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Coffs Con Alumni

Coffs Con Alumni Being a music student can be difficult. It’s countless hours of lessons, rehearsals and practicing at home (we tell our teachers). BUT, have you ever stopped to think about what could be next? Where might your musical talents take you?  We have two amazing students within The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) representing

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Guy Who Doesn't Like Musicals

Live Theatre in Coffs Harbour

Live Theatre in Coffs Harbour With Jade Naidu and Lewis Hackfath The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals at The Coffs Conservatorium. Live music is such an important part of local community engagement. It is the outlet that allows you to feel, experience and enjoy and nothing puts you through the motions quite like live theatre. In the

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The Coffs Con Community Restoration Project

The Coffs Harbour City Council and a generous local benefactor have recently gifted the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium (CHRC) with a professional concert grand which will take pride of place in the recital hall. The piano will provide opportunities to attract high profile musicians to give concerts as well as providing many of our gifted

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Term 1 Showcases (2025)

Term 1 Showcases Scholarship Showcase Previous Next Last Thursday we had some amazingly, talented students grace the Performance Space stage for the Scholarship Showcase. We had singers, violinists, pianist and songwriters all performing to the very highest degree.  A very big congratulations to our Scholarship and Award recipients who performed on the night.    Here is a little video

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String Group

Fundraiser Concert Catch-Up

Fundraiser Concert Catch-Up Earlier this term (1), we had some amazingly talented string students perform a Fundraising Concert for their upcoming Europe tour. The Quintet held three local shows, all raising money and showcasing their talents to the region. I caught up with Mercedes (celloist) who gave us an overview of how the weekend performances

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Sunday Series 2025

The Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium will be hosting our Sunday Series across THREE seperate events. You are able to buy one ticket per event or you can buy a Sunday Series Pass to all three events at a discounted price.   The Sunday Series are as follows: APRIL 27th – KRISTIAN WINTHER & BRIELEY CUTTING.

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Thank You, Lesley

This year as we celebrate 40 years of the Conservatorium, we also celebrate Lesley Schoer who has recently retired as President and Chair of the Board of Directors at the Conservatorium after 14 years.  Lesley has been an instrumental part of our Conservatorium, serving as Chair of the Board since April 2011, after joining in

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The Importance of Music in Our Lives

Research shows that music for most people plays an important role in in their daily lives whether they are consciously aware of it or not. It is heard in advertising, film, radio, television and at most sporting events. Data also shows that 75 percent of people listen to music for at least an hour each

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Message from Artistic Director

In October we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium, and I’m thrilled to be part of such a prestigious and resilient organization at this pivotal moment in its journey. As our visionary plans for the next stage are being to take shape, I’ll be sharing updates to keep you in the loop.

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