Training Opportunities

Programs for conductors, composers and training musicians.

For Conductors

Nurturing the next generation of home-grown conductors.

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Australian Conducting Academy

Conductor Launchpad

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Louise Crossley Conductor Training Program

For Composers

Develop orchestral composition skills with one of Australia’s foremost symphony orchestras.

Australian Composers School

For Musicians & Vocalists

Ensuring our young people have the backing they need to thrive in their education and careers.

TSO Rising Star
Competition

Supporting the future of Australian musicians.

The development of emerging conductors and composers is a core priority for TSO. With state youth orchestras, conservatoria, the Australian National Academy of Music and fellowships, future orchestral musicians are well catered for. Our expertise is best dedicated to fortifying composition and conducting.

We’re thrilled to see our two national programs - the Australian Composers School and the Australian Conducting Academy (ACA) - continue to grow and produce great talent. Our conductor training offering has expanded with the Louise Crossley Training Program and Conductor Launchpad; a precursor to ACA.

We welcome participants from Australia and New Zealand to apply for any of our training programs. Course participants will get to work with leaders in their respective fields, and uniquely, have an orchestra at their disposal.

It’s our great hope that Australian orchestras will hire the homegrown conductors we have all trained.

Alumni of our conducting programs work on stages across the globe and include Nicholas Carter (Bern GMD), Dane Lam (Hawai’i Symphony & Xi’an Symphony) Daniel Carter (Coberg GMD), Christopher Dragon (Wyoming Symphony & Colorado Symphony), Nathan Aspinal (Nashville Symphony) and Elena Schwartz (freelance).

Australian Composers School graduates have gone on to have commissions with orchestras across Australia and beyond and include Melody Eötvös, Holly Harrison and Chris Williams.

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