AUSTA QLD
AUSTA Q Upcoming Events:
18th May 2022
2022 AUSTA Q Strings Festival and Concerto Competition
Registration has today opened for the AUSTA Q Strings Festival & Concerto Championship. Get in quickly to avoid missing out as places usually fill up not long after opening.
Registration must close June 17th.
Notices
North Qld Celebration of Strings
Celebration of Strings 2018
5 Exciting Orchestras!
Workshops Friday 19
Events
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july 2022
30jul(jul 30)9:00 AM31(jul 31)5:00 PMAUSTA Q Strings Festival & Concerto Championship
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AUSTA Q Strings Festival and Concerto Championship is on again! Registration opens today so make sure you get your students
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Time
30 (Saturday) 9:00 AM - 31 (Sunday) 5:00 PM
Location
St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly
Past Events
july 2021
31jul9:00 AM5:00 PMAUSTA Q Concerto Competition
Event Details
A fabulous opportunity for school aged string players to perform a Concerto at an Elementary, Intermediate or Advanced Level to a supportive and friendly audience. All performers will receive a
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A fabulous opportunity for school aged string players to perform a Concerto at an Elementary, Intermediate or Advanced Level to a supportive and friendly audience.
All performers will receive a constructive and encouraging report to inform their future development in addition to a trophy to take home. Cash prizes will be presented to first, second and third places in each section.
Entries via a trybooking.
Time
(Saturday) 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location
St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly
september 2021
18sep(sep 18)9:00 AM19(sep 19)5:00 PMAUSTA Q Professional Weekend
Event Details
Robin Wilson (Violin) and Howard Penny (Cello) will again be joining us for this wonderful weekend of unmissable workshops. Robin and Howard will expand your knowledge and understanding of complex
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Robin Wilson (Violin) and Howard Penny (Cello) will again be joining us for this wonderful weekend of unmissable workshops. Robin and Howard will expand your knowledge and understanding of complex string playing techniques beyond what you thought was possible.
Dates
Saturday, 18 September – Sunday, 19 September
Full Schedule Below
Registration closes Wednesday 15th September 2021
Location
Online via Zoom
(Zoom Link will be emailed to ticketholders on the Friday 17th September)
Presenters:
Dr Robin Wilson
Internationally regarded pedagogue, Dr Robin Wilson is Resident Faculty of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne, and also teaches at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2019 he will also serve of the faculties of the Valdres Festival in Norway and the Keshet Eilon Violin Mastercourse in Israel. His students are the winners of many national and international competitions, including the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. In 2018 he was honoured with a National Award from the Australian String Teachers Association for outstanding services to string teaching in Australia.
Robin has performed widely throughout Australasia, the USA and the UK. Solo and chamber recordings appear on Decca, ABC Classics, Ode, Vexations840 and VDE-Gallo. He is a member of the acclaimed ensemble Ironwood and the Australian Octet, is former leader of the ARCO Chamber Orchestra and has appeared as guest violinist with many leading Australian ensembles.
Robin’s research was awarded the prestigious 2014 Geiringer Prize from the American Brahms Society. He has presented lectures at leading universities throughout the USA and the UK and given masterclasses throughout Australasia, Singapore, the UK and the USA. He studied with Alice Waten and Janet Davies in Sydney and at the New England Conservatory of Music, USA. He plays a violin by the Gagliano family, made in Naples in 1784.
Howard Penny
Cellist Howard Penny is Head of Strings at Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne (ANAM). He is an internationally renowned soloist, ensemble member, principal, teacher, lecturer, co-director and festival founder. Based in Europe, Howard has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for 30 years.
Schedule:
Saturday 18th September:
10:00am – 11:30am “Teaching and Developing Vibrato” presentation with Dr Robin Wilson
12.00pm – 1:30pm Masterclass with Dr Robin Wilson
Sunday 19th September:
10:00am – 11:30am “Dancing with Bach: A Guide to Life After the Preludes in the Cello Suites” presentation with Howard Penny
12.00pm – 1:30pm Masterclass with Howard Penny
Session times are quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Audition submissions for masterclasses have now closed. Thank you for sending your audition videos. They are being co-ordinated by the AUSTA-Q committee and successful applicants will be notified via email.
