What We Do
Accessible | Enriching | Engaging
Our role is to support music education and performance in regional communities through collaborative leadership, expertise and advocacy.
Our joint Patrons, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC and Mr Dennis Wilson.
The Association is made up of 17 Regional Conservatoriums — together we:
promote and facilitate high quality music education for regional communities
advocate to government and other stakeholders for better regional music education opportunities
support our member conservatoriums and encourage collaboration.
This network of Regional Conservatoriums is unique in Australia, and indeed internationally.
To our knowledge, the only other collective of music education organisations that serves communities and school systems in a similar way is in Portugal.
Our joint Patrons are Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC and Mr Dennis Wilson.
Our role in music education
As the peak body for NSW Regional Conservatoriums, the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums’ role is:
providing leadership for NSW Regional Conservatoriums
advocating on behalf of NSW Regional Conservatoriums and their communities
representing the interests of NSW Regional Conservatoriums to government and non-government bodies
promoting the value of music education in Regional NSW
promoting community engagement through musical performance
facilitating networking across NSW Regional Conservatoriums and with other organisations
research for the benefit of NSW Regional Conservatoriums
facilitating professional learning opportunities for management and staff of NSW Regional Conservatoriums.
The Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums is also the vehicle for the Regional Youth Orchestra NSW, an audition-based youth orchestra for talented students.
Regional Conservatoriums are funded primarily through the NSW Government’s Regional Conservatorium Grants Program administered by the NSW Department of Education.