LUMEN Spring 2022 - Flipbook - Page 40
MUSIC
Hall
of fame
Three distinguished Elder
Con alumni share their
inspiring career journeys
STORY BY BIANCA CHAPTINI
T
he iconic place where the wonder of
music has been celebrated for more than
100 years and where world-class
musicians have delighted audiences with
their outstanding talent is being refurbished.
Elder Hall, part of Australia’s oldest tertiary music
school, The Elder Conservatorium of Music (or
the Con as it is affectionately known), is one of the
country’s finest concert halls.
Designed in a Florentine gothic style by architect
Frank John Niash, and built by Walter Charles
Torode, the Hall was officially opened on
26 September 1900. A bequest from Sir Thomas
Elder in 1897 made the erection of the imposing
Adelaide icon possible.
To celebrate our Elder ‘Take a Seat’ campaign,
where the community can help preserve and
enhance the Hall for future generations, we asked
three of our internationally renowned Elder
graduates where their musical journeys have
taken them.
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