AUSTA Victoria are pleased to be running the 2024 String Conductors’ Workshop featuring guest clinician Warwick Stengårds.

Friday 10 & Saturday 11 May

Venue: Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre (EHAPC) – Xavier College
135 Barkers Road, Kew Vic 3101

Warwick Stengårds is an Australian/Swedish freelance conductor based in Vienna. In Europe and Australia, Stengårds has studied with such notable conductors as Peter Eötvös, Vittorio Parisi, Ronald Zollman, Robert Rosen and Vladimir Verbitsky.

In addition to an extensive symphonic canon, Stengårds has a music-theatre repertoire of over 100 works performing with companies such as Vienna State Opera, Volksoper Wien, Folkoperan Stockholm, Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera, Chamber Made Opera and West Australian Opera where, in 1991, he was appointed Music Director.

Two levels of attendance will be offered:

CONDUCTOR – Must attend both days of the workshop. Non-String players welcome*
Conductor participants will have 15-20 minutes on the podium on each day of the workshop, and string players will play in the ensemble for the remainder of the time as appropriate.
Conductors will receive a video of their podium time on each day.

• AUSTA Member CONDUCTOR: $150 – limited places
• Non-Member CONDUCTOR: $250 – limited places
• Concession CONDUCTOR: $120 – limited places

OBSERVER – Observer participants will play in the ensemble as appropriate. Can attend one or both days of the workshop.
Non-string players welcome*

• AUSTA Member OBSERVER 1 Day $50
• AUSTA Member OBSERVER 2 Days $90
• Non-Member OBSERVER 1 Day $85
• Non-Member OBSERVER 2 Days $160
• Concession OBSERVER 1 Day $40
• Concession OBSERVER 2 Days $75

*Where places are limited, preference will be given to applicants who can play a string instrument in the ensemble*

Timetable

9:30-10:30     Friday seminar – ‘Finding your ‘Desktop’ and Ictus’ / Saturday seminar – ‘Show the Bar-line’

10:30-11:00   Play through the day’s repertoire

11:00-11:30    Morning tea

11:30-1:00     Participants conduct

1:00-2:00      Lunch (BYO or local shops)

2:00-3:30     Participants conduct

3:30-3:45      Summary

TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH TRYBOOKING

https://www.trybooking.com/CRGOA

AUSTA Victoria presents

2024 String Performers Festival

We are very excited to be presenting our tenth String Performers Festival, a welcoming, non-competitive performance opportunity for students. String students of all levels are welcome and all performers will receive written feedback and a medallion. Family and friends will make up the audience for each session.

Sunday, 16 th June 2024

9am – 2pm

There will be five sessions on the day to choose from.  A Festival Accompanist will be available for Preliminary – Grade 4 pieces on the day.

• • • • Session One:               9.00 – 10.00am   Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Two:              10.00 – 11.00am  Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Three:            11.00– 12.00pm  Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Four:              12.00 – 1.00pm   Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Five:               1.00 – 2.00pm     Festival Accompanist Available

Cost: $32.50 per performer / $17.50 per additional family performer.

Senior players are always welcome to perform at the Festival, however the day tends towards beginner and middle level players.

All performers are welcome to bring lots of family and friends to support them on the day. Performance numbers are limited, so book quickly!

VENUE:
Auburn South Primary School
419 Tooronga Road
HAWTHORN EAST VIC 3123

Enquiries: jamesderozario@hotmail.com

Bookings open 1st May 2024

https://www.trybooking.com/CRKTX

AUSTA International Touring Artist 2024

Double Bass Workshop with Barry Green

Join Barry Green in an afternoon of working with his pathbreaking approach to music, creativity and teaching. The afternoon will included a massed Double Bass Orchestra, followed by an Advanced Masterclass/Workshop. There will also be opportunity for a Q & A with Barry.  Please bring your instruments!
Read about Barry Green HERE

Monday 5th August 2024

Location

Xavier College Senior School – Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre
135 Barkers Rd, Kew

Cost

• Massed Double Bass Orchestra only: $35
• Advanced Masterclass / Workshop only: $35
• BOTH Massed Orchestra and Masterclass: $50

Registration Now Open!

AUSTA International Touring Artist 2024

AUSTA Vic: An Afternoon with Barry Green

Sunday 4th August 2024
1.00pm – 4.00pm

Join Barry Green in an open session working with his pathbreaking approach to music, creativity and teaching in an informal presentation of his ideas.
The afternoon will also showcase Barry performing solo and teaching in a masterclass setting including a meet and greet Q & A with Barry.
Please bring your instruments if possible.

Don’t miss this fascinating and deeply engaging afternoon with one of the world’s foremost musicians and educators!

