UNSW Music Performance

Congratulations to Hugo Ceran-Jerusalemy who has won the inaugural Juvenis Corde Prize for choral composition, with his work The Turtle and the Moon.

Written for SATB voices on a theme of nature, the work stood out for its imaginative response to the brief, drawing on inspiration from David Attenborough’s Planet Earth. Using compact rhythmic and melodic ideas, the composer creates a fluid, evolving texture and a clear, satisfying musical arc. The panel commended the work’s originality, strong structural sense, and effective vocal writing.

The Turtle and the Moon will be performed by Corde in October 2026, details to come.

Find out more: https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/news/juvenis-corde-prize-winner-2026

Meet Corde Consort 2026!

Corde Consort is a four voice Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass ensemble, who are hand picked to challenge themselves with complex repertoire and receive online coaching sessions with Academy Director in Residence Timothy Wayne-Wright.

Find out more about the singers here: https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/news/meet-corde-consort-2026

Every year, UNSW Orchestra offers UNSW students the opportunity to audition to perform a Concerto with the ensemble.

In 2026 two talented students have been selected, Owen Jiang and Juliette Roumanoff.

Learn more about the winners here: https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/news/meet-2026-concerto-winners

Get to know our newly appointed Conductor of the UNSW Wind Symphony, Sophie Unsen:
https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/news/meet-unsw-wind-symphonys-new-conductor

Introducing: Jonathan Alley 🎶🎶🎶
Jonathan is a soloist in the upcoming Collegium Musicum Choir concert: Echoes.

Australian baritone Jonathan Alley graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music before completing a Master of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.

In 2012 he joined the inaugural Young Artists Program with Mid Wales Opera, performing the role of Masetto in Don Giovanni. He has also appeared with Grange Park Opera, British Youth Opera, London’s Grimeborn Festival, the Mananan Festival and NOVA Music Opera where he created the role of Abraham in the world premier of Sally Beamish’s Hagar in the Wilderness at the Presteigne Festival.

A dedicated recitalist and concert singer, Jonathan has performed widely across Australia the UK and Europe. He has performed at Cadogan Hall, Bridgewater Hall and at the Malta International Music Festival.

His awards include The Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for the Singing of Strauss and first prize in the 2018 Sydney Song Prize.

In Australia he has performed with Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

📆 Date and Time: Friday 10 April 2026, 7pm
📍 Location: Sir John Clancy Auditorium
🎟️ Buy Tickets Here: https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/event/collegium-musicum-choir-corde-echoes

Introducing: Ruth Strutt 🎶🎶🎶

Ruth is a soloist in the upcoming Collegium Musicum Choir concert: Echoes.

Australian mezzo-soprano Ruth Strutt is a full-time performer with Opera Australia whose work spans opera, concert repertoire and theatre. She has appeared in numerous productions with the company, including Mercedes in Carmen, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and Giovanna and Maddalena in Rigoletto, as well as covering roles in Hansel and Gretel, Rusalka, and Così fan tutte.

She has also performed the role of Mrs Grose in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw at the Hayes Theatre and Madame Flora in Menotti’s The Medium with Operantics. Her work includes many contemporary operas, including the premieres of Australian works Whiteley and El Kid.

In concert, Ruth performs repertoire ranging from Mahler and Strauss to Rossini, Berg and Schubert with orchestras and festivals, including Sydney University Symphony Orchestra and 3MBS Festival of Classics, and has been recorded for broadcast by ABC Classic FM. She regularly works with international conductors and vocal coaches, inluding through programs and masterclasses at the Vienna State Opera and Teatro alla Scala.

Ruth holds a Bachelor of Music from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and a Graduate Diploma in Theatre and Performance from the University of New England.

📆 Date and Time: Friday 10 April 2026, 7pm

📍 Location: Sir John Clancy Auditorium

🎟️ Buy Tickets Here: https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/event/collegium-musicum-choir-corde-echoes

🎵Bright lights, big screens and 8-bit brilliance🎵

Tickets for UNSW Orchestra and UNSW Wind Symphony's first concert of the season are now live!

Join UNSW Orchestra and Wind Symphony for an exciting concert, that celebrates the music that colours and defines iconic stories from stage and screen.

Enjoy the evocative and memorable tunes from beloved shows such as Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, alongside an eclectic mix of film and video game scoring, from Spirited Away to Final Fantasy.

Screen to Stage is a celebration of the important and defining role music plays in collaborative storytelling. Whether you’re a musical theatre enthusiast, a film lover or a gamer, this program promises something for everyone.

📅 Thursday 23 April 2026, 7pm

📍 Sir John Clancy Auditorium

🎟️ https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/event/unsw-orchestra-wind-symphony-concert-stage-screen

🎵Echoes of ancient desires for peace and serenity. Let the sound surround you, resonate, and leave you spellbound🎵

Tickets for Collegium Musicum Choir & Corde's first concert of the season are now live!

Join the Collegium Musicum Choir and Corde for an evening of Urmas Sisask’s Gloria Patri and Maurice Durufle’s Requiem.

The program is filled with sacred tradition and mystic awe, from Durufle’s reflective and hopeful Requiem to Sisask’s interest in the idea of astrologically governed sounds. The works, composed 40 years apart, share a chant-like lyricism that is intoxicating and transporting, forming echoes of ancient desires for peace and serenity.

Be there to experience this unforgettable program and let the echoes surround you.

📅 Friday 10 April 2026, 7pm

📍 Sir John Clancy Auditorium

🎟️ https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/event/cmc-and-corde-concert-echoes

The Juvenis Corde Prize for choral composition is aimed at encouraging young composers in the creation of original work for unaccompanied mixed choir, in support of UNSW's thriving choral program in the Music Performance Unit.

The Prize is open to any individual who is a permanent resident or Australian citizen, and is under the age of thirty (30) at the composition closing date.

The Prize commences on Monday 2 March 2026 at 9am Eastern Daylight Savings Time and closes on Monday 11 May 2026 at 5pm Eastern Standard Time.

Find out more:
https://www.music.unsw.edu.au/opportunities/juvenis-corde-prize