Important information for attendees
If you are unable to attend the Zoom sessions at the scheduled times, it will be possible to purchase tickets to view the videos soon after the event. Please look out for a newsflash in coming weeks with details.
Ticket Prices:
Single Session Price
$15 for AUSTA members
$30 for non-members
Four Session Pass
$50 for AUSTA members
$95 for non-members
$20 for School-aged Student Rush tickets to be released on 15th September. Limited Availability
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Time
18 (Saturday) 9:00 AM - 19 (Sunday) 5:00 PM
Location
Online via Zoom
Organizer
Austa QLD
october 2021
04oct9:00 AM1:00 PMAUSTA Q International Reading Day
Event Details
Take a close look at some of the latest string orchestra offerings from the international publishing companies. A wonderful opportunity to start planning and ordering your ensemble repertoire for the
Event Details
Take a close look at some of the latest string orchestra offerings from the international
publishing companies. A wonderful opportunity to start planning and ordering your
ensemble repertoire for the year ahead.
Time
(Monday) 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Brisbane Boys' College
Organizer
Austa QLD
january 2022
24jan(jan 24)9:00 AM31(jan 31)9:00 AM2021 AUSTA Q International Reading Day Encore
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Each year AUSTA Q hosts reading days for both local and international publishers of pedagogical material for ensembles to learn. The last two of the International Reading Day’s
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Each year AUSTA Q hosts reading days for both local and international publishers of pedagogical material for ensembles to learn. The last two of the International Reading Day’s have been held online due to covid restrictions in place at the time of the reading days. The online events that resulted were both highly informative and immersive with each score being available to hear and see. This is the encore for the 2021 International Reading Day held in September 2021.
The presenters on each group were as follows:
Daniel Holloway – Levels 0.5 to 1.5
Raquel Bastos – Levels 2 to 2.5
Bernadette Connolly – Levels 3 to 3.5
Theo Kotzas – Level 4 and above
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Time
24 (Monday) 9:00 AM - 31 (Monday) 9:00 AM AEST
17janAll Day24AUSTA Q 2021 Professional Weekend (Online) Encore
Event Details
Watch recordings of the recent Dynamic Duo of String Pedagogy weekend featuring the prominent music educators Howard Penny (Cello) and Robin Wilson (Violin) . Important Information: Please
Event Details
Watch recordings of the recent Dynamic Duo of String Pedagogy weekend featuring the prominent music educators Howard Penny (Cello) and Robin Wilson (Violin) .
Important Information: Please read
The recordings will each be available to watch ONLY for a 7 day window from 9am Monday to the following Monday at 9am.
Attendee’s of the LIVE streamed event will also receive emails with access to these recordings, during the windows of time below, and do not need to register.
Robin Wilson’s Recordings will be available:
Monday, 10th January 2022 9am – Monday 17th January 2022 9am
Howard Penny’s Recordings will be available:
Monday, 17th January 2022 9am – Monday 24th January 2022 9am
Each presentation day consists of two videos, a presentation and a masterclass, see below for full details of the original sessions.
You can purchase tickets to watch any of the sessions or all of the sessions. Each session’s video link/s will be emailed to ticket holders on the Friday prior to each session. *Please disregard the times on your ticket as they will not reflect accurately the sessions you have purchased*
Registration closes Wednesday 5th January 2022
Location
Online via email Link.
(Link will be emailed to ticketholders on the Sunday 9th January 2022 and Sunday 16th January 2022 respectively)
Robin Wilson – Violin/Viola
Howard Penny – Cello
Dr Robin Wilson
Internationally regarded pedagogue, Dr Robin Wilson is Resident Faculty of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne, and also teaches on the faculties of the Valdres Festival in Norway and the Keshet Eilon International Mastercourse in Israel. His students are the winners of many national and international competitions, and in 2018 he was honoured with a National Award from the Australian String Teachers Association for outstanding services to string teaching in Australia.