Refreshments will be provided!

Read about Barry Green HERE

Location

Ian Roach Hall, Scotch College
1 Morrison St
Hawthorn

Registration

• AUSTA Members: $25
• Non-members: $50
• Student: $15

AUSTA International Touring Artist 2024

Atelier Puglisi: Barry Green – Up Close and Personal Soirée

Saturday 3 August 2024
3.00pm – 5.30pm

Atelier Puglisi and AUSTA Vic are happy to host the legendary Barry Green, principal and solo bassist, teacher and author in the Instrument workshop environment.
Free entry, however RSVP essential with strictly limited places.
Refreshments provided in this casual opportunity to hear, see, and meet this passionate legend on his last leg of his Australian Tour.

Message or call Benedict Puglisi directly for information or to RSVP.
Please note, numbers are strictly limited.  

For other opportunities to see Barry Green, please visit the website here.

Location

Atelier Puglisi
40 Church Street
Hawthorn 

AUSTA International Touring Artist 2024

Barry Green: Melbourne Youth Orchestra and AUSTA Vic Q&A – Free for AUSTA Members to attend!

Saturday 3rd August 2024
1.00pm – 2.00pm

Join members of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra Organisation and AUSTA for a Question & Answer session.

AUSTA Members are invited to be part of the event.

(Instruments are not needed for this event).

Free event, bookings required

Read about Barry Green HERE

Location

Iwaki Auditorium
130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank

Registration

• AUSTA Members: Free – Bookings required

AMEB Viola Preliminary – Grade 4: A deep dive into the new syllabus

Come along to this Zoom workshop with Helen Tuckey and Janet Fernandes, two of the AMEB’s viola consultants for the new series 2 syllabus.
Helen will introduce the new viola Technical Work book, giving insights into the underlying framework of the book and many practical tips and hints on preparing students for examination.
Janet will discuss the levels of difficulty within each list from Preliminary to Grade 4 and give her rationale for the choice of each piece in the grade books.
Bring along your copies of the new books and your questions and join Helen and Janet for an afternoon of technical and musical exploration.

If you are a violinist, cellist or bassist who also teaches viola occasionally, this is a workshop for you. You will be welcomed into the alto clef team!

Questions in advance for either presenter may be submitted by completing the form below or by emailing admin@austa.asn.au

This webinar will be recorded and made available as an Encore Event for all ticket holders. Encore Event Date TBA. 

Date: Sunday Oct 27

ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Time:

• 2.00 – 4.00pm AEDT
• 11.00 – 1.00pm WA
• 1.00 – 3.00pm QLD
• 1.30 – 3.30pm SA
• 12.30 – 2.30pm NT

Registration: BOOK NOW!

Early bird pricing
(before October 7)
Members $20, Non-members $40

Standard pricing
(from October 7)
Members $30, Non-members $55

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

Thanks to our friends at Zenith Music, all ticketholders will go into the draw to win a prize package which includes a signed copy of the AMEB Viola Technical Work Book! Learn more about the prize pack and Zenith Music below!

Zenith Music: Signed Viola prize pack

Helen Tuckey

Helen Tuckey is a viola player and member of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. In addition to Orchestral work, she participates in small ensemble work and is involved in community outreach and education. Besides WASO, she has worked in several other professional orchestras interstate and overseas.

Originally from Melbourne, Helen’s formative teachers include Andre Hadges and Paul O’Brien. This was followed by several years of study in New York at Manhattan School of Music with Lillian Fuchs.

Teaching has always played a significant role in Helen’s professional life. An enthusiastic private studio teacher, a number of her past students are now performers and teachers. As a player and teacher, she has been fortunate to be influenced by a broad range of performers and teachers, including Paul Rolland, William Primrose, Shinichi Suzuki, Sheila Nelson, Maxim Rysanov, Patricia Pollett, Robyn Brookfield, Barry Green, Mark O’Connor, Joanna May, Molly Gebrian, Atar Arad, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Martha Mooke and Molly Sharp. Helen has been involved in professional musical associations, serving on committees in various roles, including a period as National President for the Australian Strings Association (AUSTA). Recently she was honoured to receive a service award from the Australia and New Zealand Viola Society.

An experienced adjudicator and AMEB examiner, Helen was appointed as the Principal Consultant for the AMEB Viola syllabus review in 2023.

Janet Fernandes

Janet’s music education began in New Zealand where she learnt piano and clarinet before taking up the viola at the age of fourteen. She moved to Melbourne to continue her music education, studied the viola with Paul O’Brien and Marco van Pagee, and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1980.

From 1982, Janet spent two years at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in the Netherlands studying the viola with Jurgen Kussmaul and chamber music with Anner Bijlsma. During this time, she attended violin pedagogy lectures with Qui van Woerdekom and worked as a freelance Baroque violist in the Netherlands, Germany and France.

As a professional violist, Janet had contract work with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria.

Membership of AUSTA has been important to Janet throughout her long teaching career. She was a committee member in Victoria for many years.  She has been a delegate at many AUSTA Conferences, attended an International Viola Congress (Wellington, 2000) and conferences organised by ASTA (Atlanta, 2012) and ESTA (Portugal, 2024).

As a teacher, Janet has worked for the Bendigo Musician/Teacher Pilot Project and taught at a number of leading independent schools in Melbourne including Wesley College, Presbyterian Ladies College and Scotch College. Now retired, she continues to teach at her home studio, and in 2023 was appointed as the Level One consultant for the AMEB series 2 viola syllabus.

Zenith Music

Zenith Music is a West Australian family owned business established in 1969 by Lionel Cranfield and, is still owned and run by the Cranfield Family today. Zenith stocks a huge range of quality musical instruments from beginner to professional level, instrument accessories, and is home to the largest selection of sheet music in the Southern Hemisphere. The people at Zenith Music are musicians who are knowledgeable and understand the needs and requirements when you are seeking your first, more advanced, or your dream instrument. Zenith has sought after specialist brands and instrument makers that have a high commitment to the tone, feel, quality and attention to detail of their instruments. Zenith aims to provide the best for musicians from those just starting out to professionals with decades of experience. As a major supporter of music in Western Australia, Zenith Music proudly supports music programmes in schools, universities, and other institutions as well as many other organisations. Being a longterm Western Australian owned family business, Zenith Music is committed to music and music education meaning you can trust Zenith. Visit Zenith Music today at 309 Stirling Hwy Claremont WA or alternatively phone on 9383 1422 or visit online at zenithmusic.com.au

AUSTA VIC 2025 Reading Afternoon & AGM

Get 2025 off to a musical start by reading through a collection of new music for string orchestra. Take part in our Annual General Meeting, enjoy refreshments and catch up with colleagues!

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!!!

TO BOOK: CLICK HERE or go to https://www.trybooking.com/CYNEH  OR USE THE QR CODE BELOW.
We prefer bookings so that we can cater appropriately and plan for the correct number of people. You can pay on the day, but please book if you can.

Sunday 9 February 2025: 1 – 4:30pm

St Kevin’s College
Glendalough Campus: McMahon Music Building
75 Lansell Road
Toorak, VIC 3142

Cost: Members – $25, Non members – $45, Concession – $30

Chairs & stands provided but please bring a Keep Cup! 

PD certificates can be collected on the day upon registration.

The AUSTA VIC AGM will take place at 2.30pm just before afternoon tea.

Bring along any excess music you have and give it away on the day. Find that piano part you are missing, or track down that piece that you remember so well! Share with your colleagues and find that hidden gem!

We look forward to seeing you on the day!

Enquiries: Andrew Schellhorn 0449 766 632

AUSTA Victoria supports

2025 Cello Extravaganza!

In conjunction with Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, AUSTA is pleased to support the 2025 Cello Extravaganza!

Sunday,30th March 2025

9.45am – registration

10am – 12noon – Cello Extravaganza!

To participate, please fill in the form HERE.

VENUE:
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Keilor East Campus
Corner of Keilor & Rachelle Roads
Keilor East VIC 3033

Enquiries: jamesderozario@hotmail.com

Bookings open till 14 March 2025

AUSTA Victoria presents

2025 String Performers Festival

We are very excited to be presenting our eleventh String Performers Festival, a welcoming, non-competitive performance opportunity for students. String students of all levels are welcome and all performers will receive written feedback and a medallion. Family and friends will make up the audience for each session.

Sunday,30th March 2025

9am – 12.30pm

There will be three sessions on the day to choose from.  A Festival Accompanist will be available for Preliminary – Grade 4 pieces on the day.

• • • • Session One:               9.00 – 10.00am   Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Two:              10.00 – 11.00am  Festival Accompanist Available
      • Session Three:            11.00– 12.30pm  Festival Accompanist Available

Cost: $32.50 per performer / $17.50 per additional family performer.

Senior players are always welcome to perform at the Festival, however the day tends towards beginner and middle level players.

All performers are welcome to bring lots of family and friends to support them on the day. Performance numbers are limited, so book quickly!

VENUE:
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Keilor East Campus
Corner of Keilor & Rachelle Roads
Keilor East VIC 3033

Enquiries: jamesderozario@hotmail.com

Bookings open 1st February 2025: CLICK HERE TO BOOK or use the QR Code below.