News and Events

Celebrating Monash University's research focus on the music and cultures of Indonesia, the “Rare treasures of Indonesia” exhibition showcases artistic treasures from Sumatra and Java.

On 7 June, Monash University officially launched its new state of the art Digital Music Hub and the Margaret Kartomi Gallery of Musical Instruments and Artefacts, both located within the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance.

Stephen Byth, a Monash Alumni was nominated and awarded the 2021 Australian Jazz Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year.

We are delighted to share that The Phonetic Orchestra won their category "Performance of the Year - Jazz/Improvised Music."  The Phonetic Orchestra features our HDR candidates Callum G'Froerer, Jonathan Heilbron, and Aaron Wyatt.

Professor of Practice at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Deborah Cheetham AO, has been awarded the 2020 JC Williamson Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have just announced the appointment of SZCSoMP Professor of Practice, Deborah Cheetham AO as First Nations Creative Chair. The announcement was made on 5 March 2021 ahead of International Women’s Day.

The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance is excited to announce 2x PhD scholarships and a Post Doctoral Research Fellow position that are to be funded by successful ARC grants from 2020.

Monash Academy Orchestra has committed to perfecting and filming three works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Stuart Greenbaum over the course of Semester 2.

Congratulations to  Professor Cat Hope, Aaron Wyatt and Dr Louise Devenish from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music who have received more than $18,300 from the Australia Council for the Arts to record 18 new music compositions using an