Encore Event! Presented by AUSTA WA via ZOOM on Sunday July 4 to over 150 viewers, a new AUSTA Zoom record!

A recording will be made available to view from August 14 – 23, please register via the link below. Discounted registration applies for AUSTA members.

BOOK HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/BSWYK  

Bookings close AUGUST 12

PDF poster available:

(Please email WA President Helen Tuckey through link on WA Committee page.)

About “Fundamentals of Bowing: Resonance and Movement”

Sound is arguably the defining feature of string playing. A beautiful sound is reliant upon optimal resonance while skilful bow strokes create music character. This discussion looks at the physics of sound production and the physical movements needed to develop supple bow technique. 

Biography: Dr Robin Wilson is an internationally regarded pedagogue and Head of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. A faculty member of the Keshet Eilon International String Mastercourse in Israel and the Valdres Festival in Norway he has also held appointments at the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland. Robin regularly gives masterclasses in Australasia, Asia, Israel, the UK and the USA and his students are major prize-winners of international competitions, hold principal positions and regularly perform as soloists with orchestras in Australia and overseas. In 2018 he received a National Award from the Australian String Teachers Association for outstanding services to the string community in Australia.

Robin has performed at leading venues and festivals throughout Australia, USA and the UK and has recorded solo and chamber music for Decca, ABC Classics, Vexations840 and VDE-Gallo. A member of Ironwood and the Australian Octet, he is a former leader of the ARCO Chamber Orchestra and has appeared as guest violinist with many leading Australian ensembles. Holding a PhD from the University of Sydney, Robin’s research into the historically informed performance of Brahms’s music was awarded the prestigious 2014 Geiringer Prize from the American Brahms Society and he has presented lectures and recitals at major international conferences and institutions including Stanford and Yale Universities, City University of New York, University of Colorado, Leeds University, Royal College of Music London and the Royal Northern College of Music Manchester.

Robin studied in Sydney with Alice Waten and Janet Davies and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He plays on a violin made by the Gagliano family in Naples in 1784.

18th & 19th February 2022

Explore Asian music adapted for strings with violinist Gabriel Lee, composer Wang Chenwei and musicologist and violist Andrew Filmer. More details on AUSTA WA home page.

Sunday April 10, 1pm AWST (please note this is WA/Perth/Kuala Lumpur time zone, so adjust if this is not your zone).

This online event is held by AUSTA WA in conjunction with the SEA Music Academy Online.  This live online event will be recorded and resold as an AUSTA Encore event. Those who purchase tickets to the live event will receive access to the Encore recording, so please do not buy a second ticket.  Teachers who may like a poster for their studio, please contact wapresident@austa.asn.au for PDF version. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/BYGQF

“Healing Stage Fright” – an AUSTA WA Zoom presentation by Rupert Guenther.

May 15

1pm AWST time “Healing Stage Fright” – an AUSTA WA Zoom presentation by Rupert Guenther.

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZBAA

Stage-fright is a big issue for some people, and a significant issue for many. If you do get really nervous to the extent that you can’t express yourself or share and enjoy what you really love about music in your performances, this session will enable you to begin to heal your fears around performing, and regain your original inspiration for taking up music in the first place. You will learn practical on-the-spot approaches which will change your whole experience of playing in public, and dissolve the old patterns which caused you to feel anxiety instead of joy. Includes specific take-home techniques and practical tools for on-stage use in even the most demanding performances.
Open to all levels and all instruments including voice, percussion, piano, strings, brass, woodwind etc.

Rupert Guenther has taught his approaches to healing stage-fright in hundreds of workshops and masterclasses for students of all ages in universities, schools and holiday music camps throughout Australia, the UK, Italy, and Austria for over 15 years, including masterclasses at Vienna University for The Performing Arts (Austria), the St Paul Summer Academy (Austria), and Vorarlberg State Conservatorium (Austria). He has presented at The European String Teachers Association (ESTA) international conferences, AUSTA National Conference, The Reflective Conservatoire (The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), as well as private sessions for some of the world’s top soloists, chamber ensembles, and key players from opera and symphony orchestras in Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in classical violin with Brian Finlayson at The Victorian College of The Arts, 3 years of studies in Vienna (Austria) with the renowned Professor Helfried Fister, and Masterclasses with Professor Igor Ozim throughout Australia and Europe. He has toured and given recitals and live radio broadcasts worldwide for over 20 years, and has released over 28 CDs since 2003 including five CDs commissioned and recorded for Radio ABC Classic FM in Australia. His concerts and recitals include Melbourne International Festival (Australia), The Guildhall Festival (London), London Docklands Museum (UK), Tate Britain London (UK) and further recitals in Italy and Austria.

Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZBAA

Download a flyer here: AUSTA WA_Healing Stage Fright

AUSTA ENCORE event – A recording of 90 minute online Zoom presentation on composition and Asian influences, with composer, Chenwei Wang, performer Gabriel Lee and musicologist, violist Andrew Filmer. An inspiring glimpse into Asian composition, opening up possibilities of improvisation for strings and using fabulous footage of performances from the Singapore International Violin Competition. Watch this fascinating presentation, receive interesting PDFs  Bookings open until May 12, viewing is May 14 – 23. Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/BZARK

Explore Asian music adapted for strings with violinist Gabriel Lee, composer Wang Chenwei and musicologist and violist Andrew Filmer. More details on AUSTA WA home page.

Healing Stage Fright, presented by Rupert Guenther

Have your instrument nearby when you watch a recording of this session, which will be available online for over a week – lots to think about, and some new habits to learn, for all teachers and performers. The Zoom link will be sent out to all shortly before the viewing period – this includes those who booked previously, no need to book again.

The recording of this webinar will be available to watch from June 4 – 14th

Bookings close June 3.

Book here

Stage-fright is a big issue for some people, and a significant issue for many. If you do get really nervous to the extent that you can’t express yourself or share and enjoy what you really love about music in your performances, this session will enable you to begin to heal your fears around performing, and regain your original inspiration for taking up music in the first place. You will learn practical on-the-spot approaches which will change your whole experience of playing in public, and dissolve the old patterns which caused you to feel anxiety instead of joy. Includes specific take-home techniques and practical tools for on-stage use in even the most demanding performances.
Open to all levels and all instruments including voice, percussion, piano, strings, brass, woodwind etc.

Rupert Guenther has taught his approaches to healing stage-fright in hundreds of workshops and masterclasses for students of all ages in universities, schools and holiday music camps throughout Australia, the UK, Italy, and Austria for over 15 years, including masterclasses at Vienna University for The Performing Arts (Austria), the St Paul Summer Academy (Austria), and Vorarlberg State Conservatorium (Austria). He has presented at The European String Teachers Association (ESTA) international conferences, AUSTA National Conference, The Reflective Conservatoire (The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), as well as private sessions for some of the world’s top soloists, chamber ensembles, and key players from opera and symphony orchestras in Europe. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in classical violin with Brian Finlayson at The Victorian College of The Arts, 3 years of studies in Vienna (Austria) with the renowned Professor Helfried Fister, and Masterclasses with Professor Igor Ozim throughout Australia and Europe. He has toured and given recitals and live radio broadcasts worldwide for over 20 years, and has released over 28 CDs since 2003 including five CDs commissioned and recorded for Radio ABC Classic FM in Australia. His concerts and recitals include Melbourne International Festival (Australia), The Guildhall Festival (London), London Docklands Museum (UK), Tate Britain London (UK) and further recitals in Italy and Austria.