Riverina Conservatorium of Music

04/01/2024

Starting Saturday: RIVERINA FESTIVAL Of STRINGS 🎻

The Riverina Festival of Strings combines an intensive one-week residential summer school where participants learn with some of Australia’s best string players as well as the SOUNDS Of SUMMER CONCERT SERIES of five exceptional fully-professional evening performances.

📆 Saturday 6 January - Saturday 13 January 2024
📍 Wagga Wagga Christian College
ℹ️ Tickets + Information > http://www.summerstrings.com.au

01/01/2024

Starting this Saturday: RIVERINA FESTIVAL Of STRINGS 🎻

The Riverina Festival of Strings combines an intensive one-week residential summer school where participants learn with some of Australia’s best string players as well as the SOUNDS Of SUMMER CONCERT SERIES of five exceptional fully-professional evening performances.

📆 Saturday 6 January - Saturday 13 January 2024
📍 Wagga Wagga Christian College
ℹ️ Tickets + Information > http://www.summerstrings.com.au

26/12/2023

Riverina Festival of Strings 🎻
The Riverina Festival of Strings combines an intensive one-week residential summer school where participants learn with some of Australia’s best string players as well as the Sounds of Summer Concert Series of five exceptional fully-professional evening performances.
📆 Saturday 6 January - Saturday 13 January 2024
📍 Wagga Wagga Christian College
Tickets + Information > http://www.summerstrings.com.au

19/12/2023

The Riverina Conservatorium of Music requires a Permanent Part Time Saxophone/Clarinet Teacher for 2024. 🎷🎶

Click on the link below for further information and how to apply:

http://www.rivconmusic.nsw.edu.au/employment-opportunities

The Riverina Conservatorium of Music (RCM) is a not-for-profit education facility for the Riverina r

19/12/2023

📣 ATTENTION RCM Students - ages 16-20, you’re invited to apply for FREE Songwriting Workshop. January 16 & 17 2024. See details below.

📣 ATTENTION musos and writers 📣
KLP Alice Ivy Woodes
Sign up this week!!!!
If you are between the ages of 16-21, apply here for a spot: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SVMFDWP - only limited spaces available.

18/12/2023

18/12/2023

Thank you to Christmas with the Con 2023 Artistic Director Tamara Spencer 👏👏.
The success of the night was greatly due to all your hard work and passion. Bravo! ❤🎶

18/12/2023

A big thank you to all supporters and sponsors of this year's Christmas with the Con! 👏👏 We couldn't have achieved such a wonderful event without you!

17/12/2023

EPIC !! Christmas with the Con 2023

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Thank you Safe Sky Drones and Sinister Fireworks 🎆

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This event was supported by the City of Wagga Wagga through their Major Events, Festival and Film Sponsorship program.

This event was made possible by the wonderful support of Smallmon Brothers Waste, Transgrid, Riverina Water, Charles Sturt University, AKW Chartered Accountants & Wealth Advisers, Inland Rail, Morgan Street Dental Centre, AVIS, Damasa Pty Litd and Commins Hendriks Solicitors

17/12/2023

Wow!!! What a fabulous night, Christmas with the Con 2023 was a truly gala event !!
We loved every minute of it and if you were one of the 4000 people in the audience, we hope you loved it too!
A lot more images to come but here is a preview of what’s to come, thank you to the amazingBrigette Gollasch Photography , just beautiful images ❤️🎶🎄

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This event was supported by the City of Wagga Wagga through their Major Events, Festival and Film Sponsorship program.

This event was made possible by the wonderful support of Smallmon Brothers Waste, Transgrid, Riverina Water, Charles Sturt University, AKW Chartered Accountants & Wealth Advisers, Inland Rail, Morgan Street Dental Centre, AVIS, Damasa Pty Litd and Commins Hendriks Solicitors

16/12/2023

📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/v/r5KcmVZf7kNvz6UF/?mibextid=kqHFok&startTimeMs=5000

15/12/2023

Tonight is the night! ✨

Christmas with the Con promises you an evening you won't forget. Experience a talented line up of advanced student and professional musicians at Wagga’s new Riverside Precinct stage!

