NEWS & PROJECTS
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Latest News & Projects
Since Adelaide’s designation as a UNESCO City of Music in 2015, connections have blossomed locally, nationally and internationally, and collaborations continue to flourish. Here is a snapshot of some of the projects that have been created with UNESCO Creative Cities Network as well as the latest news from your City of Music and beyond.
Crown & Anchor and live music SAVED!
The State Government of South Australia has passed legislation to not only protect Adelaide’s iconic live music venue the Crown and Anchor Hotel, but to enshrine further...
Music at Every Corner: Exploring Adelaide’s City of Music Laneways and Artworks
Adelaide's UNESCO City of Music designation is both well-deserved and widely celebrated within and beyond Adelaide's green parklands. From its First Nations roots to diverse...
ADELAIDE CITY OF MUSIC’S NORTH AMERICAN SHOWCASE 2024
One of the world's most prestigious arts centres and home of the MET Gala, the New York Philharmonic, and Juilliard, New York’s Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts is hosting a...
SOUND INVESTMENT: MALINAUSKAS GOVERNMENT’S $7.5M BOOST FOR SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide City of Music applauds the Malinauskas Labor Government's commitment of $7.5 million towards expanding music education in schools over the next three years. With $2.5...
SAMii: TOP TECH, REVOLUTIONISING MUSIC EDUCATION DESIGNED IN ADELAIDE
SAMii represents an exciting and dynamic part of Adelaide’s music ecosystem, and ACOM is proud to play a part in supporting this sector’s growth and development.
STHLM Music Tech Conference and Future Echoes 2024, Norrköping Sweden
In the heart of Adelaide's music scene, where curiosity meets creativity, Monthly Music Meets has become a hub for networking and discovery. It was at one of these gatherings...
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY RELAY
To celebrate the 2024 UNESCO International Jazz Day, ten groups of artists from ten different UNSECO Cities of Music came together to collaborate, arrange, and perform ten...
ADELAIDE: A GLOBAL CITY OF MUSIC
2024 has already taken off and is set to be another huge year for the state’s music community. Without a doubt, Adelaide is a global city of culture, that continues to produce...
UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK – MUSIC CLUSTER ANNUAL MEETING, LONDON, CANADA
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is dynamic and thriving; expanding annually to include new cities representing seven distinct creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art,...
DEM MOB AND CASM REPRESENT AT PRIMAVERA SOUND AND PRIMAVERA PRO, BARCELONA, SPAIN
As DEM MOB took to the stage at the 2023 Primavera Sound festival on a warm summer night in Barcelona, their electrifying performance captured the hearts and minds of a global...
MEET THE MUSIC: LETISHA ACKLAND
Adelaide City of Music exists because of the hard work and commitment and enthusiasm of its musicians, music organisations, and institutions. Drawing on strong music foundations,...
YAMAGATA CREATIVE CITIES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, YAMAGATA, JAPAN
ACOM would like to congratulate Colin Cornish, CEO of the Adelaide Symphany Orchestra for his well-received presentation at the Yamagata Creative Cities International Conference...
ELDER CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA.
In July 2023, Dr. Oliver Fartach-Naini, Associate Director & Senior Lecturer in guitar and pedagogy at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide, accompanied...
THE HANOVER CHOIR VISIT TO ADELAIDE’S CITY OF MUSIC
UNESCO Adelaide City of Music was proud to welcome Hanover City of Music's Junges Vokalensemble for their highly anticipated performance, in collaboration with local choirs, the...
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY RELAY
On April 30, 2023, exceptional jazz performance was the soundtrack of the day and lead the UNESCO International Jazz Day celebrations across Adelaide. Since its inception in...
MEET THE MUSIC: CHARLOTTE STERENBERG
Adelaide City of Music exists because of the hard work and commitment and enthusiasm of its musicians, music organisations, and institutions. Drawing on strong music foundations,...
Meet the Music:Charlotte Kowald
Adelaide City of Music exists because of the hard work and commitment and enthusiasm of its musicians, music organisations, and institutions. Drawing on strong music foundations,...
Equaliser (EQ)
Adelaide has joined with other international Creative Cities for Equaliser (EQ). Equaliser (EQ) saw 13 female and non-binary young people given the opportunity to connect, write...
Fete de la Musique – Voyage of the Drum
The African Diaspora is worth celebrating, and especially so in music. To celebrate the influence of African rhythms across many music cultures, Adelaide joined with 17 UNESCO...
Fete de la Musique
2020 was filled with online events, but the Fete de la Musique was a particularly special one. 2020 was filled with online events, but the Fete de la Musique was a particularly...
In My Neighbourhood
Exciting collaborations between UNESCO Creative Cities in Australia and Singapore were unveiled to the world in 2019 at Singapore Design Week, one of Asia’s premier design...
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