In 2016 South Australian songwriters Taasha Coates, Dan Crannitch and Kelly Menhennett travelled to Austin, USA (UNESCO City of Media Arts) to spend time collaborating with Texan artists writing songs based on the unfinished work of Albert E. Brumley, who composed the most recorded song of all time ‘I’ll fly Away’. This project was the […]
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In 2017, Arts South Australia supported the Helpmann Academy to partner with Bundanon Trust and the National Trust of South Australia to bring the Prelude residencies to Adelaide for the first time. Residencies in Adelaide are available to Australian and International songwriters and composers. The Prelude program has been created specifically for composers. Designed to […]
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In 2017, Music Education Roundtable continued to advocate for initiatives that would make a significant impact on the standard of music education in South Australia. It aims to identify the needs of, and opportunities for, music in the state’s education system and the broader community. This has been a commitment to the Music Education Advocacy, […]
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Through the support of the Australian Department of Communications and the Arts, the UNESCO Creative Cities of Adelaide (Music), Melbourne (Literature), Sydney (Film) and Singapore (Design) have worked together to seed projects for 2017/18 as initiatives of Australia-Singapore Arts Group. This will see ongoing dialogue between the two countries. A song-writing partnership with support of […]
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Adelaide project | 9 Nov 2017
SA Music Awards is an annual celebration of South Australian Music. The Awards exists to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary music industry and take place at Thebarton Theatre in November. 500 guests present to see awards presented to the best of SA contemporary musicians.
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Adelaide project | 23 Aug 2017
In 2017, The Australian String Quartet and the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing) partnered through a University of Adelaide collaboration. Over a 2-week period, the Australian String Quartet worked with visiting student string musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing—China’s most prestigious music school. The 2-week exchange culminated in a public concert held with […]
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Adelaide project | 12 Aug 2017
Adelaide has further built relationships with Scotland (specifically Edinburgh—City of Literature, and Glasgow—City of Music) through the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and Made in Adelaide (MiA) campaigns. The Music Development Office (MDO) facilitated the music component of Arts SA’s international market development initiative Made in Adelaide, in Scotland in August 2017 as part of Edinburgh […]
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Adelaide project | 14 Jul 2017
Umbrella: Winter City Sounds is an open access festival. The 2-week live music festival offers an exciting smorgasbord of curated live music projects and other performances across Adelaide metropolitan and CBD to warm and illuminate the colder weeks. Partners include the Adelaide City Council, Guitars in Bars with generous funding assistance from the Australia Council, […]
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Adelaide project | 28 Jul 2017
Resonance is an initiative of the Adelaide Guitar Festival, and it continued to grow in 2017 taking world class musicians to those who cannot otherwise attend. Recognising the inherent human need for music, and inspired by the growing understanding of music’s role in health, wellbeing and recovery, Resonance treats patients, residents, staff and community members […]
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