August
Re-Searching Through the Arts: Professor Andrew Brown
Faculty
Professor Andrew R. Brown is an active creative practitioner and educator in interactive and digital media, focusing on music and sound. His research interests include digital creativity, computational aesthetics, and the philosophy of technology. His creative practices involve computer-assisted music performance and designing interactive audio-visual instruments and installations, with an emphasis on integrating generative processes and algorithmic co-creation.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Rebecca Lloyd Jones Solo Recital
Faculty
Percussion
Rebecca Lloyd-Jones will perform the works of Joan Tower, Olga Neuwirth, Lisa Cheney, and Jodie Rottle.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
A Masterclass with Maxim Vengerov
Visiting Artist
Special Event
Fresh from his captivating recital at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on the 5th of August, join us for an insightful masterclass with the world’s finest violinist Maxim Vengerov!
Maestro Vengerov will share his knowledge, techniques, and more than 40 years of experience with four of Queensland’s up and coming violinists. Limited seats available.
String Faculty Chamber Concert
Faculty
Chamber
QCGU Faculty members present pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire for strings and keyboard.
Wind Department Lunchtime
Students
Woodwind
A concert of beautiful music from our talented Wind players.
View the program here
Siobhan Stagg and Nico de Villiers – Echoed Voices
Voice
Classical, Opera & Voice, Special Event
Soprano Siobhan Stagg is one of the most outstanding young artists to emerge from Australia in recent years. Christa Ludwig described Siobhan’s voice as “one of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard”.
Siobhan is joined in this recital by esteemed South African born pianist, Nico de Villiers.
Queensland Art Song Festival (QASF) is proud to present Siobhan and Nico at the Queensland Conservatorium’s Ian Hanger Recital Hall in an intimate recital of Lieder and Chason.
Siobhan and Nico’s recital Echoed Voices features the works by Academy Award winning Dutch American composer Richard Hageman, recorded for their most recent album, Voices. The songs are incredibly beautiful and notably diverse – from soaring lyric ballads (Is it You?) to humorous ditties (The Owl and the Pussycat) alongside sensual French Chanson and charming German Lieder.
Don’t miss Siobhan’s Queensland recital debut at the QASF.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Piano Department Lunchtime
Students
Piano
Enjoy a lunchtime performance of classic and less well-known music for the piano.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Tiempo y herida
Faculty
Chamber, New Music
Tiempo y Herida (The Wounds of Time) is a concert of new works by Bernardo Alviz, Felix Hughes Chivers and Paul Dean, performed by a side by side ensemble of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University staff and students.
Davey Plays Wes – Davey Romain plays Wes Montgomery
Students
Jazz
Davey Romain is a Brisbane based guitarist with a deep affection for music in all forms. He grew up a self-taught musician playing gigs all around the east coast with a variety of bands. As a music lover Davey has embraced diversity in music.
He has played at festivals including the Teneriffe Festival, Jungle Love, Mackay’s Lanes, Tasmania’s Festable, Valley Fiesta, Psych Night, Psych Highway, Pigapalooza and the Laura Street Festival, to name a few. From 2014-2017 Davey studied at the Jazz Music Institute and was a protégé of Ben Hauptmann, from which he received a B.Mus in Jazz Music Performance.
He is currently studying his Master of Music at Brisbane’s Griffith Conservatorium. Davey has had the privilege to share the stage and support a diverse range of musicians including: Paula Girvan, Papperbok, Frazer Goodman, Le Suits, Galapagos Duck, Childish Japes (USA), James Sandon, Dubmarine and Dan Quigley, to name a few.
On this evening Davey will be playing repertoire from the life and times of Wes Montgomery, a guitarist that Davey holds very dear to his heart.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Legally Blonde The Musical
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre, Students
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle generously charms her into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors and her ex. With the support of some new friends, though, Elle quickly realises her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
Patrons are advised that this production contains sexual references and mild coarse language.
Vernon God Little
Acting
Acting
The Queensland Conservatorium 3rd year actors present their final play, a darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure. Adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel, Ronder’s Vernon God Little was nominated for the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The town wants vengeance and turns its sights on Vernon, who is arrested at the start of the story.
Trigger warning: contains coarse language, sensitive content and references to suicide which may be triggering for some people.
Concertos Festival
Orchestra
Classical, Orchestra
The annual Concertos Festival features outstanding student soloists accompanied by the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Luff.
Program will include movements from the following:
Vernon God Little
Acting
Acting
The Queensland Conservatorium 3rd year actors present their final play, a darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure. Adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel, Ronder’s Vernon God Little was nominated for the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The town wants vengeance and turns its sights on Vernon, who is arrested at the start of the story.
Trigger warning: contains coarse language, sensitive content and references to suicide which may be triggering for some people.
