Kael Nolan premiers orchestral work with the Balmain Sinfonia
Kael Nolan, a composition and piano student at the School of Music recently premiered his orchestral work with the Balmain Sinfonia. It is one of Sydney's finest orchestras outside of the Sydney…
Professor Kenneth Lampl nominated for APRA 2026 Screen Music Award
Congratulations to Professor Kenneth Lampl for his composition 'Monument', nominated for Feature Film Score of the Year at the APRA 2026 Screen Music Awards.The annual Screen Music Awards are…
School of Music Partnership Brings Ngarra-burria Composers to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
This month, three post-graduate students from the School of Music travelled to Sydney to work with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) on their pieces, in a workshop-rehearsal. Pieces by First…
From Girls Jazz+ to Progressive+ Groove: Canberra's inclusive jazz crew gets a new name and a wider songbook
For many years now, if you wandered through the Peter Karmel Building at ANU on Thursday afternoons, you'd hear it before you saw it — swung eighths, walking bass lines, a room full of young…
ANU School of Music to Host National Folk Festival’s 2027 Folk School
The National Folk Festival’s 2027 Folk School will again be delivered in partnership with the ANU School of Music, cementing the School’s position as the program’s educational home and a key…
Call for Proposals: Making, Doing, Improvising: A Symposium of Creative Practice
We welcome proposals from staff and HDR students of the ANU School of Music. Taking place on 23-24 November, the symposium will feature lecture recitals and similar performance-related presentations…
Applications Now Open for 2026 Whitworth Roach Classical Music Performance Competition
Applications for the 2026 Whitworth Roach Classical Music Performance Competition are now open. The finals will be held on Tuesday 13 October at 6pm, audience members…