Robin has performed widely throughout Australasia, the USA and the UK. Solo and chamber recordings appear on Decca, ABC Classics, Ode, Vexations840 and VDE-Gallo. He is a member of the acclaimed ensemble Ironwood, is former leader of the ARCO Chamber Orchestra and has appeared as guest violinist with many leading Australian ensembles.
Robin’s research was awarded the prestigious 2014 Geiringer Prize from the American Brahms Society. He has presented lectures at leading universities throughout the USA and the UK and given masterclasses throughout Australasia, Singapore, the UK and the USA. He studied with Alice Waten and Janet Davies in Sydney and at the New England Conservatory of Music, USA. He plays a violin by the Gagliano family, made in Naples in 1784.
Howard Penny
Cellist Howard Penny is Head of Strings at Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne (ANAM). He is an internationally renowned soloist, ensemble member, principal, teacher, lecturer, co-director and festival founder. Based in Europe, Howard has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for 30 years.
Schedule for release of videos:
Monday 10th January 9am: (expires Monday 17th January at 9am)
Session 1: ‘Teaching and Developing Vibrato’ presentation with Dr Robin Wilson
Session 2: Masterclass with Dr Robin Wilson
Monday 17th November 9am: (expires Monday 24th January at 9am)
Session 1: ‘Dancing with Bach: A Guide to Life After the Preludes in the Cello Suites’ presentation with Howard Penny
Session 2: Masterclass with Howard Penny
Session times are quoted in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
Ticket Prices:
Single Video Session Price:
$15 for AUSTA members
$30 for non-members
Four Session Pass for all Videos.
$50 for AUSTA members
$95 for non-members
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january 17 (Monday) - 24 (Monday) AEST
february 2022
06feb10:00 AM10:30 AMAUSTA Q AGM (Online)
Event Details
All AUSTA Q members are invited and encouraged to attend the 30min AGM via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants on Saturday 5/2/22. Further details and
Event Details
All AUSTA Q members are invited and encouraged to attend the 30min AGM via Zoom. A Zoom link will be emailed to all registrants on Saturday 5/2/22. Further details and the agenda will be emailed shortly.
(Please be aware that this is NOT the AUSTA Q reading day which would usually occur at this time. With the current situation in mind, the AUSTA Q Executive has made the decision to postpone this year’s Reading Day that was originally scheduled for Sunday 6th February. The reading day will be rescheduled as the opening session of the AUSTA Q Mini Conference on Saturday 2nd of April 2022.)
Register your intention to attend the AGM by Friday 4/2/22.
Registration Here
https://www.trybooking.com/BXAFC
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Time
(Sunday) 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
march 2022
13mar4:36 PM4:36 PMAUSTA Q 2022 Annual Reading Day (Rescheduled)
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Registration is now open! Registration is now open for the rescheduled AUSTA Q Annual Reading Day. Registration closes 29th March 2022. Description: Our
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Registration is now open!
Registration is now open for the rescheduled AUSTA Q Annual Reading Day. Registration closes 29th March 2022.
Description:
Our local composers have been very busy composing over the past few months and AUSTA Q is delighted to be able to provide this invaluable opportunity for string teachers and ensemble directors to gather in person to play through our local composers’ latest new repertoire. This event is being held as part of the Mini Conference and registration for this event is now open also. Please be aware if you want to attend both events please register for both separately using the two links.
Time and Date
Saturday 2nd April 2022 – 8:30am Registration for 9:00am -12:00pm. Please ensure you arrive promptly at 8:30am to allow for COVID Safe check-in.
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Time
(Sunday) 4:36 PM - 4:36 PM
april 2022
02apr(apr 2)8:30 AM03(apr 3)5:00 PMAUSTA Q Mini Conference
Event Details
Registration is now open! The AUSTA Q Mini Conference is on again. Register now for the event at BBC, April 2nd
Event Details
Registration is now open!
The AUSTA Q Mini Conference is on again. Register now for the event at BBC, April 2nd and 3rd. This years event kicks off with the Annual Reading Day* (Register separately here) which showcases the works of local composers and others. AUSTA Q is thrilled to be welcoming guest presenter Janet Davies. See the trybooking link for the mini conference.
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Time
2 (Saturday) 8:30 AM - 3 (Sunday) 5:00 PM