12 Jun 2018
'Where We Stand' performance
The performance of DanceOn last Saturday night was part of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music's weekend of celebrating 40 years of VCA Dance, with a range of performances, talks and alumni reunions.
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14 May 2018
Ronald Farren-Price wins prestigious Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Honorary Principal Fellow Ronald Farren-Price has been awarded the 2017 Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award.
9 Mar 2018
Tsunami Violin Concert commemorates anniversary of 2011 disaster
A violin made almost entirely from the debris left by the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami will arrive at the University of Melbourne next week for a concert commemorating the seventh anniversary of the disaster.
9 Feb 2018
Singing study to support people with dementia and their carers
The ‘Remini-Sing’ study is seeking participants with dementia living at home with family carers to examine the effects of therapeutic choirs to stimulate memories, emotions and social connection through music participation.
20 Dec 2017
Screenwriting team win prestigious Government award for university teaching
Four University of Melbourne staff members have won a prestigious award for Programs that Enhance Learning for their course work in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting).
30 Aug 2017
International artists arrive for Melbourne Chamber Festival
Artists from leading international orchestras will gather at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music over the next seven days to present performances and master classes, showcasing the breadth and power of chamber music for the fifth Mimir Chamber Music Festival.
1 Aug 2017
University of Melbourne ‘breaks ground’ on Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Construction of the $104.5 million Ian Potter Southbank Centre will begin with an official “breaking ground” event on Wednesday, 2 August.
14 Jul 2017
Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship winners announced
The 2017 Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowships, worth $75 000, were awarded last night to four University of Melbourne graduates from the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA & MCM).
7 Jun 2017
See rare guitars on display at the Grainger Museum
World-renowned Australian composer and pianist Percy Grainger was also an enthusiastic guitarist and wrote for the guitar in several chamber pieces.
23 May 2017
Legendary composer brings ‘Wicked’ opportunity to Australian artists
Update 20/10/17: Sadly, we have encountered significant scheduling issues in bringing Stephen Schwartz to Australia in February 2018. Due to these unforeseen circumstances, we have decided to postpone Stephen’s visit and consider other opportunities to host him in the future.
2 May 2017
New ACMI X desks offered to University of Melbourne creatives
The University of Melbourne is pleased to announce the second round of successful applicants to the pioneering ACMI X co-working space in Melbourne’s Arts Precinct.
28 Mar 2017
Master of Music student joins Yenching Scholars
University of Melbourne student Ellan Alethia Lincoln-Hyde has been selected as one of the Yenching Scholars in the third cohort at the Yenching Academy of Peking University.
20 Mar 2017
Mary Vallentine receives Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award
One of Australia’s most distinguished arts administrators, Mary Vallentine, is the recipient of the 2016 Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award.
28 Sep 2016
Faculty of VCA and MCM statement on CCP
The Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music can confirm it will cease offerings in all programs and discontinue operations managed at the Centre for Cultural Partnerships (CCP) by the end of the year.
19 Sep 2016
Sir Jonathan Mills presents Ethereal Eye at the University of Melbourne
A revised score of Sir Jonathan Mills’ acclaimed Ethereal Eye will be performed as part of Cultural Collisions, the University of Melbourne’s contribution to the 2016 Melbourne Festival.
27 Aug 2016
Singing from the same songbook: University of Melbourne and Melbourne Recital Centre announce partnership
The University of Melbourne has become Melbourne Recital Centre’s new ‘Learning Partner’ and will collaborate on research, teaching and learning and engagement activities.
24 Aug 2016
Dingoes, matrophobia and missing PMs: VCA students present FRISK at Melbourne Fringe Festival
Seven new works by University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts students will feature as part of FRISK – a festival of new performance – at this year’s Melbourne Fringe, from 22-25 September.
11 Aug 2016
Mimir Chamber Music Festival returns to Melbourne
Fresh from its 19th season in Fort Worth, Texas, the Mimir Chamber Music Festival will return to the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music for the fourth time from 29 August to 4 September 2016.
28 Jul 2016
Battle of the bows: top violinists to compete for travelling scholarship
Australia’s finest young violinists will compete for a total prize pool of $55,000 in the final rounds of the country’s most generous violin scholarship, the University of Melbourne’s Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship.
26 Jul 2016
Creative arts for health and wellbeing: Australia’s first research unit launched
Next week the University of Melbourne will launch the Creative Arts Therapy Research Unit (CATRU), the first training and research program of its kind in Australia.