Come along with your family and friends to this FREE event. Bring a picnic, soak up the summer evening and Christmas atmosphere by the river, followed by a family fireworks display. 🎆

15/12/2023

RCM Scholarship students, Lachlan Cox, Lexi Lamb and Rachel Roberts performed at last nights Mayors Christmas Party. Invited guests enjoyed the joyful Christmas concert. Pictured here with the students are Wagga Wagga Mayor Dallas Tout and RCM Director Hamish Tait. And the Member for Riverina Michael McCormack Michael McCormack MP
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15/12/2023

We are getting sooo excited for Christmas with the Con tomorrow night, even Alix our friendly customer services officer is getting into the mood!
We love it !! 😀🎄✨❤️🎶

15/12/2023

BIG shout out to our platinum sponsor Transgrid 👏👏

Transgrid is sponsoring Christmas with the Con through their 2023 Community Partnerships Program.

Transgrid operates and manages the high voltage electricity transmission network in NSW and the ACT, connecting generators, distributors and major end users. Transgrid builds & maintains the most important electricity network in Australia, providing the backbone of the National Electricity Market.

14/12/2023

It's all happening TOMORROW NIGHT! ✨🎄

Children and adults alike will be delighted as musical pieces are brought to life by our ensembles, groups and combined choirs. Come along with your family and friends, bring a picnic, soak up the summer evening and Christmas atmosphere by the river, followed by a family fireworks display.

7pm at Wagga's new Riverside Precinct stage!

14/12/2023

It's the most wonderful time of the year… 🎶
On this Saturday night! Wagga Wagga’s time to celebrate and enjoy this festive season!!! See you all at 7pm 🎄🎅🏼✨

14/12/2023

A BIG thank you is in order to Water for the support of our event again this year! We are truly grateful 😊

Support for this event was through Riverina Waters Donations and Sponsorship Program. 🙌🏻

Riverina Water provides our community with safe, reliable water at the lowest sustainable cost. Their quality drinking water reaches more than 77,000 people across 15,000 square kilometres.

We couldn't be happier to have them supporting Christmas with the Con! 🎄

13/12/2023

2 DAYS TO GO!

Who's excited for Christmas with the Con?! Pack the picnic, the rug and camper chairs, slap on some mozzie spray and crack out the cheese platter - it's time to get into the Christmas spirit.

Who are you most excited to see perform? 🎄✨

13/12/2023

A big thank you to AKW Chartered Accountants & Wealth Advisers for their generous support of Christmas with the Con. AKW proactively works with families to establish structures that maintain and protect wealth, preserve family values and set legacies for future generations. Protect your family wealth with the support and clarity you’re looking for to shift beyond profit and into growth and transformation with their team of dynamic Chartered Accountants & Wealth Advisers.

12/12/2023

There's just 3 DAYS TO GO! ✨

Saturday will be an absolutely beautiful night down by the river. Pack your picnics, snacks and drinks, and come and soak up the Christmas spirit at this FREE musical event with acts such as:

🎄 Simmons Street Big Band
🎄 Combined Stings Ensembles
🎄 Tillie Carroll
🎄 Senior Flute Ensemble
🎄 Combined Winds Ensembles
🎄 Sarita Roy
🎄 Combined Choirs
🎄 Pros and Cons
🎄 Larissa Burak
🎄 Combined Concert Bands
🎄 Riverina Youth Orchestra

12/12/2023

A shout out to Charles Sturt University for their support of Christmas with the Con!
Charles Sturt University is committed to advancing higher education and research opportunities for the people of regional Australia. They bring strength and learning back to our regions and together, and make this a world worth living in.

11/12/2023

With just 4 DAYS TO GO until Christmas with the Con, we're just on the edge of our seats to see the Riverina Youth Orchestra perform with the fireworks finale! 🎆

It's forecast to be a nice sunny day, absolutely perfect to pack a picnic dinner for the kids and come down to relax and enjoy some traditional Christmas music to get in the spirit. ✨

7pm Riverside Precinct, Wagga Wagga

11/12/2023

Christmas with the Con is proudly supported by City of Wagga Wagga through their Major Events, Festival and Film Sponsorship program. Thank you for your support!

10/12/2023

Thank you Committee 4 Wagga we are truly honoured !

09/12/2023

Christmas with the Con is made possible by the wonderful business support of Brothers Waste & Recycling. Smallmon Brothers offers a wide range of waste solutions servicing the commercial and residential markets in Wagga Wagga and districts.

