Music News 2011

• Opera diva to join University of Waikato staff.
• University of Waikato musicians use high-speed Internet2 and IPv6 format to link live performance internationally.
• University cellist off to further study in Germany.
• Music students win top University of Waikato Blues Awards.
• Voice student and Hillary Scholar to tour with Hayley Westenra.
• Lilburn Trust Student Composition Awards results.
• Lilburn Trust Student Composition Awards concert shortlist.
• Waikato Students feature prominently in the NZSO National Youth Orchestra.
• New opera by David Griffiths - Walls of Troy - set to recieve its premiere.
• 2nd year BMus piano performance student accepted into prestigious Vlassenko International Piano Competition.
• Waikato University musician heading to Norway for further study.
• Univeristy of Waikato Chamber Orchestra set to tackle Brahm's Second Symphony and showcase star cellist Santiago Canon Valencia with Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme.
• Graduate Music students have work accepted for presentation at prestigious New York Electroacoustic Music Festival.
• International Conductor awarded Honourary Doctorate from Waikato.
• Outstanding cellist wins Hillary Medal.