall

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

For this solo recital Hamish Tait is scaling new heights of virtuosity: Beethoven’s ‘grand sonata’ Piano Sonata No 4 in E Flat Op 7, the enchanting Mozart Piano Sonata No. 13 in B Flat. K.33. In the same program, he dives into the integration of jazz rhythms with classical music with Gerwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for Solo Piano, this piece celebrating its centenary, premiering 12th Feb 1924.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

Beethoven said of the guitar that it is “a miniature orchestra in itself”. Chopin, in one of his less fanciful moments, claimed that “Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two”. We’ve taken Chopin’s logic and extended it in this concert of guitar ensemble music, featuring staff and senior students of the RCM. With up to six guitarists on stage at once, this concert would surely have had Chopin writhing in paroxysms of pleasure, and Beethoven nodding in gruff approval. Come along and explore the colourful intimacy of the classical guitar.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm St Johns Anglican Church

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

The RCM’s piano faculty will present a duo piano concert, of 4 to 8 hands. The wide-ranging repertoire will include classic works for 2 pianos, from Bach to Poulenc. Do not miss the impeccable musicianship and unique onstage chemistry of this performance.

Hamish Tait, Joanne Burrows, Carmel Ryan, Rowena Grosfeld, Katherine Choi, Fiona Tait, Stephanie Johnston and Megan Roberts.

FREE CONCERT 1pm-2pm R1 Room, Riverina Conservatorium of Music

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Proudly supported by Wagga Wagga City Council

As part of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music's 2024 Visiting Artists Series.

The Acacia Quartet

Lisa Stewart – violin

Doreen Cumming – violin

Stefan Duwe – viola

Anna Martin-Scrase – cello

Featuring Hamish Tait – piano

Founded in 2010 by four friends with a passion for chamber music, the Acacia Quartet has quickly won great respect for their programs which often couple established repertoire with the unorthodox. Acacia have recorded twelve albums, with ‘Blue Silence’ earning a nomination for an APRA-AMCOS Art Music ‘Award for Excellence’. Acacia’s engagements include the Sydney Opera House, City Recital Hall Sydney, Melbourne Recital Hall, as well as extensive touring internationally. This program will feature Peter Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11, Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 with RCM pianist Hamish Tait as well as a surprise piece by a contemporary Australian composer.

“There are many fine string quartets on the Australian musical landscape. The Acacia Quartet has earned their place amongst the best.” – LOUD MUSIC TRUST

Date & Time: Saturday 24th August 7:30pm

Duration: 7:30pm – 9pm, incl. interval

Refreshments: Wine Bar with a selection of CSU wines will be open prior to the concert. EFTPOS Only

Tickets: Wagga Civic Theatre Box Office, Burns Way (off Tarcutta Street), Wagga Wagga

6926 9688 ONLINE BOOKING

Ticket Prices:

Premium $83.00

Adult $53.00
Concession $43.00
Student $43.00
Child U15 $33.00

Premium: A premium ticket entitles you to premium seating, a meet and greet with the artists, photo opportunity with the artists and after concert hospitality. Premium tickets are strictly limited.

As part of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music's 2024 Visiting Artists Series.

Jeonghwan Kim | 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition Winner

Jeonghwan Kim – piano solo

At just 23 years old, Korean Jeonghwan Kim won the prestigious 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition.

Critics described his performance as ‘utterly compelling.’

He is known worldwide as a musical force to be reckoned with. Kim began playing the piano at the age of six and has since won numerous national competitions. He was admitted to the Seoul Arts Center Academy for Young Talented Musicians at just nine years old and moved to Berlin at the age of 11. He has performed with the Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, with the Aarhus and Odense Symphony Orchestras, and has given concerts in major halls in Berlin, Weimar, Hamburg and Aarhus, among others.

This recital is a great opportunity to witness the performance of a young and talented pianist who has already made a name for himself in the world of classical music. The concert will feature works by Mozart, Chopin, Alkan, Schumann and Bartok.

Date & Time: Thursday 10th October 7:30pm

Duration: 7:30pm – 9pm, no interval

Refreshments: Wine Bar with a selection of CSU wines will be open prior to the concert. EFTPOS Only

Tickets: Wagga Civic Theatre Box Office, Burns Way (off Tarcutta Street), Wagga Wagga

6926 9688 ONLINE BOOKING

Ticket Prices:

Premium $83.00

Adult $53.00
Concession $43.00
Student $43.00
Child U15 $33.00

Premium: A premium ticket entitles you to premium seating, a meet and greet with the artists, photo opportunity with the artists and after concert hospitality. Premium tickets are strictly limited.

As part of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music's 2024 Visiting Artists Series.

The Gorgeous Nothings | The Melba Collective

Eliza Shephard - flute

Lisette Bolton - soprano

Briana Leaman - oboe

Yasmin Rowe – piano

The Melba Collective present an evening of divine repertoire by Australian and international composers. Initially brought together by the concert’s title piece and a shared enthusiasm for connecting with art in all its forms, The Melba Collective have since developed an array of eclectic and engaging programs that unite their unique combination of artistry and expertise. The Gorgeous Nothings’ features music by two Wagga-based composers, Major Greg Peterson from the Australian Army Band Kapooka, and award-winning composer John Shephard. Shephard’s work ‘The Art of Conversation’ will receive its world premiere performance at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music.

Date & Time: Saturday November 16 2024, 7:30pm

Duration: 7:30pm – 9:30pm, includes interval

Refreshments: Wine Bar with a selection of CSU wines will be open prior to the concert. EFTPOS Only

Tickets: Wagga Civic Theatre Box Office, Burns Way (off Tarcutta Street), Wagga Wagga

6926 9688 ONLINE BOOKING

Ticket Prices:

Premium $83.00

Adult $53.00
Concession $43.00
Student $43.00
Child U15 $33.00

Premium: A premium ticket entitles you to premium seating, a meet and greet with the artists, photo opportunity with the artists and after concert hospitality. Premium tickets are strictly limited.

The Riverina Conservatorium of Music is proudly presenting again Christmas with the Con 2024.

Celebrating the Christmas season with the Riverina Youth Orchestra along with instrumental ensembles, choirs, and featured soloists from the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. Performing on Wagga Wagga’s new Riverside precinct stage is a wonderful way to end the year with a celebration. The concert will feature a wonderful music program that will be engaging and entertaining for all community members to enjoy.

Experience classical, traditional, and contemporary Christmas music, along with an uplifting and dramatic performance by the Riverina Conservatorium Orchestra of a special Christmas Medley orchestrated and produced for this year’s occasion.

The concert will engage over 110 professional and aspiring musicians from the Riverina Conservatorium of Music, presenting a quality event that will broaden and delight audiences.

The concert will be supported by professional sound and lighting and will also feature a dazzling six-minute fireworks finale over the banks of the majestic Murrumbidgee River. Christmas with the Con will celebrate the festive season with one of the biggest performances in the Riverina.

The RCM will partner with Riverina charity Country Hope, with their major fundraising event - Light Up the Tree of Hope. The tree lighting ceremony will take place during the gala music concert.