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Arts and Cultural events
 June 2020
Friday 05
16:00 - MASTERCLASS - UWA Music presents: Virtual Guitar Masterclass Website | More Information
Masterclasses give students a unique opportunity to develop their skills, hone their craft and succeed in their musical endeavours (whether that be an upcoming exam, audition or just personal progress).

This June, we invite Classical Guitarists in Yrs 10-12 to join our free virtual masterclass with UWA Chair of Guitars Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald.

An internationally recognised performer and passionate teacher, Jonathan had the privilege of learning under classical guitar virtuoso and Grammy Award winner Jason Vieaux, Dr Nicholas Goluses and world renowned lutenist Paul O'Dette. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he has led the UWA guitar studio since 2016 and is deeply committed to the success of his students.

To participate in this free masterclass, simply record yourself performing your exam pieces and upload the video to the facebook event (simply click on "Discussion", then "Add Photo/Video), or send a link of your recording to [email protected] by Friday 5 June.

Jonathan will review your videos and provide practical and personalised feedback that will help you succeed in your upcoming exams
Sunday 21
10:00 - EVENT - Perth Upmarket : Perth's best design market Website | More Information
Perth Upmarket is Perth’s original and best design market, featuring more than 200 of Perth's most talented artists, designers, craftsmen and foodies all at The University of Western Australia's Winthrop Hall.

There is something for everyone, including a Junior Upmarket section in Hackett Hall which showcases all the best local designers for kids' clothing, toys, games and decor. Have a browse through the gourmet section to inspire your inner Masterchef, shop original locally designed homewares or find the perfect Christmas gift for someone special. Then enjoy a coffee or lunch relaxing on the beautiful lawns around Winthrop Hall.

DETAILS:

·Sun 21st June 2020 ·Sun 13th Sept 2020 ·Sun 29th Nov 2020 Time: 10am-4pm Venue: The University of Western Australia’s Winthrop Hall Parking and entry free, venue is easily accessible, 3 ATMs on site 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley Website: www.perthupmarket.com.au Facebook.com/perthupmarket

 July 2020
Friday 24
18:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | Madrigal Project Website | More Information
A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Madrigal Project

Join Honours voice student David Woods as he leads a concert of madrigals in collaboration with a selection of talented singers from the UWA Voice Department. The diverse range of works on this programme explore of themes of love, loss and lamentation. Please come and join us for an exciting evening of madrigal madness!

Free entry - bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/BKNHA
Wednesday 29
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : Sara Macliver & Gladys Chua Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

Join us this week as soprano Sara Macliver and pianist Gladys Chua perform some of their favourite works for voice and piano including Grieg's 'Haugtussa' and Ravel's 'Five Greek Songs'.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS

 August 2020
Wednesday 05
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : Solo Bach with Shaun Lee-Chen Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

This week UWA Chair of Violins and concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Shaun Lee-Chen, performs Bach's Partita no. 2 in D minor.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS
Thursday 06
16:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | VOSE Concerto Competition First Round Website | More Information
A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

VOSE Concerto Competition First Round

The VOSE Memorial Prize is UWA’s most coveted performance award, with 3 finalists chosen to perform with full symphony orchestra in the Perth Concert Hall in October. Join us for the first round as 32 talented students perform their chosen concerto for our panel of judges.

Tickets: In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 all our concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential.https://www.trybooking.com/BKSYP

The competition will start at 4pm and run till approximately 915pm (with a short break). Audience members are welcome to arrive at any time, and will be admitted provided overall capacity is not breached.
Saturday 08
15:30 - KIDS MUSIC PROGRAM - UWA Music presents: WA Young Percussion Group (WAYPG) Website | More Information
Back for Semester 2 2020, the West Australian Youth Percussion Group (WAYPG) is an exciting program run through the UWA Junior Music School and directed by Perth percussionists Jackson Vickery and Adam Tan. WAYPG aims to provide enthusiastic and talented young percussionists an opportunity to perform in a high-quality ensemble outside of their school environment, bridging the gap between secondary and tertiary education.

