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September

Saxophone Department Lunchtime

Students

Woodwind

12 September 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 September 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A concert of stunning music for classical saxophone.

View the program here

Pre-concert Foyer Jazz

12 September 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer
12 September 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer

Join our jazz students in the foyer for some smooth jazz before the Student Band Night at 7.30pm

Student Band Night

Students

Jazz

12 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
05 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
18 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Classics and new music by our fantastic student-led ensembles.

5 September:

desvendando (Chris Stover and Erik Griswold, trombone and piano) will present a short set, followed by Tocando Brasil (directed by Kym Ambrose).

6pm: Join us in the Courtyard for a pre-performance set.

Ways by Ways plays Canto Ostinato

Faculty

New Music

13 September 6:00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
13 September 6:00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Contemporary music collective Simeon ten Holt’s epic work Canto Ostinato has achieved legendary status across the globe. Hear it for the first time in Brisbane, played by Contemporary music collective alongside QCGU students.  Ways by Ways is a contemporary music collective committed to curious and explorative musical practices, striving to develop and push the boundaries of the listening and musical experience.

Led by Timothy Munro (flute), Rebecca Lloyd-Jones (Percussion), and Alex Raineri (piano), Ways by Ways has community and collaboration at its core, committed to working with Australian composers and creating new works with emerging composers/performers who are challenging the intersection of conventional and experimental practices.

CMT: Real Time Systems

Students

Music Technology

13 September 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
13 September 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

First year Creative Music Technology students present a concert with bespoke software instruments using open-source visual programming language Pure Data (Pd).

Please note, the event was previously scheduled for Monday 9 September

 

Sound in Space

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Eishan Ensemble

Chamber, Special Event

14 September 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre
14 September 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre

Casts a spell all on its own…” – Sydney Morning Herald.

Led by acclaimed Persian-Australian tar player and composer, Hamed Sadeghi, the ARIA-nominated Eishan Ensemble draws on contemporary and classical music traditions of both East and West. Described as ‘Persian chamber jazz’ and ‘Middle Eastern jazz fusion’, Eishan defies neat labels.

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Latin Guitar Extravaganza with Chrystian Dozza.

Guitar

17 September 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
17 September 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre

This exciting celebration of the guitar will feature the Riverside Guitar Ensemble, alongside smaller guitar ensembles, presenting a program of favorites alongside guitar legends, Chrystian Dozza and Karin Schaupp.

120 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

Composition Department Lunchtime

Students

Composition

18 September 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
18 September 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

More cutting-edge music from our Composition students.

Pre-concert Foyer Jazz

Jazz

Students

18 September 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer
18 September 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer

Join our jazz students for some smooth jazz before Student Band Night kicks off at 7.30pm

Student Band Night

Students

Jazz

18 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
05 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
18 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Classics and new music by our fantastic student-led ensembles.

5 September:

desvendando (Chris Stover and Erik Griswold, trombone and piano) will present a short set, followed by Tocando Brasil (directed by Kym Ambrose).

6pm: Join us in the Courtyard for a pre-performance set.

Vocal Department Showcase

Students

Voice

19 September 12:30pm Conservatorium Foyer
19 September 12:30pm Conservatorium Foyer

A concert which celebrates current students of classical voice in a concert of art song, opera and operetta.

Kristian Winther & Daniel de Borah in Recital

Faculty

Chamber

19 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
19 September 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Acclaimed violinist Kristian Winther joins Qld. Conservatorium’s Head of Chamber Music, Daniel de Borah, to perform Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.134 by Shostakovich along with Bartok’s Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano, Sz.75.

Please see the program for this performance here

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Chamber Music Side-By-Side with the L.A. Philharmonic Wind Quintet

Chamber

20 September 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
20 September 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre

Experience a delightful musical collaboration as students from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University join forces with the world-renowned LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet to present a program including the first movement of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Nonet in F minor and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll.

This unique concert celebrates the beauty and intimacy of chamber music, showcasing the exceptional talent of these young musicians alongside the seasoned expertise of the LA Philharmonic members.

Join Andrew Bain on horn, Whitney Crockett on bassoon, Boris Allakhverdyan on clarinet, Denis Bouriakov on flute, and Marc Lachat on oboe, along with the faculty and students of the Queensland Conservatorium for a performance that promises to be both joyous and inspiring.

View the full program here

120 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase

21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
19 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
20 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
21 September 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre’s Class of 2024 presents the Musical Theatre Industry Showcase. Featuring some of the industry’s most rich and moving repertoire, this event has been superbly crafted to create a talent-packed showcase, spotlighting the Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduating students of 2024.

