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The 2019 Geoffrey Parsons Award / $6000 / Entries close Midnight CST Saturday 29th June 2019. Applications are open for this year’s awards and the application form is now available to download. Visit the GPA page for further details.

FESTIVAL OF ACCOMPANISTS AUGUST 2-6 2017 The theme of this year’s Festival of Accompanists is KEYBOARD ACCOMPANIMENT IN CHORAL MUSIC – including the final 2017 Concert by The Young Accompanists’ Showcase … http://accompanist.org.au/event-infoforms/accompanists-festival/  

2015 Festival - Piano in Song

Please click here to download the March 2015 Newsletter in .doc format. (Word) Please click here to download the March 2015 Newsletter in .pdf format. (requires Adobe Reader or similar) AGSA NEWSLETTER March 2015   AGSA 2014: PIANO with PERCUSSION provided the main focus for our 2014 activities and what a hectic undertaking it was. As one might expect a lot of sound and activity resulting is some inspirational music making for our: JEMs (Junior Ensemble Musicians) and their preparations for a class with percussionist, Jamie Adam, who generously provided some of the instruments needed for the JEM’s 12.10 Festival Concert in the Flinders Street Baptist Church on Wednesday September 17. Their lovely concert was expertly prepared by convenor Monika Laczofy, followed for the first time by a special lunch for the JEM’s which kept them happy and satisfied before the exciting concert especially arranged for the JEMs and their families by Vibes Virtuoso ,…

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Accompanists’ Festival 2013 August 12 to 18 Pianists for Opera Singers Répétiteurs and Recitalists download AGSA 2013 Festival Brochure   David Barnard Musician in Residence   Katrina Waters – soprano Conference Recital   Festival Musicians: Singers: Gisele Blanchard, Lisa Cannizzaro, Teresa La Rocca, Patrick Power Instrumentalists: Wendy Heiligenberg, violin; Dean Newcomb, clarinet Pianists: Penelope Cashman, Sachiko Hidaka, Emma Knights, Julie Sargeant 7 JEM Primary School Pianists, 7 YAS Secondary School Pianists download AGSA 2013 Festival Brochure FESTIVAL WEEK OUTLINE Geoffrey Parsons Award Auditions Monday/Tuesday August 12/13 Bishop Hall from 5.30 pm Elder Conservatorium North Terrace Lunch Hour Concerts Wednesday August 14 Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide 12.10 JEM Junior Ensemble Musicians 1.10 Julie Sargeant & Co-Opera Singers Accompanists’ Conference Sunday August 18, 9.00 am – 4.00pm The Stables, Marryatville High School 170 Kensington Road, Marryatville Geoffrey Parsons Award Final In association with the Elder Conservatorium Sunday August 18 at…

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Recently described as the ‘man in the shadow’ the importance of the work of the accompanist is often overlooked, misunderstood and neglected. Finally here is a competition that recognises the skills and talents of all those wonderful pianists performing as accompanists. Are you an accompanist? Are you a singer working with an accompanist? Do you love lieder recitals? Then this is the place for you. We are pleased to announce that the first truly international competition, exclusively for piano accompanists will take place in Amsterdam from the 8th to the 13th September 2008. There are many accompanists who are very good pianists, but there are not many pianists who are good accompanists! The world renowned accompanist and teacher KELVIN GROUT will in 2007 celebrate fifty years of playing the piano. In addition to special concerts and master-classes throughout the seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, he has given his name to this…

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By Ruth Bonnetti Has this ever happened to you? You’re performing a concerto. The orchestral conductor or pianist, as the case may be, has set a tempo too fast or too slow. As an experienced soloist you know to assert exactly the tempo you want, backed with eye contact and decisive body language. You expect them to follow you. And they do, right? For the complete article, please go to Here

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