Year &
Conference Number
City &
State or
Territory
Dates Venue Theme Convenor/
Co-Convenor
Conference Committee & Task Jacinth Oliver
Memorial Address
(since 1990)
Composer-in-
Residence
(since 1995)
Young Composer
Ensemble
(since 1995)
Professional Conference Organiser
(since 1995)
1969/I Brisbane, Queensland 17 - 21 August 1969 The University of Queensland Music In General Education No‘l Nickson (Chair) William Geen (Conference Secretary)
Gordon Sperritt (Accommodation Officer)
John Broughton (Trade & Publicity Officer)
1971/II Adelaide, South Australia 9 - 15 May 1971 The University of Adelaide New Perspectives in
Music Education
Patricia Holmes (Chair) Sr. Alphonsus Horgan O.P.
Jill Thiem
Colin Curtis
Alan Farwell
Malcolm John
Len Porter
David Reid
1977/III Canberra, ACT 8 - 13 May 1977 The School of Music, Canberra Music Education in
the Community
1981/IV Melbourne, Victoria The University High School Growing with Music
1984/V Sydney, NSW 9 - 13 January 1984 University of Sydney The Future of Music
Education in Australia
Deanna Hoermann
1986/VI Adelaide, South Australia 15 - 19 May 1986 The University of Adelaide Australia Makes Music:
Action for a Changing
Society
Warren Bourne Leonie Pech
Jennifer Rosevear
1990/VII Alice Springs, NT 1 - 4 July 1990 Araluen Centre Let's Get to the Heart
of the Nation
Bob Smith Kerry J. Kennedy
1991/VIII Melbourne, Victoria 10 - 14 July 1991 The University of Melbourne Reaching In - Reaching Out Kipps Horn Paddy Broberg (Publicity)
Cheryl Davenport (Transport)
Jill Ferris (Accommodation)
Andrew Morrish (Conference Dinner)
Colin Taylor (Administrative Officer)
David Aspin
1993/IX Perth, WA 7 - 11 July 1993 University of
Western Australia
Music on the Edge -
Desert to Surf
Kent Logie Kent Logie (Finance, Papers, Workshops, Proceedings & Program)
Janelle Dawson (Executive Officer, Accommodation, Catering, Banking, Performances & Trade Displays)
Judy Thšnell (Minutes Secretary)
Jane Grant (Action Secretary, Conference Desk & Proceedings)
Barry Palmer (Advisor, Papers & Workshops)
Mary-Jane Whitehead (Conference Desk, Papers & Workshops)
Sue Palmer (Conference Desk)
Russel Riley (Equipment)
Dean Barradel (Equipment)
Phil Arnold (Publicity)
Lina Machuissi (Tours)
Olive McMahon
1995/X Hobart, Tasmania 29 June - 2 July 1995 Wrest Point
Convention Centre
Honing the Craft -
Improving the Quality of
Music Education
Margaret Barrett
Helen Lee
Margarett Barrett (Keynote Speakers & Proceedings)
Gary McPherson (Student Composers & Commissioned Work)
Paul Radford (Concert Co-ordinator)
Maurice Ducker (Treasurer)
Alan Lawson (Audio Visuals)
Lyn Evans
Yvonne Giltinan
Chris Gora
Karlin Love
Wendy Spencer
Doreen Bridges Elena Kats-Chernin
Chants
Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra (Friday 30 June 1995)
Conference Design
1997/XI Brisbane, Queensland 4 - 8 July 1997 The University of Queensland New Sounds for a
New Century
Guy E. Jansen Guy E. Jansen (Schedule, Presentations, Keynote Speakers, Pre-Conference Workshops & Program)
Andrew Brown (Finance, Co-editor Proceedings & Program)
Edward Gifford (Co-editor Proceedings & Program)
Malcolm Gillies (Sponsorship)
Sue Hatch (Liaison - Commissioned Work & Young Composers, Accommodation, Hospitality & Transport)
Judy Johnson (Venues)
Val Layne (Publicity)
Bevan Messanger (Instrumental Programs, Pre-Conference Workshops)
Bruce May (Concerts)
Marj Milliken (Liaison - Young Composers, Pre-Conference Workshops, Publicity)
Adrian Thomas (Co-editor Program & Proceedings)
Ex-Officio:
Gary McPherson (Young Composers' Project, Composer-in-Residence & Keynote Speakers)
Kathy Roulston (Printed Programs & Venues)
Christine Davis (Immediate Past Chapter Chair)
Kathryn Russell (Chapter Chair)
Helen Stowasser Stephen Leek
Man to Tree
Queensland Symphony
Orchestra (Tuesday 8 July 1997)
Organisers Australia
1999/XII Sydney, NSW 9 - 13 July 1999 University of Sydney Opening the Umbrella:
an encompassing view of
music education
Neryl Jeanneret
Margaret McMurty
Carol-ann Bentley
Robin Dorn
Peter Dunbar-Hall
Pamela Herring (Performances)
Lynn Lollback
Jay McPherson
Gary McPherson
Kathy Marsh (Papers & Proceedings)
Julie Montague
Frank Murphy
Anne Power
Kathryn Wemyess
Gary White
Anne Wisdom (Website)
Mary Kalantzis Matthew Hindson
II
Sydney Chamber Choir
(Sunday 11 July 1999)
DART Associates
2001/XIII Adelaide, South Australia 6 - 10 July 2001 Adelaide University A Music Odyssey.
