Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

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Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University was originally an independent tertiary-level institution, called the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. The Conservatorium has been based at various locations, including the former South Brisbane Town Hall, and within the grounds of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Notable students who attended the Queensland Conservatorium of Music during the time the Conservatorium was located at the Basil Jones Theatre building at the QUT, include, among others, the following internationally renowned singers: Jeffrey Black, Lisa Gasteen, Jason Barry-Smith, David Lemke, Jonathon Welch, Helen Donaldson, Rosemarie Arthars, and the Gormley sisters (Miriam and Clare).

The Queensland Conservatorium remained an independent tertiary institution until its amalgamation with Griffith University during the late 1980s, when the Dawkins Reforms were introduced. As part of the amalgamation, the Conservatorium moved to its present location at the South Bank Parklands, and was then renamed as Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

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References for the information in this article are from various Queensland Conservatorium programmes of performances at the Basil Jones Theatre at the Queensland University of Technology.