Events
at the University of Melbourne
The University is committed to hosting events and activations on its campuses in a COVIDSafe way, in accord with government restrictions and guidelines. Some of our events are presented on campus, others online – be sure to check the details. Find out more about the University’s COVIDSafe plans
Featured events
Mar
30
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Performance
The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Live at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Join us for this free open-air concert by the leading large ensemble from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
This performance showcases the next generation of young Australian musicians in full flight, with programs combining world premieres and familiar favourites, each led by outstanding international conductors.
The concert will be presented by The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, led by world-renowned conductor Associate Professor Richard Davis and featuring our very best student classical musicians, it is the premier orchestral ensemble at the University.
This concert represents a triumphant return to live performance from the ensemble, in the stunning surrounds of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and features a program of works including well-known favourites such as Ravel’s Bolero and Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain, as well as Attic Tragedy, composed by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music’s Melody Eötvös.
Program
Aaron COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
Mikhail GLINKA - Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Maurice RAVEL - The Fairy Garden (from Mother Goose Suite)
Modest MUSSORGSKY (arr Rimsky-Korsakov) - Night on a Bare Mountain
Melody EÖTVÖS - Attic Tragedy
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN - Finale (from Symphony No. 5)
Benjamin BRITTEN - Playful Pizzicato (from the Simple Symphony)
Sergei PROKOFIEV - Troika (from Lieutenant Kijé)
Maurice RAVEL - Bolero
Mar
31
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Public Lecture
Many hands: Can citizen science save the world?
Citizen science projects are becoming increasingly popular, offering everyone the chance to get involved in scientific research. In the Faculty of Science’s first Dean’s Lecture of 2021, hear more about this community-minded manner of conducting surveys, experiments and environmental interventions. Learn about the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program, winner of the 2020 Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science, along with other citizen science projects and researchers.
