Victorian College of the Arts
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We believe in the power of artistic mind – working together, we can effect change.
As the proud home of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music is a dynamic institution. Whether you're planning to join us as a student, looking to work with us, or just want to visit, feel free to explore our work and our spaces.
When people come to our Faculty they are in a melting pot, not only of ideas, but of cultures and aesthetics. We feel this gives students the best chance to find out who they are and what they want to say. We want you to come and join us in this great adventure. It’ll be tough, exciting and ultimately one of the most wonderful times in your life.
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Sense and Sensibility
Monday 27 May 2019 at 1:00pm
German music of the middle of the 18th century was undergoing rapid stylistic change, with many composers caught up in the 'empfindsamer Stil' (sensitive style), aiming for expression of natural feelings in intimate and subjective ways. But the best of these composers remained strong contrapuntists,...
Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: The Madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi - Early Voices Ensemble
Monday 27 May 2019 at 7:00pm
This concert brings together a wide range of baroque repertoire, from Monteverdi madrigals, which injected new life and emotion into the word-music relationship, to the music of Heinrich Schütz, whose Italian-inspired compositions bring the same intensity of vision to the sacred repertoire. Alongsid...
Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century
Tuesday 28 May 2019 at 5:00pm
**Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Colloquia**
Pianist and conductor Dr Paul Kildea presents an illustrated lecture drawing on the main themes of his critically acclaimed biography, *Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century*.
*Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century* (Penguin, 2013)...