Pre-professional training for musicians
Overview
We support and champion the future stars of Australia’s orchestra industry.
Through the Australian Conducting Academy (ACA) and Australian Composers School (ACS) we support the career development of professional orchestra conductors and composers. Our Rising Star competition identifies young Tasmanians with extraordinary musical talent.
For conductors
Refine your podium skills and technique through mentored workshops, masterclasses and opportunities with major orchestras and their chief conductors.
Australian Conducting Academy
For early-career conductors seeking training and experience with major state orchestras.
For composers
Develop your orchestral writing skills with one of Australia’s most celebrated symphony orchestras.
Australian Composers School
For experienced orchestral composers seeking to refine and develop their skills.
For young musicians
An annual competition for Tasmanian instrumentalists and vocalists with extraordinary talent who are seeking performance opportunities and musical development.
Rising Star Competition
The winner of this annual competition receives the Tim Bugg AM Prize worth $2500 for further musical education, the chance to play with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and other opportunities.
FAQs
The ACA is a globally significant program supporting the next generation of professional orchestra conductors. Managed by the TSO, the ACA is delivered in partnership with the Adelaide, Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney and West Australian symphony orchestras, Orchestra Victoria and Auckland Philharmonia. The academy gives conductors the opportunity of podium time with major orchestras and mentoring from renowned Australian and International conductors. The Program Director of the ACA is Benjamin Northey.
Run by the TSO, the ACS is a training program for practising orchestral composers. The two-year course is aimed at identifying and preparing composers for a career in orchestral composing. It aims to create opportunities for composers who graduate from the program to achieve commissions, including from professional orchestras. Successful applicants to the ACS will work with some of Australia’s leading composers as well as the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra to hone their orchestral writing skills.
The TSO’s Rising Star Competition is an annual competition open to young instrumentalists and classical vocalists, aimed at supporting the next generation of musical talent across Tasmania.
The annual Rising Star recipient is generously supported by a bequest in honour of Tim Bugg AM, who is remembered as a greatly admired member of Tasmania’s legal and wider community.
Tim was a great lover of music and a long-time supporter of the TSO. He was passionate about mentoring, supporting and encouraging emerging talent, including in both music and law.
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