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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater in Conversation

    Friday 23 October 2026 - All day
    Hear from one of the most celebrated voices in jazz as GRAMMY and Tony Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater sits down for an intimate artist talk. Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning more than four decades, Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists...
  • World Music Concert - Spring

    Friday 23 October 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    Each semester University of Melbourne students learn musical traditions from around the world with our World Music Ensembles. At this year-end concert, celebrate their achievements at a concert featuring the Chinese Music Ensemble, African Music and Dance Ensemble, and World Music Choir.
  • Tirsi morir volea

    Friday 23 October 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm
    The Medieval and Renaissance Ensemble presents a programme of settings of Giovanni Battista Guarini’s Tirsi morir volea by composers including Philippe de Monte, Luca Marenzio, Carl Luython, and Giaches de Wert on original instruments, with readings from the poetry of Guarini. Program Gio...
  • Legally Blonde The Musical

    Saturday 24 October 2026 2:00pm - 4:30pm
    Legally Blonde Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin | Book by Heather Hach Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All authorised performance materials are al...
  • A View from the Bridge

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    A View from the Bridge By Arthur Miller By arrangement with Music Theatre International Australasia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Arthur Miller Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Daniela Farinacci Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy A View from the Bridge i...
  • A View from the Bridge

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    A View from the Bridge By Arthur Miller By arrangement with Music Theatre International Australasia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Arthur Miller Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Daniela Farinacci Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy A View from the Bridge i...
  • A View from the Bridge

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    A View from the Bridge By Arthur Miller By arrangement with Music Theatre International Australasia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Arthur Miller Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Daniela Farinacci Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy A View from the Bridge i...
  • An Enemy of the People

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    An Enemy of the People Adapted from the Ibsen by Melissa Reeves by arrangement with Fran Mooreis Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Leticia Cáceres Dr Katherine Stockman is the Chief Wellness Officer and local medico for The Springs. With holida...
  • Legally Blonde The Musical

    22 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    Legally Blonde Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin | Book by Heather Hach Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All authorised performance materials are al...
  • An Enemy of the People

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    An Enemy of the People Adapted from the Ibsen by Melissa Reeves by arrangement with Fran Mooreis Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Leticia Cáceres Dr Katherine Stockman is the Chief Wellness Officer and local medico for The Springs. With holida...
  • Legally Blonde The Musical

    22 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    Legally Blonde Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin | Book by Heather Hach Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All authorised performance materials are al...
  • An Enemy of the People

    20 October 2026 - 24 October 2026
    An Enemy of the People Adapted from the Ibsen by Melissa Reeves by arrangement with Fran Mooreis Presented by VCA Acting and VCA Design & Production Directed by Leticia Cáceres Dr Katherine Stockman is the Chief Wellness Officer and local medico for The Springs. With holida...
  • Acid Wash

    Saturday 24 October 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm
    Join the Conservatorium’s saxophone ensembles as they perform in their end of semester concert! Super Sax, a subset of our larger saxophone community plays jazz. You will hear cool, Latin and modal music from the later twentieth century. Featuring well know composers and performers like Herbi...
  • Jazz and Improvisation Grad Showcase

    Monday 26 October 2026 - All day
    Celebrate extraordinary emerging talents in a night of music featuring graduating students from the Jazz and Improvisation department at the University of Melbourne. Explore more Faculty of Fine Arts and Music events here.
  • Vocal Ensemble - 20th Anniversary Celebration!

    Monday 26 October 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pm
    Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence For two decades, the Vocal Ensemble class has been a cornerstone of training and performance excellence for young artists. Under the direction of pianist Andrea Katz, the ensemble has served as a vital stepping stone for a new generation of opera and co...
  • MYRIAD: Dances and Dragons

    Thursday 29 October 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm
    Join MYRIAD, the Percussion Ensemble of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, for their latest offering of percussion works. This semester, MYRIAD is honoured to be premiering a new percussion sextet written for them by distinguished Australian composer Emeritus Professor Barry Conyngham AM...
  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Voice and Piano

    Friday 30 October 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. You can view and book the other concerts in the series here. Program VOICE Genevie...
  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Brass, Woodwind and Composition

    Friday 30 October 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. View and book the other concerts in the series here. Program BRASS Count 5 (Lulu L...
  • MCM Graduate Showcase 2026: Percussion, Guitar, Strings, Chamber Music and Composition

    Friday 30 October 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm
    Join us in celebrating the achievements of the 2026 graduating classes from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music! Immerse yourself in a series of inspiring concerts featuring our talented students. View and book the other concerts in the series here. Program PERCUSSION Alicia Jeo...
  • Jack Hancher - Guitar Perspectives

    Friday 30 October 2026 7:30pm - 8:30pm
    Guitar Perspectives presents world renowned concert artist, Jack Hancher, live in concert. Described by Gramophone Magazine as a guitarist with “youthful intensity tempered by sophisticated musical intelligence”, Jack Hancher is a unique voice of the classical guitar. In 2022, he won the pres...
  • Keyboard Festival 2026: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Complete Preludes and Fugues Opus 87

    31 October 2026 - 1 November 2026
    The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival. Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performan...
  • Keyboard Festival 2026: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Complete Preludes and Fugues Opus 87

    31 October 2026 - 1 November 2026
    The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival. Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performan...
  • World Music Concert - Gamelan Gong Semester 2 2026

    Monday 2 November 2026 6:30pm - 8:00pm
    Each semester University of Melbourne students learn to perform musical traditions from Central Java on the UOM Gamelan. Come celebrate their achievements at a concert that also features the Melbourne Community Gamelan and Putra Panji Asmara.
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    6 November 2026 - 7 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    6 November 2026 - 7 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    7 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    7 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    9 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • Here, There, Everywhere

    9 November 2026 - 10 November 2026
    Presented by VCA Theatre and VCA Design & Production Every time we think we’ve reached the end of the road, a new one appears. We have outgrown ourselves, and it’s time to see what’s peeking through the crack in the curtain. The phone won’t stop ringing if we close our eyes. There...
  • VCA Master of Theatre (Writing) Festival 2026

    11 November 2026 - 13 November 2026
    The 2026 Writers’ Festival is an opportunity for the graduating Master of Theatre (Writing) students to present a moved reading of their work to the public. There are five Master of Theatre (Writing) students in this current program of readings. Each play has been written to expresses their o...
  • Who gets to imagine the future?

    Thursday 26 November 2026 6:00pm - 7:30pm
    Presented by The Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (University of Melbourne) in conjunction with The Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA)  Professor Wesley Enoch (Chair of Creative Australia, DVC Indigenous Australia at QUT and Co-Chair of Annamila First Nations...
  • The Art of Us 2026

    Thursday 3 December 2026 5:00pm - 8:00pm
    Join the students, staff and alumni of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (FFAM) in a celebration of disability art in all its forms. Members of the FFAM community who identify as disabled, neurodivergent or Deaf will come together for a concert and multimedia exhibition...