Patrons are advised that this production may contain adult themes and strong language. 

October

Creative Music Ensemble

Students

Contemporary

02 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
02 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join the Creative Music Ensemble for a performance of contemporary classics.

Jazz Vocal Showcase

Students

Jazz

02 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
02 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

QCGU’s premier jazz vocal ensembles present an evening of unique compositions and arrangements for the genre.

Piano Department Lunchtime

Students

Piano

03 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
03 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Spend your lunchtime with the cream of the QCGU Piano Department.

Queensland Conservatorium String Orchestra

Students

Orchestra, Strings

03 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
03 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Masterworks for Strings including Bartok – Divertimento for String Orchestra, Tippett – Concerto Grosso, Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.

Pop: Live & Loud

Students

Popular Music

04 October 6:00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
04 October 6:00pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A fabulous display of talent by our amazing Pop students.

Symphonic Winds

Wind Orchestra

Brass, Percussion, Woodwind

04 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
04 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
The Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, under the baton of Peter Morris, presents an evening of epic symphonic works for winds, brass and percussion.
The evening features an international consortium premiere of QLD composer Catherine Likhuta’s new commissioned work Bury and Rise – a powerful tribute to her family and the people of her homeland, Ukraine. We also welcome a special guest conductor, Dr Jason Noble from the US to conduct Julie Giroux’s uplifting dedication to his late mother, Always.
The sensational Isaac Reed will be featured on another epic undertaking, Karel Husa’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band, and as always, there will be a couple of surprises in the mix as well, so don’t miss what promises to be an unforgettable night!
90 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

String Department Lunchtime

Students

Strings

09 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
27 March 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
08 May 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
28 August 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
09 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join the talented students of the QCGU String Department for a programme of popular and lesser-known gems.

View the program here

Breath, Buzz & Slide Part 2

Students

Brass

09 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
09 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

The QCGU trombone ensemble presents a collection of works for both small and large groupings of trombones.

Feathered

Students

Woodwind

10 October 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
10 October 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

When too much treble is never enough. The newly-formed QCGU flute ensemble lives life on a solid-silver edge, in music by Anna Clyne, Ian Clark, Richard Strauss and Felix Mendelssohn.

Acting Showcase

Students

Acting

10 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
10 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
11 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s 2024 3rd Year Bachelor of Acting students present their graduating Industry Showcase.

An exciting opportunity to experience close-up the talented cohort and the results of their work over the 3 years of study.

Acting Showcase

Students

Acting

11 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
10 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
11 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s 2024 3rd Year Bachelor of Acting students present their graduating Industry Showcase.

An exciting opportunity to experience close-up the talented cohort and the results of their work over the 3 years of study.

Musica Viva Australia: Ensemble Q & William Barton

Ensemble in Residence

Classical

12 October 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre
12 October 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre

Old meets new and new meets old when classical virtuosos team up with the boundless sonic imagination of William Barton to explore Brahms, Ligeti and more. Wrap yourself in a kaleidoscope of sound.

Venue:

Conservatorium Theatre
Griffith University
South Bank, Brisbane

Acting Showcase

Students

Acting

12 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
10 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
11 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
12 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s 2024 3rd Year Bachelor of Acting students present their graduating Industry Showcase.

An exciting opportunity to experience close-up the talented cohort and the results of their work over the 3 years of study.

QCGU Contemporary Ensemble

Students

Contemporary

16 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
16 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join the QCGU Contemporary Ensemble in a journey through exciting new music.

QCGU Saxophone Orchestra

Students

Woodwind

16 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
16 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join the Queensland Conservatorium Saxophone Orchestra for an evening of varied and engaging music that showcases the talent and versatility of the classical saxophone department in a massed instrument ensemble.

Guitar & Harp Department Lunchtime

17 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
17 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Have a sublime lunchtime with beautiful music from our Guitar and Harp students.

Composition Showcase

Students

Composition

17 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
17 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A celebration of new work by the Composition students.

Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

Orchestra

18 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
18 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
The Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra presents Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, his final composition is a vibrant orchestral work in three movements. The piece reflects the composer’s mature style, blending lush Romantic melodies with 20th-century harmonic elements. The Symphonic Dances captivate listeners with their emotional depth, rhythmic vitality, and brilliant orchestration, leaving a lasting impression as one of Rachmaninov’s crowning achievements in the realm of orchestral music. Also in the program is Rachmaninov’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 , played by Reuban Tsang, winner of the Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist Prize at the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition, and the First Prize Winner of the 2024 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition.
Along with works by Mozart and Georges Lentz, the final major orchestral concert of the year is not one to miss.
120 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

CMT: MultiMedia Project

Students

Music Technology

21 October 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
21 October 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

Second year Creative Music Technology students present live audio-visual compositions created with Touch Designer

Music Technology

Jazz Showcase

Jazz

Jazz

22 October 4:00pm Conservatorium Theatre
22 October 4:00pm Conservatorium Theatre

The very best of the jazz department will be on show in the Conservatorium Theatre, presenting a collage of acts featuring vocal and instrumental students.

NB: please note changed performance time – previously advertised at 7.30pm

 

Gamelan Ensemble

Students

Special Event

22 October 5:00pm Other
22 October 5:00pm Other

Join us in the internal Courtyard for a performance by our Gamelan Ensemble.

Post-concert Foyer Jazz

Jazz

Students

22 October 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer
22 October 6:30pm Conservatorium Foyer

Join our jazz students for some smooth jazz following the Showcase.

Brass Ensemble Lunchtime

Students

Brass

23 October 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
23 October 12:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

The QCGU Brass Ensemble will present significant works written and arranged for this powerful and subtle body of brass instruments

Real and Diverse Theatre presents Quavers

24 October 12:00pm Playhouse, QPAC
24 October 12:00pm Playhouse, QPAC
25 October 7:30pm Playhouse, QPAC
26 October 2:00pm Playhouse, QPAC

Brisbane’s fabulous Real and Diverse Theatre (RAD) returns to QPAC, following last year’s brilliant production Technicolour Rumble at the Cremorne. This October RAD presents Quavers at the Playhouse. Quavers draws inspiration from the ensemble’s personal stories, ghostly fascinations and delight in live music from country tunes and jazz beats to haunting classics.

This is a tale of the quintessentially Brisbane music shop Quavers, which is doomed to face its end by the destructive bulldozers of the notorious Bean Brothers. Quavers siblings Tammy, Mavis, Stirling and Bob embark on a quest to save their famous store from greed, the excavator’s blade and ruin. The siblings seek help from famous musical ghosts and a spook with a swaying sickle.

Created and performed by the highly innovative RAD ensemble with a world-class production team of artists and musicians, Quavers is a Brisbane story that brings haunting joy, exquisite live music and unforeseen celebratory quick beats to the world.

Quavers is too irresistible to be missed!

Presented by Centacare in partnership with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Quavers is supported by Suncorp Stadium.

View more

Wind Department Lunchtime

Students

Woodwind

24 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
24 October 12:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

A feast of music for woodwind.

Chamber Music Showcase

Students

Chamber

24 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
24 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
25 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join us for the final two Chamber Music Showcases of the year.

An Evening in Concert: With the Second-Year Musical Theatre Students

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

25 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
25 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
26 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

An Evening in Concert is a celebration of where the musical theatre students are at towards the end of their second year of training. They have all challenged themselves with the material they have chosen to perform, and they look forward to sharing these beautiful songs with you. The concert will offer the discerning musical theatre lover the chance to witness the first public performances from these talented second-year students of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, Griffith University.

 

Butter

Acting

Special Event

25 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
25 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 1:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

What happened to Lily? She went out hunting for min-min lights one night and never came back. Her teenage friends set out to investigate. But to find the truth, they have to dodge government agents, the busy-body local Mum’s group, a crime syndicate and an AA meeting with beer on tap. The Queensland cultural character is satirised and investigated in this bold new comedy from the Griffith second year Acting students, co-devised with David Burton.

90 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

Chamber Music Showcase

Students

Chamber

25 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
24 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall
25 October 7:30pm Ian Hanger Recital Hall

Join us for the final two Chamber Music Showcases of the year.

Pop Showcase

Popular Music

25 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre
25 October 7:30pm Conservatorium Theatre

This exciting capstone event features 90 minutes of original music; created, arranged and performed by by the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s amazing third-year Popular Music students.

Real and Diverse Theatre presents Quavers

25 October 7:30pm Playhouse, QPAC
24 October 12:00pm Playhouse, QPAC
25 October 7:30pm Playhouse, QPAC
26 October 2:00pm Playhouse, QPAC

Brisbane’s fabulous Real and Diverse Theatre (RAD) returns to QPAC, following last year’s brilliant production Technicolour Rumble at the Cremorne. This October RAD presents Quavers at the Playhouse. Quavers draws inspiration from the ensemble’s personal stories, ghostly fascinations and delight in live music from country tunes and jazz beats to haunting classics.