09/12/2023

There is just one week to go until Christmas with the Con! 🎄✨

We can't wait to gather and celebrate the Christmas festivities with you all, and don't forget this is a FREE event.

Lock it in your calendar and we'll see you down at the Riverside Precinct next Saturday night, December 16! 🎶

08/12/2023

And… that’s a wrap!
Our last Friday night student recital for 2023 was held and we finished the year with 2 consecutive recitals ! 😮
We have had over 480 students perform in our Friday night recitals since February this year, what an amazing year for our students, so much joy and growth, we have loved every single performance!!
We still have two performances to go at the Wagga Wagga Marketplace today (Saturday) and Thursday night and then finishing the year with a bang! Christmas with the Con at Riverside Precinct on Saturday Dec 16 from 7pm… a musical spectacle not to be missed with a fireworks finale that will end the year on a high!!
See you all there! 😊❤️🎶

08/12/2023

👉 Don't miss out on the chance to witness the incredible synergy of the Simmons Street Big Band, making this Christmas with the Con a truly special and memorable experience. 🎺🎷🥁

07/12/2023

A huge thank you goes to our Christmas with the Con sponsor Morgan Street Dental Centre. ✨

Morgan Street Dental Centre is a family owned and operated dental clinic for over a decade. They have been able to continue to grow and evolve with the ongoing support of our community and patients. They take pride in committing themselves to continuing education, using the latest in dental science and technology. They aim to provide quality dental care alongside exceptional customer service to the community of Wagga Wagga and surrounding areas.

07/12/2023

Thank you so much to our Christmas with the Con supporters, Channel 7.

Channel 7 is the Voice of the Riverina. Local news, sport and weather for Wagga Wagga and the Riverina.

06/12/2023

Dedicate a light on the ‘Tree of Hope’ to celebrate the life of a loved one. ❤️

As part of Christmas with the Con on Saturday 16th of December at the Riverside Precinct Country Hope will be honouring loved ones with a tree lighting ceremony.

Whether you are lighting a light in memory of someone who has passed, in celebration of someone who has survived a life-threatening illness or even in memory of a much loved pet, the ‘Tree of Hope’ is a symbol of remembrance and hope for everyone in the community to enjoy.

Your $10 purchase will help provide essential financial and emotional support to local families with children diagnosed with cancer or other life threatening illnesses.

When purchasing your light, you will have the option to provide Country Hope with the name of who you are dedicating the light to. These names will be displayed on the Country Hope website over the Christmas period.

www.countryhope.com.au/light-a-light-of-hope

05/12/2023

The RCM would like to thank Avis Car Rental for their support with our Christmas with the Con! 🎄 🎶

Avis Car and Truck Rental Wagga Wagga has a range of new hire vehicles to suit every journey. They offer small and medium cars for a busy day in town, luxurious premium models for the corporate traveller and SUVs or 4WDs that would make the perfect accompaniment for a family holiday. Plus Avis offers a full range of utes, vans and moving trucks. Choose Avis for great service and best value car and truck hire. 6-10 Edward St Wagga Wagga.

05/12/2023

Congratulations 👏👏

2024 RCM Gold Scholarship for Vocal –

Runner Up sponsored by Wagga Wagga South Lions Club – OLIVIA MILLS
Winner sponsored by Mark & Anna Conyers in memory of Helga Elizabeth Cooper – SARITA ROY ⭐️

05/12/2023

Christmas with the Con will feature Family Fireworks to conclude the event, this is a show you won't want to miss! 🎆

05/12/2023

Congratulations 👏👏

2024 RCM APPRECIATION AWARD: The RCM this year recognised two community members whose support of the RCM has been invaluable.

Mr Cade Lette and Mr David Smith

Thank you Cade and David.

05/12/2023

Brennan Keats Award for the Most Promising Composer for 2024 - ISABELLA PETRIE ⭐️

Congratulations Isabella 👏👏

20/09/2023

REGISTRATIONS BY THIS FRIDAY! 🙂🎶

✔️ You’ll enhance your musical and technical skills.
✔️ You’re reinforcing what you’ve already learned.
✔️ It gets your creative juices going.
✔️ Receive applicable and valuable feedback from a professional musician
✔️ You’ll have fun!

Contact the RCM to enrol. Ph. 69253522 Email: [email protected]