The members of WAYPG will rehearse a wide variety of repertoire, including works for marimba ensemble, world percussion and multi percussion, culminating in a public performance at the Percussion All-Stars percussion showcase concert. This biannual performance showcases students of all levels from around Perth in a professional concert environment. WAYPG members will also have opportunities to perform in other public performances around Perth.

WAYPG is currently open to high-school students in years 7-12 with at least one year of percussion tuition. To audition, applicants must send in a short video of them playing (phone video is fine). Returning students are not required to re-audition.

Saturday's 3.30pm – 4.30pm Dates: 8 Aug - 19 Sept and 17 Oct - 28 November

Concert - 28 November (time TBC)

Cost: $400
Wednesday 12
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : UWA Guitar Studio Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

The UWA Guitar Studio will present a free concert of solo and chamber repertoire.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS
Wednesday 19
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : UWA Voice Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

Transcend the everyday in a concert featuring the sublime sounds of UWA voice students. These emerging young artists will present a mixed program of songs and arias, including Mahler's 'Songs of a Wayfarer' sung by Honours student David Woods.

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/BKNYS
Thursday 20
19:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | The Satie Project Website | More Information
A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The Satie Project

Under the direction of composer James Ledger, UWA composition students will re-imagine some of impressionist master Erik Satie’s best-known piano pieces.

Tickets: In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 all our concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential. https://www.trybooking.com/BKSYQ
Saturday 22
9:00 - EVENT - 2020 National Science Week - OzGrav's Science Immersion in VR : Real Time Virtual Space Science event aimed for families with children. Website | More Information
Explore the universe using mini virtual reality goggles; ask questions and receive answers in real time. More information and FAQs, go to www.scivr.com.au
Tuesday 25
17:00 - SEMINAR - UWA Music presents: Callaway Centre Seminar Series : Three Minute Thesis Competition Website | More Information
The Conservatorium of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.

Our free weekly seminar series showcases presenters from within UWA and from the wider community.

25 Aug | Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Get a taste of the variety of research happening in the Conservatorium of Music in this semester's three-minute thesis competition! Honours and HDR researchers showcase their research projects in concise presentations targeted towards a general audience.

Free entry - no bookings required
Saturday 29
14:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Curator + Artists Talk: HERE&NOW20 Website | More Information
Join curator Brent Harrison and artists Nathan Beard, Janet Carter and Colin Smith for a talk and tour exploring the exhibition HERE&NOW20: Perfectly Queer, an exhibition that focuses on the practice of queer artists in Western Australia.

Featuring new work by eight contemporary artists, HERE&NOW20 examines how artists draw on histories and their own lived experiences to create artworks that reflect on what it means to be queer.

Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required. Hand sanitiser will be available at the door and we ask that visitors observe social distancing. If you are feeling unwell, please cancel your booking on Eventbrite or notify our staff at [email protected].

 September 2020
Tuesday 01
17:00 - SEMINAR - UWA Music presents: Callaway Centre Seminar Series - Joshua Bamford : Music as a tool for social bonding: from 6 MYA to the COVID-19 era Website | More Information
The Conservatorium of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.

Our free weekly seminar series showcases presenters from within UWA and from the wider community.

1 Sept - Joshua Bamford | Music as a tool for social bonding: from 6 MYA to the COVID-19 era

Abstract: A growing body of literature suggests that synchronised activity (such as in music and dance) may lead to social bonding between individuals and within groups – known as the synchrony-bonding effect. This effect may have given rise to the array of synchronised activity present in all human cultures, as a replacement for the social grooming behaviour that is used to establish bonds in most other primates. Music and dance may be more efficient than grooming by allowing interaction with multiple others simultaneously, and at a distance. In my current research, I investigate the precise cognitive mechanisms that underpin the synchrony-bonding effect, attempting to explain why humans enjoy being in synchrony with others, leading to increased trust and feelings of affiliation. However, COVID restrictions have raised new questions about how people maintain social bonds in times of social distancing. In light of our “new normal”, I will discuss contemporary approaches of music making that attempt to overcome zoom-induced asynchrony.

Bio: An alumnus of UWA, Joshua Bamford's research on the origins of musicality have taken him to Finland, Austria and, most recently, to the UK where he is pursuing a DPhil in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford. He is currently in Perth as a visiting researcher at the UWA School of Psychological Science. In his spare time he sings opera, conducts folk song choirs, and goes swing dancing.

