State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) is an educational program for music students that helps extend and encourage their pursuit of musical excellence.
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s SHEP has grown from relatively modest beginnings in 2001.
SHEP is now a firmly established aspect of music learning in Queensland, bringing together young people from all over the State, in regional centres and Brisbane to share their passion for making music.
Concert One: 8:30am to 9:30am
Ensembles: Percy Grainger, Brian Hogg (Winds)
Concert Two: 10:30am to 11:30am
Ensembles: Graham Lloyd, William Lovelock (Winds)
Concert Three: 12:30pm to 2pm
Ensembles: Sir Charles (String), Colin Brumby (Vocal), Isolde Schaupp (Guitar)
Concert Four: 3pm to 4:30pm
Ensembles: Sally Sloane, Alfred Hill (Strings), Malcolm Williamson (Vocal)
Concert Five: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Ensembles: Betty Beath and Jazz Vocals
See this heartwarming tale of friendship performed by the Brisbane City Youth Ballet at the Conservatorium Theatre.
Karin Schaupp premieres Gerard Brophy’s Guitar Concerto.
Step back in time and bask in the magnificence of Vivaldi’s Venice.
Singer songwriter Jess Hitchcock with the award-winning Penny Quartet present a feast of creativity at Queensland Conservatorium.
The pinnacle of refinement: dine in three delights of the classical era.
Historical clarinettist Nicola Boud, early keyboardist Erin Helyard, and cellist Simon Cobcroft explore the spirit of invention in chamber works by Mozart and Beethoven.
In its first Australian tour, Trio Isimsiz performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire from Schubert and Brahms alongside a striking new work from Francisco Coll.
The sublime meets the sensational in Convergence with music by Mozart, Ligeti and Schubert.