2021 Festival of Collaborative Artists
June 12-13, 2021 | The Piano-Cello DuoDaniel de Borah piano | Umberto Clerici cello Read more here: https://accompanist.org.au/2021-festival-of-collaborative-artists/
The 2019 Geoffrey Parsons Award
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.
2019 Event Diary – now available!
See the 2019 Event Diary for upcoming AGSA events.
Festival of Accompanists, 13-17 June 2018 – Guest Artists: Piano Duo Lisa Moore & Sonya Lifschitz
For five days in June 2018 pianists young and old, professionals and students, will create untold excitement on multiple pianos – from two to 32 – uprights, grands and even professional toy pianos in private teaching studios, schools and public performance spaces, culminating with a Celebrity Recital in Elder Hall performed by acclaimed pianists LISA MOORE and SONYA LIFSCHITZ. When asked “Why Duo Pianos?” Guild Founder and Festival Convenor, Diana Harris responded: “I’ve known Lisa Moore’s work for years, in Australia and through the media reports on her jam-packed US and international activities. She’s a bundle of excitement, a huge performer and a tremendous teacher. When Lisa told me about the success of the 2016/17 US piano duo tours with the brilliant Sonya Lifschitz, and their projected 2018 Australian tour, my immediate reaction was … there’s our 2018 Festival focus!” For just three days – Friday June 15 to Sunday…
Geoffrey Parsons Award – Finalists 2017
The final of the 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award will be held on Sunday, September 10. 2.30pm at Carclew. For bookings please visit: www.trybooking.com
Accompanists’ Guild of SA’s Festival shines the light on Keyboard Accompaniment in Choral Music
Rarely is the art of choral accompaniment placed under the spotlight. Frequently, choral accompanying is wrongly considered to be at the bottom of the pecking order. The very nature of choral accompanying is where many accompanists quickly learn the art in a sink or swim environment. Speak to any accompanist and they’ll tell you how formative their choir accompanying experience has been in their career development. For the Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia’s 2017 Festival, techniques of choral accompaniment will be brought to the fore, under the leadership of distinguished choral conductor, Leonie Hempton, Director of Music at St Peter’s Cathedral and for many years music educator at the Special Interest Music School, Marryatville High School. The Festival will follow the Guild’s successful three stage model of Wednesday Pilgrim Church Lunch Hour Concerts, an all-day conference on Saturday, followed by a Sunday concert highlighting the Festival Theme – for 2017…
Accompanists’ Festival 2017
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/
AGSA – Geoffrey Parsons Award – 2017 Competition Announcement
MEDIA RELEASE The Geoffrey Parsons $6,000 Award becomes a national competition … Download the full media release document
The 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award
The 2017 Geoffrey Parsons Award / $6000 / Entries close Midnight CST Saturday 1st July 2017 Applications are open for this year’s awards and the application form is now available to download. Visit the GPA page under the Event Info/Forms menu for further details.
JEM (Junior Ensemble Musicians) Application form available
JEM (Junior Ensemble Musicians) 2012 Download and print the Application Form here for full details. The Accompanists’ Guild of SA provides an opportunity for six or seven young pianists to enjoy a new experience: that of performing in a small ensemble – the art of ‘Chamber Music’. The pianists will be joined by two other instrumentalists (also Primary School age) chosen by the Convenor in consultation with teachers. Preparation will result in a public Concert on September 26, 2012, which will be recorded by 5MBS. Anna Coppens is the Masterclass Presenter. Her bio can be found on the Application Form. Anna is highly respected by her students and ideally qualified for this engagement which, to conform with AGSA’s “Year of Winds” (the Festival focus for 2012), will include a wind instrument in each trio. Monika Laczofy is the JEM Convenor.
2011 Festival and Conference – media kit and brochure now available
Please click on the respective links below to download: AGSA 2011 Festival Brochure AGSA Festival 2011 – Media Pack