Vernon God Little
Acting
Acting
The Queensland Conservatorium 3rd year actors present their final play, a darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure. Adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel, Ronder’s Vernon God Little was nominated for the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The town wants vengeance and turns its sights on Vernon, who is arrested at the start of the story.
Trigger warning: contains coarse language, sensitive content and references to suicide which may be triggering for some people.
Vernon God Little
Acting
Acting
The Queensland Conservatorium 3rd year actors present their final play, a darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure. Adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel, Ronder’s Vernon God Little was nominated for the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Play.
Vernon Little is fifteen years old and lives with his mother in Martirio, a flea-bitten Texan town. His best friend just massacred sixteen of their classmates before killing himself. The town wants vengeance and turns its sights on Vernon, who is arrested at the start of the story.
Trigger warning: contains coarse language, sensitive content and references to suicide which may be triggering for some people.
Hungarian Masterworks
Faculty
Strings
Celebrate Hungary’s national day with György Déri and Roger Cui and a programme of masterworks from Hungarian composers including Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Leó Weiner and Ernő Dohnányi.
Horn Hounds
Faculty
Brass
Peter Luff and Ysolt Clarke play exciting works for 2 Horns and Piano, including the evocative Horn Hounds for 2 solo horns by Finnish horn player and composer Jukka Harju.
Please note, this concert was originally scheduled for Friday 30 August
Nostalgic Chamber + Voice
Faculty
Chamber
A concert for wind instruments and soprano including works by Weil, Cooke, Gounod and Likhuta.
String Department Lunchtime
Students
Strings
Join the talented students of the QCGU String Department for a programme of popular and lesser-known gems.
View the program here
Score It!
Join us for an evening of film music performed by a 20-piece orchestra in the Ian Hanger Recital Hall presented live with film, in this inspired collaboration between the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) and Griffith Film School (GFS).
The evening will feature the finalists from our annual Score It competition – an exciting opportunity for school-aged budding composers across Queensland to compose and submit film scores to short animations created by GFS students. Also featured will be the live performance of projects by QCGU composition students working collaboratively with their counterparts at GFS.
If you loved the FilmHarmonic concerts in recent years, you’ll certainly enjoy this more bespoke and intimate offering, celebrating the bright future of Queensland’s emerging composers and filmmakers.
Composition Department Lunchtime
Exciting new music from our Composition students
20th Century String Trios
Faculty
Chamber
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s Senior Lecturer in violin, Graeme Jennings and Senior Lecturer in ’cello, György Déri join Yoko Okayasu, Principal viola of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, to perform works for string trio by Weiner, Schoenberg and Kurtág.
Piano Series: Student Showcase
Students
Piano
Join us for an evening of piano recitals from the talented students in the QCGU Keyboard department in their final showcase of the year.
Please note, this performance was originally scheduled on 18 October.
September
Puccini Double Bill
Opera
Opera & Voice
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the worlds most celebrated opera composers, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University presents two of Puccini’s One Act Operas-Suor Angelica, a tragic tale of repentance within an Italian convent, and his only comedy, Gianni Schicchi, where love, lies, and treachery take place around a family funeral.
Conducted by the Conservatorium’s Professor of Opera & Orchestral Studies, Johannes Fritzsch , directed by the acclaimed Lindy Hume, and featuring the legendary soprano aria O mio babbino caro, this is one double bill that is not to be missed.
Double Bass Lunchtime
Students
Strings
Discover the beauty of the double bass repertoire.
Continuum Lunchtime
Liven up your lunchtime with classics and standards from the Jazz Big Band playbook.
Puccini Double Bill
Opera
Opera & Voice
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the worlds most celebrated opera composers, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University presents two of Puccini’s One Act Operas-Suor Angelica, a tragic tale of repentance within an Italian convent, and his only comedy, Gianni Schicchi, where love, lies, and treachery take place around a family funeral.
Conducted by the Conservatorium’s Professor of Opera & Orchestral Studies, Johannes Fritzsch , directed by the acclaimed Lindy Hume, and featuring the legendary soprano aria O mio babbino caro, this is one double bill that is not to be missed.
Student Band Night
Students
Jazz
Classics and new music by our fantastic student-led ensembles
Puccini Double Bill
Opera
Opera & Voice
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the worlds most celebrated opera composers, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University presents two of Puccini’s One Act Operas-Suor Angelica, a tragic tale of repentance within an Italian convent, and his only comedy, Gianni Schicchi, where love, lies, and treachery take place around a family funeral.
Conducted by the Conservatorium’s Professor of Opera & Orchestral Studies, Johannes Fritzsch , directed by the acclaimed Lindy Hume, and featuring the legendary soprano aria O mio babbino caro, this is one double bill that is not to be missed.
The Sounds of Creative Change
Students
Research
What does it sound like to research community music in Australia? Enjoy musical offerings from the Creative Change Project team that showcase songs, sounds and themes from the places and communities that have shaped their research into the role of community music in fostering social equity in Australia.
