UQ School of Music

03/06/2026

🎺 Thinking about a future in music? Join us for UQ Music Discovery Days, running from Sunday 5 July - Friday 10 July!
🎤 Meet our expert staff
📚 Learn about the Bachelor of Music and dual degree options
🥁 Take part in hands-on workshops for winds, brass, and percussion
A fantastic opportunity to experience uni life and take the next step in your musical journey!
🎟️ Register now - https://survey.app.uq.edu.au/DiscoveryDays-July2026

29/05/2026

🎶 3 CONCERTS IN ONE DAY: Join us tomorrow for the 4MBS Classic FM 2026 Piano Marathon "In the Key of Opera", as part of the 2026 4MBS Festival of Classics! 🎶

📅 Date: Saturday, 30 May 2026
🕐 Time: 11AM - 4PM
📍 Location: Nickson Room, Zelman Cowen Building, UQ St Lucia

✨ Discover piano transcriptions of operas and ballets by the greats, performed by three brilliant Brisbane pianists! Sample individual concerts or experience all three in one go! 🎻🎶

Programme:

11am REUBEN TSANG
STRAVINSKY trans AGOSTI | The Firebird, Suite
PROKOFIEV | Romeo and Juliet, excerpts
BELLINI trans Liszt | Réminiscences de Norma

1pm LEANNE WARNE
MOZART | The Marriage of Figaro, Overture
HUMMEL | Fantasie on a Theme from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
MASSENET | Thaïs, excerpts including ‘Méditation’
WEBER | Variations on a Theme from Silvana
with JACK GOVES (clarinet)
MASCAGNI | Cavalleria rusticana, Intermezzo
PUCCINI trans Zuccoli | Madame Butterfly, ‘Un bel di‘
ROMBERG | The Student Prince, ‘Serenade’
LISZT | Soirees musicales de Rossini, ‘La danza’ (Tarantella napolitana)
ELGAR | Salut d’Amour

2.30pm JOHN GRANGER FISHER
WAGNER trans LISZT | Tannhäuser, Overture
WAGNER trans LISZT | Tristan und Isolde, ‘Liebestod’
VERDI trans LISZT | Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto
MOZART trans LISZT | Reminiscences de Don Juan
BIZET trans HOROWITZ | Variations on a Theme from Carmen

Don’t miss this fabulous day of piano music, we look forward to seeing you there! 🎶

 2026 4MBS FESTIVAL OF CLASSICS Piano Marathon In the Key of Opera Nickson Room Level 4 UQ School of Music Zelman Cowen Buil;ding (51) Staff House Road ST LUCIA Saturday 30 May from 11.00 am Piano transcriptions from opera/ballet 11.0…

19/05/2026

‼️ 1 week to go ‼️
🎶 UQ Wind Symphony: Inspired
We’re delighted to invite you to join us next Tuesday in the GHD Auditorium for the final concert of the year by the UQ Wind Symphony.
This concert will showcase the ensemble’s incredible work throughout this first semester with a vibrant evening of music, community and a few crowd favourites!
📆 Tuesday 26 May - 7pm
📍 GHD Auditorium
🎟️ Free entry – all welcome!

Re-established in 2024, the UQ Wind Symphony cultivates a vibrant culture of inclusion, connection, and artistic excellence. This auditioned ensemble is made up of approximately 50 talented musicians, primarily featuring members from The University of Queensland student community while also embracin...

13/05/2026

What a fantastic weekend we had at the Music by the Lakes Festival. 🎶

Across 3 days, we hosted 12 concerts and welcomed more than 1,000 attendees to enjoy the music. A huge thank you to everyone involved, including the Indooroopilly State High School Wind Orchestra.

If you can’t get enough School of Music concerts, registrations are now open for Orchestral Visions on 31 May at 2pm in the GHD Auditorium, Advanced Engineering Building (49), The University of Queensland St Lucia: https://music.uq.edu.au/orchestralvisions
UQ Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

07/05/2026

🎶 Celebrating UQ talent at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards!
We’re thrilled to share that UQ composer and alum Abigail Lui has been announced as the winner of the Contemporary Classical award at this year’s Queensland Music Awards.

Her winning piece 'Memory in the Distant Hills' is a deeply evocative work commissioned through Camerata’s Emerging Composer in Residence Program.

A huge congratulations to Abigail on her outstanding achievement. Queensland’s music scene is thriving, and we’re proud to see UQ minds contributing to its future.

🎧 Listen to Memory in the Distant Hills: https://open.spotify.com/album/5VJAVr7WR4DIU244MPADf3?si=htZR59rqSkCWh3PJMqT9cA

06/05/2026

Congratulations to Holly Zhang (BMus, Percussion) and Ryan Taylor (MTeach, Saxophone) on successful auditions for the World Youth Wind Orchestra, part of the World Association for Symphony Bands & Ensembles (WASBE) World Conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro later this year.

A huge shout-out as well to Sarcha Webb (BMus, Flute), who earned a reserve placement - an excellent achievement!

All three students are active in multiple UQ School of Music ensembles, including UQ Wind Symphony, and we’re incredibly proud to see them represent UQ on the world stage!

01/04/2026

Mozart Madness time with our Bachelor of Music students today!

📆 1pm | Thursday 2 April 2026
📍 Nickson Room, School of Music
🎟 Free entry – no registration needed!

24/03/2026

The Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo are back in the Nickson Room lunchtime concert series!

📆 1pm | Thursday 26 March 2026
📍 Nickson Room, School of Music
🎟 Free entry – no registration needed!

16/02/2026

🎶Call for singers 🎶

We are on the look out for singers to join the UQ Chorale for an exciting year of singing led by Graeme Morton. By performing with this group you will get the opportunity to sing Bach's St Matthew Passion, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle and many more exciting choral works.

If you're interested in experiencing the joy of singing with people please send an email expressing your interested to [email protected]. Tenor and Basses are especially welcome!!

12/02/2026

BrisAsia Festival kicks off this weekend celebrating Lunar New Year🌙🎊

UQ Affiliate Ensemble Oceans Art Orchestra will be undertaking their inaugural performance in BrisAsia Stories. The group is an intercultural ensemble featuring artists from across the globe who call Brisbane home. Get your tickets for this wonderful afternoon of music.

🎟️https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/events/brisasia-stories/193053978

If you'd like to see more then join Hyoshi in Counterpoint, an all female Asian fusion ensemble form Adelaide at their free Open Encounters event- https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/events/open-encounters-brisasia-intercultural-arts-hub/192639448