A journey of discovery in
music education
Jennifer Rosevear Warren Bourne (Papers & Proceedings)
Virginia Lakeman (Workshops)
Anne Jarvis (Young Composers)
Suzanne Rogers (Sponsorship & Trade)
Leonie Pech (Treasurer)
Karen Holthouse (Publicity)
Cathy Jamieson (Hospitality & Entertainment)
Carolyn Guterres (Operations & Logistics)
Martin Comte Quentin Grant
To be Sung Under Open Sky
Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra (Monday 9 July 2001)
Plevin & Associates
2003/IX Darwin, NT 4 - 8 July 2003 Northern Territory University Over the Top Graham Chadwick Graham Chadwick (Program, Young Composers, Trade Display)
Bob Smith (Papers, Proceedings, Website, Composer-in-Residence & Publicity)
Lesley Duncan (Catering & Logisitics)
Nora Lewis (Concerts)
Clare Martin Peter Sculthorpe
Burke & Wills Suite
Darwin Symphony Orchestra
(Monday 7 July 2003)
Desliens Catalyst Convention
2005/XV Melbourne, Victoria 3 -7 July 2005 The University of Melbourne A Celebration of Voices Ros McMillan
Amanda Watson
Ros McMillan (Keynote Speakers, Composer-in-Residence, Trade Display & Sponsorship)
Amanda Watson (Program, Registration Desk & Logistics)
David Forrest (Publicity, Papers & Proceedings)
Christopher McGillen (Young Composers)
Graham Bartle Lachlan Davidson
A Way Back
WhizBang Orkestra,
Ballarat High School (Wednesday 6 July 2005)
Emily Murray, Catherine Masters
(Faculty LLAE, The University of Melbourne)
2007/XVI Perth, WA 6 - 10 July 2007 Perth Convention &
Exhibition Centre
Celebrating Musical
Communities
Kent Logie Kent Logie (Secretariat, Finance, Program, Papers & Proceedings)
Judith Haldane (Chair, Secretariat, Finance, Concerts)
Andrea Standberg (Program, Papers & Proceedings, Secretariat)
Donna Brookes (Secretariat, Performing Groups, Papers & Proceedings)
John Williamson Iain Grandage
wheatbelt
Western Australia
Youth Chorale (Sunday 8 July 2007)
Mike Hewitt
(Conference Advisors)
Nick Fielding (Secretariat, Finance)
Anita Fuhrmann (Secretariat)
Eleanor Brockman, Bruce Devenish, Holly Leonard,
Kymberley Reeves, Alan Corbet, Bruce Culver, Brian Copping (Concerts & Performing Groups)
Anne Trigg, Jan Carroll, Anna-Maria Agnello (Promotion & Merchandise)
Diane Vrcic, Helen Macpherson (Hospitality)
Mike Hewitt (Trade Exhibition, Event Coordination, Website)
Jackie Ewers, Hamish Jacobson, Bruce Herriman (Interest Groups)
Robert Braham, Iain Grandage, Nicholas Bannan (Young Composers' Project)
2009/XVII Launcestion, Tasmania 10-14 July 2009 Musical Understanding William (Bill) Baker