This is a tale of the quintessentially Brisbane music shop Quavers, which is doomed to face its end by the destructive bulldozers of the notorious Bean Brothers. Quavers siblings Tammy, Mavis, Stirling and Bob embark on a quest to save their famous store from greed, the excavator’s blade and ruin. The siblings seek help from famous musical ghosts and a spook with a swaying sickle.

Created and performed by the highly innovative RAD ensemble with a world-class production team of artists and musicians, Quavers is a Brisbane story that brings haunting joy, exquisite live music and unforeseen celebratory quick beats to the world.

Quavers is too irresistible to be missed!

Presented by Centacare in partnership with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Quavers is supported by Suncorp Stadium.

View more

Butter

Acting

Special Event

26 October 1:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
25 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 1:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

What happened to Lily? She went out hunting for min-min lights one night and never came back. Her teenage friends set out to investigate. But to find the truth, they have to dodge government agents, the busy-body local Mum’s group, a crime syndicate and an AA meeting with beer on tap. The Queensland cultural character is satirised and investigated in this bold new comedy from the Griffith second year Acting students, co-devised with David Burton.

90 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

Real and Diverse Theatre presents Quavers

26 October 2:00pm Playhouse, QPAC
24 October 12:00pm Playhouse, QPAC
25 October 7:30pm Playhouse, QPAC
26 October 2:00pm Playhouse, QPAC

Brisbane’s fabulous Real and Diverse Theatre (RAD) returns to QPAC, following last year’s brilliant production Technicolour Rumble at the Cremorne. This October RAD presents Quavers at the Playhouse. Quavers draws inspiration from the ensemble’s personal stories, ghostly fascinations and delight in live music from country tunes and jazz beats to haunting classics.

This is a tale of the quintessentially Brisbane music shop Quavers, which is doomed to face its end by the destructive bulldozers of the notorious Bean Brothers. Quavers siblings Tammy, Mavis, Stirling and Bob embark on a quest to save their famous store from greed, the excavator’s blade and ruin. The siblings seek help from famous musical ghosts and a spook with a swaying sickle.

Created and performed by the highly innovative RAD ensemble with a world-class production team of artists and musicians, Quavers is a Brisbane story that brings haunting joy, exquisite live music and unforeseen celebratory quick beats to the world.

Quavers is too irresistible to be missed!

Presented by Centacare in partnership with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Quavers is supported by Suncorp Stadium.

View more

An Evening in Concert: With the Second-Year Musical Theatre Students

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

26 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
25 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
26 October 7:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

An Evening in Concert is a celebration of where the musical theatre students are at towards the end of their second year of training. They have all challenged themselves with the material they have chosen to perform, and they look forward to sharing these beautiful songs with you. The concert will offer the discerning musical theatre lover the chance to witness the first public performances from these talented second-year students of the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, Griffith University.

 

Butter

Acting

Special Event

26 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
25 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 1:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
26 October 7:30pm Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

What happened to Lily? She went out hunting for min-min lights one night and never came back. Her teenage friends set out to investigate. But to find the truth, they have to dodge government agents, the busy-body local Mum’s group, a crime syndicate and an AA meeting with beer on tap. The Queensland cultural character is satirised and investigated in this bold new comedy from the Griffith second year Acting students, co-devised with David Burton.

90 minutes inc. interval
Directions & Access Facilities

CMT: Capstone

Students

Students

28 October 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall
28 October 7:30pm Basil Jones Orchestral Hall

Third year Creative Music Technology students present their final performances of original work, come support our graduating students!

MultiMedia Concert

November

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Edges

Musical Theatre

Musical Theatre

16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
12 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
13 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
14 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
15 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 2:00pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC
16 November 7:30pm Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC

Edges is a song-cycle about burgeoning adults asking classic coming-of-age questions. Written by Tony-nominated Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, James and the Giant Peach) in their sophomore year at the University of Michigan, this charming, witty and honest examination of adulthood explores what happens when we are teetering on the edges of our lives. The songs cover such universal issues as love, commitment, identity and meaning. Characters deal with confronting emotions, escaping expectations and deciphering complicated relationships.

Musica Viva Australia: Musica Alchemica

Special Event

Classical

20 November 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre
20 November 7:00pm Conservatorium Theatre

Fearless violinist and musical imaginista, Lina Tur Bonet, leads Musica Alchemica, an ensemble of Europe’s finest baroque experts. Come on a magical mystery tour of Corelli, Telemann and other jewels of the Baroque.

Venue:

Conservatorium Theatre
Griffith University
South Bank, Brisbane