Piano Series: Natasha Vlassenko & Oleg Stepanov
Faculty
Piano
Natasha Vlassenko joins husband, Oleg Stepanov to present a concert of piano favorites.
Head of Keyboard at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Natasha Vlassenko was born in Moscow and graduated from Central Music School of Moscow Conservatory and Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory where she studied under legendary Professor Jacob Flier and later pursued her Postgraduate Studies with her father Professor Lev Vlassenko. She has recorded for Moscow Radio and Television as well as ABC and MBS radio stations and has released number of CD’s in Russia, Germany and Australia. In 1991 Natasha Vlassenko was invited to join the Staff of the Central Music School of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory where she taught before excepting teaching position at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Oleg Stepanov was born in Riga, Latvia and after graduating from Jazepa Medina Music College was selected to undertake his undergraduate studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory under world renowned pianist Professor Lev Vlassenko. After completed his undergraduate studies Oleg pursued his master’s degree with Professor Lev Vlassenko at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Living in Australia Oleg maintains his National and International performance and teaching career. Most recent highlights include performances and Masterclasses at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Tbilisi State Conservatory (Georgia), Karlsruhe Academy of Music (Germany).
Ba Da Boom Percussion
Students
Percussion
Queensland Conservatorium resident percussion group Ba Da Boom Percussion present an invigorating showcase of works for percussion.
(please note, this concert was originally scheduled on Friday 20 September)
Saxophone Department Lunchtime
Students
Woodwind
A concert of stunning music for classical saxophone.
Student Band Night
Students
Jazz
Classics and new music by our fantastic student-led ensembles
Ways by Ways plays Canto Ostinato
Faculty
New Music
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.
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase
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.
CMT: Real Time Systems
Students
Music Technology
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
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase
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
“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
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.
Guitar Extravaganza
Guitar
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.
Composition Department Lunchtime
Students
Composition
More cutting-edge music from our Composition students.
Student Band Night
Students
Jazz
Classics and new music by our fantastic student-led ensembles
Vocal Department Showcase
Students
Voice
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
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..
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase
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
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
Chamber
Experience a delightful musical collaboration as students from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University join forces with the world-renowned LA Philharmonic Wind Quintet.
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.
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase
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.
So Much Myself: Piano Portraits
New Music, Piano, Special Event
A musical portrait gallery of female creators spanning a millennium.
Following on from the success of their acclaimed work Stalin’s Piano, Sonya Lifschitz and Robert Davidson deliver Creative Women, an audio-visual epic for solo piano and video that tells stories of female artists, scientists and politicians through the words of the subjects made musical.Creative Women is an exploration of the ever-simmering tension between courage and doubt, triumph and failure, tenderness and fierceness.
Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre – Class of 2024 Musical Theatre Showcase
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
Join the Creative Music Ensemble for a performance of contemporary classics.
Jazz Vocal Showcase
Students
Jazz
QCGU’s premier jazz vocal ensembles present an evening of unique compositions and arrangements for the genre.
Piano Department Lunchtime
Students
Piano
Spend your lunchtime with the cream of the QCGU Piano Department.
Queensland Conservatorium String Orchestra
Students
Orchestra, Strings
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
A fabulous display of talent by our amazing Pop students.
Symphonic Winds
Wind Orchestra
Brass, Percussion, Woodwind
Wind Department Lunchtime
Students
Woodwind
A feast of music for woodwind.
String Department Lunchtime
Students
Strings
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
The QCGU trombone ensemble presents a collection of works for both small and large groupings of trombones.
Feathered
Students
Woodwind
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
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
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
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
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
Join the QCGU Contemporary Ensemble in a journey through exciting new music.
QCGU Saxophone Orchestra
Students
Woodwind
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
Have a sublime lunchtime with beautiful music from our Guitar and Harp students.
Composition Showcase
Students
Composition
A celebration of new work by the Composition students.
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Orchestra
CMT: MultiMedia Project
Students
Music Technology
Second year Creative Music Technology students present live audio-visual compositions created with Touch Designer
Gamelan Ensemble
Students
Special Event
Join us in the internal Courtyard for a performance by our Gamelan Ensemble.
Jazz Showcase
Jazz
Jazz
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.
Brass Ensemble Lunchtime
Students
Brass
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
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.
Chamber Music Showcase
Students
Chamber
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
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
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.
Pop Showcase
Popular Music
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.
Chamber Music Showcase
Students
Chamber
Join us for the final two Chamber Music Showcases of the year.
Real and Diverse Theatre presents Quavers
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.
Butter
Acting
Special Event
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.
Real and Diverse Theatre presents Quavers
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.
An Evening in Concert: With the Second-Year Musical Theatre Students
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre
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
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.
CMT: Capstone
Students
Students
Third year Creative Music Technology students present their final performances of original work, come support our graduating students!
November
Edges
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