Free entry - no bookings required
Wednesday 02
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : Fluxus Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

Fluxus

Head of Contemporary Music, Ashley Smith, and Head of Electronic Composition, Chris Tonkin, inspire a community of young artists to discover new worlds and ideas in music. They will explore the edge between noise and music, activity and performance in this not to be missed immersive experience.

For an idea of what to expect - see here: www.facebook.com/UWAmusic/videos/1724038457619783/

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential.
Friday 04
13:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friday Talk: Intrepid Expatriates Website | More Information
We invite visitors to join us for a Friday Talk by Amelia Birch titled 'Intrepid Expatriates: The works of Agnes Goodsir and Romaine Brooks'.

In the first few decades of the twentieth century an artistic community of lesbian expatriates flourished in Paris, their numbers small but their creative output far-reaching. In this talk Amelia Birch focuses on two of these artists, Australian-born Agnes Goodsir and American Romaine Brooks, exploring the significance of their lives and work and why their innovation deserves closer attention. After working in theatre for several years in London, Amelia returned to Perth for further study and nicer weather. She is currently completing her Honours year in History of Art at UWA, where her research is addressing women’s self-representation through portraiture in the first half of the twentieth century.

UWA Campus Partner: History of Art, UWA School of Design

Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required. Hand sanitiser will be available at the door and we ask that visitors observe social distancing. If you are feeling unwell, please cancel your booking on Eventbrite or notify our staff at [email protected].
Saturday 05
14:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Curator's Talk: (Un)ladylike Acts Website | More Information
Join Curator of the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art, Lee Kinsella, as she shares insights about the artworks in the new exhibition (Un)ladylike Acts: Recent Acquisitions from the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art.

(Un)ladylike Acts features a selection of artwork that variously rejects, embraces and wields gendered perspectives, offering a provocative survey of attitudes toward art practice and its politics.

Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required. Hand sanitiser will be available at the door and we ask that visitors observe social distancing. If you are feeling unwell, please cancel your booking on Eventbrite or notify our staff at [email protected].
Wednesday 09
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert : UWA Wind Orchestra Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.

UWA Wind Orchestra

The UWA Wind Orchestra, under the baton of Dr Paul De Cinque and Doctor of Musical Arts student Chris Milne present a program of works including:

HYDE – 'Village Fair' (tr. De Cinque), LEDGER – 'Indian Pacific' (tr. De Cinque), GRANDAGE – 'Magnetic', GRAINGER – 'Faeroe Island Dance'

In order to adhere to room capacities and appropriate social distancing, until WA enters Phase 5 our Lunchtime Concerts will be ticketed events. Entry is free but bookings are essential.
Thursday 10
19:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | Jen Winley Master's Recital Website | More Information
A jam-packed program of stimulating performances and events in 2020 showcases the immense talent of our young emerging artists and their mentors, along with celebrated alumni, and national and internationally recognised guest artists. From workshops and lectures to intimate chamber performances and large-scale collaborations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Jen Winley Master's Recital

Under the baton of Master of Music candidate Jen Winley, the UWA Chamber Orchestra perform Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Haydn's Symphony 96.

Free entry - no booking required
Sunday 13
10:00 - EVENT - Perth Upmarket : Perth's best design market Website | More Information
Perth Upmarket is Perth’s original and best design market, featuring more than 200 of Perth's most talented artists, designers, craftsmen and foodies all at The University of Western Australia's Winthrop Hall.

There is something for everyone, including a Junior Upmarket section in Hackett Hall which showcases all the best local designers for kids' clothing, toys, games and decor. Have a browse through the gourmet section to inspire your inner Masterchef, shop original locally designed homewares or find the perfect Christmas gift for someone special. Then enjoy a coffee or lunch relaxing on the beautiful lawns around Winthrop Hall.

DETAILS:

·Sun 13th Sept 2020 ·Sun 29th Nov 2020 Time: 10am-4pm Venue: The University of Western Australia’s Winthrop Hall Parking and entry free, venue is easily accessible, 3 ATMs on site 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley Website: www.perthupmarket.com.au Facebook.com/perthupmarket

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