Ensemble Studies

The Sydney Conservatorium Ensemble Studies Unit was formed in 1995 and is responsible for chamber music and piano accompaniment tuition throughout the Conservatorium. Students at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels are organised into ensembles ranging from string quartets and piano trios to vocal duets, wind octets and percussion quartets. This semester there are 79 groups in the program. All ensembles attend regular tutorials and seminars with Conservatorium staff members and are provided with a wide range of performance opportunities in the form of concerts, broadcasts and country tours. Many of the groups have already established reputations in the wider musical community outside the Conservatorium.

Members of the Nexas Saxophone Quartet performing in the chapel at the Greenway Memorial Gardens, Green Point (Gosford)




The proceeds of performances are used to benefit all of our students in their preparation for a musical career. We are able to finance masterclasses with celebrated Australian and international artists and to assist selected groups wishing to attend chamber music festivals or further promote their professional careers. This year student chamber groups will tour the north and south coasts of NSW. They have already given a number of concerts throughout Sydney and appeared at Canowindra during the annual Marti's Balloon Festival.