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2007

2-6 July

8th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference
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The Australian National University’s School of Music Keyboard Institute extends a warm welcome to all keyboard scholars, teachers and students to the 8th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference.

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2006

28 September
The official unveiling of the

RÖNISCH PIANO ca. 1880
A SIGNIFICANT PART OF AUSTRALIA’S HISTORY SAVED FOR THE NATION

Professor Lawrence Cram, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, ANU unveiling the Ronisch Piano

In 1845, Carl Rönisch, in his early 30s, established a piano making company in Dresden. By the time he died in 1892, Rönisch’s company was known as the Official Purveyor to the Courts of the King of Saxony, as well as to the courts of Spain and Russia. The Australian National University (ANU) has purchased a unique Rönisch piano made ca. 1880; the piano was commissioned by one of Australia’s major music importers, Nicholson and Co., and was the centrepiece of their instrument display. In the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the piano was used as a recital instrument in Nicholson’s concert rooms.

The piano represents a significant addition to the instrument collection of the ANU Keyboard Institute’s Research Centre, and was acquired through the generous support both of the Australian Government (National Cultural Heritage Account) and Pioneer Electronics Australia.

	Craddock Morton is the Director of the National Museum of Australia and in his capacity as Chief of the National Cultural Committee represented the Minister for the Department of Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell.		Professor John Luxton

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2005

Launch of the Keyboard Institute

4 March
The Keyboard Institute will be launched nationally at the School of Music Piazza on Friday 4 March 2005 at 11am. The Vice Chancellor of The Australian National University, Professor Ian Chubb AO will be officially launching the Keyboard Institute. Professor Larry Sitsky will make an address and Visiting artist, Geoffrey Tozer will play at the event.

To celebrate, a Gala Concert will be held at Llewellyn Hall at 7.30pm presented by Julian Day.

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2005, Semester 2 Concert Series

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERTS