Live at UQ concert series - School of Music - University of Queensland

The University of Queensland School of Music is proud to present our Concert Series for 2024. In reflecting the School's role in the broader South-East Queensland community, we have designed a diverse and exciting program. With established international and national artists performing, as well as our own emerging student artists, this year is set to be a vibrant, creative, and energetic time at the UQ School of Music. We look forward to connecting with you, as you explore this concert series, listen to our streamed and recorded concerts, and visit us at the St Lucia campus or browse through our website.

Live at UQ concerts are held in our Nickson Room.

Past sessions

2024 4MBS Musica Viva Sid Page Finals

24 October 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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UQ music finalists showcase in 4MBS Chamber Music Prize, broadcast on 4MBS Classic FM.

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UQ Winds Chamber Ensemble

21 October 2024 7:30pm

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Experience the UQ Winds Ensemble for an exciting program of classical and contemporary wind music.

Singers and Strings: The Music of Orlando Gibbons

18 October 2024 6:30pm–7:45pm

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Join the Early Music Performance Project choir and UQ Singers and viol consort for an evening of Orlando Gibbons' music, featuring verse anthems and "The Silver Swan".

Prize Winner's Concert 2

17 October 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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The UQ School of Music presents winners of the 2023 Sleath, Schaupp, Nickson and Osborn prizes in this concert.

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Love and Vengeance

10 October 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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This program features unique, elegantly simple songs about love and premieres contemporary pieces for the first time in Australia.

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Songs of Love and Grief

3 October 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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In this concert the Brisbane Chamber Choir leads us into some of these deep emotions, in music mostly written by composers associated with UQ.

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Masterclass with Trio Bohémo

2 October 2024 9:00am–11:00am

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Trio Bohémo, formed in Budapest in 2019 by Czech musicians, rapidly achieved international acclaim, winning multiple prestigious awards and performing widely.

So much myself: Piano Portraits

21 September 2024 7:00pm

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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.

UQ strings and singers

19 September 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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This concert will showcase a collaboration between UQ Strings and UQ Singers, performing traditional vocal and string music.

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Making Daybreak

17 September 2024 12:00pm

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A stunning voice on the international scene, Pauline Maudy is an accomplished French-Australian songwriter and performer who embraces music that promotes human connection. For this concert, she presents songs inspired by human resilience crafted in collaboration with internationally renowned composer Robert Davidson.

St. Lucia Serenades

14 September 2024 2:00pm–4:00pm

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The first public event in the new and spectacular Dr Mary Mahoney AO Amphitheatre by the UQ Lakes features the School of Music's recent Industry Fellow, Yalanji musician Deline Briscoe. Presented in partnership with the Brisbane Festival, St Lucia Serenades also features Jaguar Jonze and Kristal West.

Sketch

5 September 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Experience world premieres of diverse new works, blending genres and inspirations, performed by members of Sketch.

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SignWaves and Brass Ensemble

29 August 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Experience the harmonious blend of modern soundscapes and timeless brass melodies with the SignWaves and Brass Ensemble collaborative concert at UQ School of Music.

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The Sound of Symmetry

25 August 2024 5:00pm

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Celebrating National Science Week with a lecture and performance at St Lucia on math and music by UQ staff and Topology.

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Ableton Education Tour

23 August 2024 10:30am–3:30pm

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UQ School of Music is thrilled to host an exciting event as part of the Ableton Education Tour. It’s a day of workshops, presentations, and performances exploring the creative composition and performance workflows of Ableton Live, and showcasing UQ School of Music’s technology facilities.

Viney-Grinberg Duo

Cancelled

22 August 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Music and Madness

Cancelled

15 August 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Doretta Balkizas and Anna Grinberg will perform piano and violin sonatas in D minor by Arcangelo Corelli and Robert Schumann.

The Sound of Symmetry

10 August 2024 12:30pm

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Celebrating National Science Week with a lecture and performance at Cloncurry on math and music by UQ staff and Topology.

Queensland Art Song Festival Concert

8 August 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Our 2024 Queensland Art Song Festival concert will feature students and staff from The University of Queensland School of Music, Conservatorium of Music and Queensland Art Song Festival

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Queensland Art Song Festival Masterclass 2: Art Song Collaboration

6 August 2024 10:00am–1:00pm

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Internationally renowned soprano Siobhan Stagg is joined by esteemed pianist Nico de Villiers for a masterclass on Art Song Collaboration

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Robert Davidson

1 August 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Robert Davidson presents a collection of his compositions, with a focus on those deriving their melodies from the intonation in speech recordings, as well as selections from his ongoing collection of piano solo works.

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Xanadu Sky: Ensemble Offspring

25 July 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Ensemble Offspring will present Xanadu Sky: a hypnotic blend of solos, trio, evolving patterns and rhythmic virtuosity by Harvey, Ward and Edwardes

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Female composers' concert

1 July 2024 6:00pm–7:00pm

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Join us for a special concert celebrating the works of female composers.

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Music of the Baroque workshop and concert

15 June 2024 8:00am–16 June 2024 5:00pm

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The Early Music Society of Queensland Inc. is pleased to present a Baroque workshop for instrumentalists and vocalists.

Prize Winner's Concert 1

23 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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UQ School of Music showcases excellence in performance and composition, featuring winners from various competitions in wind, brass, vocal, piano and string categories.

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Renewal

21 May 2024 7:30pm

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Join us for an evening of music as the UQ Wind Symphony presents Renewal, our first concert for 2024.

UQ Chamber Academy

16 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Esteemed collective of award-winning musicians, concertmasters and LMusA-qualified soloists performing a range or impressive works.

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Dots+Loops: VESSEL

Cancelled

9 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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This concert has been cancelled due to illness

Celebratory Concert honouring Pamela Page and Max Olding

28 April 2024 3:00pm–10:00pm

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The Australian Piano Duo Festival celebrates Pamela Page's 90th with a concert to honour Max Olding's legacy.

Deline Briscoe, Robert Davidson and Sketch

18 April 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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This concert features songs from Deline's album Wawu, performed by Deline with Sketch.

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Juris Žvikovs and Sanita Glazenburga

11 April 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Latvian piano duo, Žvikovs and Glazenburga, present new works from the baroque period to the avant-garde era.

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Briscoe Sisters

28 March 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Yalanji trio Briscoe Sisters bring language and song to the stage, fusing gospel with their yalanji spirituality.

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Nonsemble

21 March 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Join Indie-chamber septet Nonsemble to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Go Seigen vs Fujisawa Kuranosuke, written by the band's founder Chris Perren.

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Keys to Vienna

14 March 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Viney-Grinberg Duo explores 19th-century Viennese piano music by Schubert, Beethoven and Brahms; featuring four-hand compositions and the iconic 'Waldstein' Sonata.

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Finding Beauty (feat. Muses Trio)

7 March 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Muses Trio's 2024 International Women’s Day concert showcases radiant works, including premieres like Nat Bartsch's 'Under the Thinking Tree'.

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Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri

29 February 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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Courtenay Cleary, a highly accomplished violinist, and Alex Raineri, a versatile musician, will perform works by Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Respighi.

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Dean-Grinberg-Dean

22 February 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

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The School of Music's 2024 opening concert will feature a program of chamber music for cello, clarinet and piano by Manuel de Falla, Alban Berg, Paul Dean and Gabriel Faure.

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