Composition scholarship
The has received a generous and very enlightened charitable donation that establishes a new scheme for the creation of major orchestral compositions. The Schueler Composition Awards (open to composers from or based in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥) have been established by Mr Norman Schueler and Mrs Carol Schueler, in honour of Mrs Gogo Schueler (Norman's mother). Since the introduction in 2002 of a PhD by examination of composition folio the Elder Conservatorium has become a national 'hotspot' for , and has by far the largest concentration, in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, of postgraduate composers (from all parts of the country and overseas), supervised by (Head of Composition) and (Director/Dean). The new Schueler Awards will be announced later this year and will result in major new orchestral works that will be offered for performance in 2007 by the .
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