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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. |
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TOP RANKING
Griffith named top creative arts school in Australia according to the latest Uni Reviews rankings
CONSERVATORIUM EVENTS
Each year we hold over 250 performances across our South Bank, Woolloongabba and Gold Coast 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-edge research that tackles the complex and multi-faceted role that music plays in contemporary society. The Centre complements Griffith’s newly established Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research.
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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.
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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.
Latest News
December 10, 2018
Griffith music graduate wins Grant McLennan Fellowship
Queensland Conservatorium alumnus Danny Harley (The Kite String Tangle), has won the prestigious $25,000 Grant McLennan Fellowship. The grant, founded in honour of legendary Brisbane musician Grant McLennan of The Go-Betweens, will allow Danny to spend six months in Berlin honing his craft.
November 21, 2018
Griffith launches Centre for Creative Industries
Cementing its place as the number one university for the creative arts in Australia, Griffith University has launched the Griffith Centre for Creative Industries at the Gold Coast campus.
November 20, 2018
Musical talent set to shine in ‘Symphony of a Thousand’
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University students and alumni are set to shine in a blockbuster season finale featuring a full symphony orchestra, pipe organ, hundreds of choristers and eight vocal soloists.
November 05, 2018
A star is born
Griffith opera student Xenia Puskarz Thomas has won a national scholarship that will allow her to study in New York with mentors at the Metropolitan Opera and Juilliard.