Dean's List of Excellence in Academic Performance 2017
Myron Kantor Bequest 2016
Rueben F Scarf Award for Commitment 2015
Wests Illawarra Youth Achievement Awards 2015
Lions Youth of the Year - Figtree Club 2014, Regional Finalist 2015
Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership & Teamwork Award 2013
AMEB Piano Grade 7 Honours
CREDENTIALS
Completing Bachelor of Music (Composition) (Honours) in 2019
Completed Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 2015 as School Captain and DUX with ATAR of 91.15
Upcoming Events
September 27, 2019 - SCM Modern Music Ensemble conducted by Daryl Pratt, world premiere of Connor Hutchinson's 'COMPLEXIONS: Four Preludes for Chamber Orchestra'. More details here.
The Modern Music Ensemble are fresh from their international tour to participate in the Chengdu International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival in China. The tour was a joint venture by the City of Sydney, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Chengdu Local Government to bring an Australian ensemble that played Australian contemporary classical music to be part of a festival alongside 55 other acts from around the world. This concert conducted by Daryl Pratt will be one of the biggest programs to date both in size and stylistically, and features a world premiere of a work chosen through a competitive selection process, composed by Conservatorium student Connor Hutchinson.
Past Events
August 22-25 2019 Australian Territorial Youth Bandrehearsals and performance with New York Staff Bandmaster Derek Lance. See interview here.
June 22-23 2019 Release of the Melbourne Staff Band (conducted by Ken Waterworth) new album 'Rise', featuring the meditation 'Be Still' by Connor Hutchinson. Watch the official launch of the album and interview with Connor here.
December 2018 / January 2019 Australian Territorial Youth Band Tour of California, USA. Highlights include marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena (January 1), performing at the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers, Disneyland California Parade, performances of 'Be Still' by Connor Hutchinson.
October 2018 World Premiere of Connor Hutchinson's 'Meditation - Be Still' by the Australian Territorial Youth Band of the Salvation Army in their pre-tour concert at Moreland Salvation Army, Melbourne.
August 2018 Program Staff Member at Star Lake Musicamp in New York, USA (brass instructor, composition tutor and piano accompanist).
September 8 2017 Guest composer with composer-collective Konzertprojekt at their concert Frames at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. World Premieres of 'Meditonations - structured improvisation for Euphonium and Piano', performed by Connor Hutchinson and Adam Melzer (video), and 'Etendue Numerique - for Clarinet in Bb and Electronics', performed by Katherine Howarth (photo) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
August 2017 Guest 1st Baritone Player for the Red Shield Appeal Fundraising Concert in Perth.
June 2017 Australian Territorial Youth Band Tour of the UK. Highlights include concert in Birmingham Symphony Hall with the International Staff Band and International Staff Songsters of the Salvation Army, touring with Silvie Paladino.
October 29 and 30 2016 World Premiere of 'live-streamed' graphic score performance 'Acquiesence and Equanimity' at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, performed by Thomas McCorquodale (Piano), David Tocknell (Viola), Will Hansen (Double Bass).
World Premiere of 'SYMMETRYRT3MMYS - Trio for Saxophone, Trombone and Piano' at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, performed by Thomas McCorquodale, Clare Fox and Adam Mezler
September 2016 Australian Territorial Youth Bandrehearsals and performance with Kevin Larsson.
30 May 2016 World Premiere of 'Array and Disarray - Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Marimba' at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, performed by Clare Fox, Marshall Read and Salina Myat.
May / August 2015 Australian Territorial Youth Band accompanying Silvie Paladino in concerts in Sydney and Adelaide.
September 2014 Australian Territorial Youth Bandrehearsals and performance with Dr. Stephen Cobb, AFL Grand Final Parade and concert with James Morrison.
OTHER Various performances with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr John Lynch 2017-18.
Sydney Youth Band of the Salvation Army tours of Orange and Dubbo, and various other concerts.
Regular guest Euphonium/Baritone Player in various brass bands and ensembles - Salvation Army AUE commissioning, Sydney 2015.
Regular Pianist at restaurant Table 426, and various other events such as weddings, receptions, parties, prelude/postlude background music etc.
Various Musical Theatre Productions with the Arcadians Theatre Group - 'You're History', 'The Lion King', 'Young Hercules', 'Zombied'.