Learn from and perform with the world’s best
Queensland Conservatorium is one of Australia’s leading music and performing arts schools, offering a wide variety of specialist degrees, from classical music, jazz, opera, popular music to musical theatre, acting, music technology and music education. Study music and performing arts at Griffith, and you’ll learn in an environment that will enable you to flourish. Our award-winning teachers are dedicated to producing polished music professionals of the highest calibre. Relevant, cutting-edge courses allow students to tailor their studies to suit their interests and aspirations. |
VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE
See Griffith up close without leaving home, with 24/7 access to our interactive online event. On now to 1 October.
Queensland Conservatorium Interest Areas
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TOP RANKING
Ranked in the top 50 Performing Arts Universities in the world, QS World Rankings 2020.
CONSERVATORIUM EVENTS
Each year we hold over 250 performances across our South Bank and Woolloongabba venues featuring classical, jazz, musical theatre, opera, new music, contemporary music, alumni, visiting artists and more. Take a look at our latest performance season.
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Research
The Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre undertakes leading research that tackles the complex and multi-faceted role that music plays in contemporary society.
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Open Conservatorium
Learn music at any age
From toddlers to preteens, young adults to mature age, our breadth of innovative programs allow you to tailor your studies to suit your interests and aspirations.
Opportunities
Opportunities for future and current students
At the Queensland Conservatorium, we have a strong commitment to industry partnerships. View the various opportunities available for future and current students.
Directors Circle
Play your part
Explore and enjoy all the Conservatorium has to offer – from the lecture halls and rehearsal rooms through to our stunning fully-staged annual performances.
FEATURED ALUMNI
Musical theatre star
Georgina Hopson
Handpicked by the grand dame of musical theatre, Julie Andrews, the triple-threat performer was cast in Opera Australia’s My Fair Lady.
Concert Pianist
Jayson Gillham
Jayson’s career has seen him take centre stage, performing as piano soloist with Australian and International orchestras including under the baton of legendary conductor Vladimir Ashkanazy.
The Kite String Tangle
Danny Harley
Triple threat producer, vocalist and songwriter Danny Harley’s solo project, The Kite String Tangle,has taken the popular music charts in Australia by storm.
Renowned composer
Brett Dean
Performing as a violist with the Berlin Philharmonic, Brett is now one of the most internationally performed composers of his generation. His opera Hamlet received wide-acclaim at Glyndebourne Festival and will next headline the Adelaide Festival.
Open House takes aspiring performers behind the scenes
29 Jul 2020
Aspiring musicians can go behind the scenes of the Queensland Conservatorium’s new online audition process as part of Griffith’s virtual...
We’re doing Open Day differently this year
14 Jul 2020
Griffith is hosting a 12-week virtual Open Day as more Australians than ever contemplate studying, due in no small part to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Griffith musicians deliver live music in lockdown
14 Jul 2020
As restrictions ease, more stories are emerging of Griffith students who shared their gifts during lockdown, including those from the Queensland...
Griffith alumni named Gold Coast Women of the Year
13 Jul 2020
Four remarkable members of the Griffith University community have been recognised in the Harvey Norman Gold Coast Women of the Year awards.