Conservatorium Events & News
Conservatorium Events
Event • 10 Aug 2025 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Celebrate National Science Week with Dr Karl
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Karl for an unforgettable National Science Week event where he will delve into the weird, wonderful, and mind-blowing world of science.
Event • 15 Aug 2025 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Newcastle Music Festival: Clemens Leske Performs Bach and Schubert
In this concert Clemens Leske will perform the monumental Goldberg Variations by Bach and Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasie.
Event • 16 Aug 2025 from 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Newcastle Music Festival: Madeleine Easton in Recital
In this concert Madeleine will be joined by associate artist, pianist Clemens Leske.
Event • 25 Aug 2025 from 9:00am - 28 Aug 2025 until 5:00pm
2025 HDR Student Festival
Higher Degree by Research students are making breakthrough discoveries and solving the world’s most formidable problems. The HDR Student Festival will feature a range of conference-style activities, as well as University-wide events to showcase the excellence and innovation of our HDR cohort.
Event • 5 Sep 2025 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Piano & Singing Students in Concert
The Conservatorium of Music's Piano and Vocal students would like to show you what they've been working on!
Event • 12 Sep 2025 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Pairings & Odd Couples - Newcastle
Exploring Dynamic Connections Between Diverse Musical Worlds.
Event • 2 Oct 2025 from 7:30pm - 9:00pm
First Rhythms: Adam Manning and Australian Art Orchestra
Blending traditional percussion with modern instruments, improvisation and notation, it creates a living dialogue between sound, movement, and Country. This performance is guided by the Indigenous understanding that everything is alive and carries a pulse – such as the earth’s natural rhythm.
Event • 28 Oct 2025 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm
UniMusic at Flamingos Live
Showcasing the Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts students and their Semester 2 performances at Flamingos Live.
Event • 8 Nov 2025 from 7:00pm - 8:45pm
To Listen To Sing by Ensemble Offspring
Presented by Ensemble Offspring, this event features composers from the Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program.
Conservatorium News
News • 25 Jun 2025
Calling all Newcastle Conservatorium Alumni
The Con is curating a special concert featuring performances by our talented alumni — and we want you to be part of it!
News • 20 Aug 2019
The next wave of research stars in the limelight
With thousands of hours of research condensed into just three minutes, 15 bright and determined postgraduate students will take the stage at The Conservatorium on Friday (23 August) to compete in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
News • 19 Jul 2019
Virtual concert set to transform performance possibility
The University of Newcastle will host Newcastle’s first ever virtual concert this week, as students test the boundaries of immersive performance.
News • 05 Dec 2017
2017 Vice-Chancellor's award winners announced
On Monday 5 December, the 2017 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence celebrated the exceptional achievements of colleagues over the past year.
News • 06 Dec 2016
2016 Vice-Chancellor's award winners announced
On Monday 5 December, the 2016 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence celebrated the exceptional achievements of colleagues over the past year.
News • 20 Jan 2016
UAC Main Round Offers released
UON has released 4,136 UAC Main Round Offers to undergraduate students.
News • 21 Oct 2015
Nine graduates shine in UON’s golden year
Nine Univeristy of Newcastle (UON) graduates have been honoured in the 2015 Alumni Awards.
News • 21 Oct 2015
The gift of education: UON to honour generous international donors at event
The University of Newcastle (UON) will honour a generous group of Singapore alumni who have donated more than $900,000 to fund scholarships.
News • 10 Aug 2015
UON shines the spotlight on exceptional graduates
In the University’s 50th year, a record-number of high-calibre nominations were received and UON is proud to acknowledge the achievements of 30 graduates.
News • 17 Jul 2015
ARC project to assist Australian music industry
The University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project funding to research the economic and cultural value of ...
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