Get set for Gossy Summer
Following the holding of Gossy Weekender, a three-day music program presented last November, organisers Tubular are holding Gossy Summer, a week-long celebration of music from February 21-28. The extended program…
Central Coast Conservatorium
Flautist Emma takes out scholarship
Gosford High School flautist Emma Deed has won the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music’s prestigious 2025 Allen Family Senior Scholarship. Year 10 student Emma, who studies flute at the Con…
Bendigo Bank supports music students
Bendigo Community Bank branches on the Central Coast are helping support the next generation of local musicians with the launch of the 2025 Bendigo Bank Schools Scholarship in partnership with…
Instrufest a huge success
Organisers of the inaugural Central Coast Instrufest have hailed the five-day instrumental and vocal competition a resounding success. The competition saw more than 100 competitors aged five to 50 take…
Beethoven’s epic piano sonata performed at Conservatorium
It was a case of better late than never, when acclaimed concert pianist Daniel Herscovitch announced he was going to perform Beethoven’s epic Hammerklavier Sonata at Central Coast Conservatorium’s Robert…
Tuning up for Central Coast Instrufest
Central Coast Conservatorium of Music will launch the inaugural Central Coast Instrufest – a five-day competitive music festival – in October. The event will be held at the Conservatorium’s Robert…
Scholarships for our brightest young musicians
Central Coast Conservatorium senior students flautist Elana Sydenham, guitarist Jerome Drobot, singer Mia Cross and violinist Minjy Lee have won top prizes at the Pearl Beach Senior Scholarship Finals. Eighteen…
Pretty Beach school and the Con share the music
Pretty Beach Primary School and the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music (the Con) continue to work closely together to give students opportunities to try out an instrument while at school….
The Con to celebrate 40th anniversary with gala dinner
Tickets are now available for Central Coast Conservatorium’s 40th Birthday Gala Dinner on November 23, to be held at the new restaurant Kefi at Koolewong. It will be an evening…
Sublime performances at Crossroads Festival
Chamber music fans were treated to sublime instrumental performances from Australia’s leading musicians in three stunning Gosford locations over the weekend of October 6-8, with the return of the Central…
Crossroads Chamber Music Festival returns to the Central Coast
The beloved three-day Crossroads Chamber Music Festival returns to the Central Coast this weekend with an exhilarating program of five concerts, under the artistic direction of violin virtuoso Madeleine Easton.The program…
Crossroads Chamber Music Festival returns
The Crossroads Chamber Music Festival returns to the Central Coast from September 8-10. Fresh from playing at King Charles’ coronation, Australian violinist Madeleine Easton will headline the festival, presented by…
Con’s four new board members
Four new members have been elected to the Board of the Central Conservatorium of Music, bringing a new wealth of experience. They are former Chief Media and Digital Officer of…
Young musicians shine at scholarship awards
Gosford High School violinist Kaito Deed and Central Coast Grammar School flautist Elana Sydenham have won the top prizes at the Pearl Beach Senior Scholarship Awards. Central Coast Conservatorium of…
Feast of chamber music in Gosford’s newly renovated Robert Knox Hall
Two of Australia’s leading chamber musicians, cellist Georg Pedersen and concert pianist Phillip Shovk, will return to Central Coast Conservatorium of Music in Gosford on April 2 for a special…
Major boost for conservatorium upgrade
Completion of the upgrade of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music in Gosford is one step closer, thanks to a major funding boost from the NSW Government. Conservatorium President Claire…
Crossroads classical music festival is back
The acclaimed Crossroads chamber music festival is back at Greenway Chapel at Green Point this Saturday and Sunday after a two-year hiatus. The Festival has been delivering high-quality chamber music…
Young musicians to shine at Pearl Beach concerts
Audiences will have the chance to see the cream of the Coast’s young musical talents perform when the Pearl Beach Progress Association Music and Irvine Family Piano Scholarship Concerts are…
New piano teacher fosters wellbeing through music
Acclaimed pianist Katy Tsai has been appointed to the teaching staff at Central Coast Conservatorium, with her appointment coinciding with the long-awaited launch of the Keyboard Club which was delayed…
Conservatorium pays tribute to teacher and friend
Central Coast Conservatorium is mourning the loss of one of its most popular teachers, following the death on November 1 of Leo Dellolio at the age of 74. Leo began…