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Canberra School of Music

1965 – 1988

Conservatorium in Canberra providing professional training in music performance and composition, together with junior and community music programs and public concerts.

How it came into existence

Founded by the Commonwealth Government in 1965, with Ernest Llewellyn as founding director, to provide music education in the national capital. It was a new institution and later became a Commonwealth-funded tertiary institution.

How it ended

Merged with the Canberra School of Art in 1988 to form the Canberra Institute of the Arts.

Main functions

  • Tertiary training in music performance and composition
  • Junior and community music programs
  • Public concerts and recitals

Where it sits

Last in the portfolio of Department of Employment, Education and Training.

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Sources

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