School of Music
ACT Greens MLA Deb Foskey today called for a high level round table to solve the problems facing the School of Music and the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO).
“Folding Canberra’s School of Music into the ANU hasn’t been an entirely good thing” Dr Foskey said today.
“Changes to the university funding formula then made things worse”.
“Now it looks as if Canberra’s music school and orchestra are at risk.”
“Canberra people are great music lovers and the CSO’s concerts are very popular.”
“The School of Music provides our young people with the opportunity to pursue their talents without leaving town, and music students themselves provide tuition to school children in a variety of instruments.”
“Thus we don’t just lose a music school and an orchestra, we lose music throughout our community and the opportunity to develop musicians of the future.”
“ANU Vice Chancellor Chubb’s reported comments don’t appear to leave the door open for creative solutions. This is cause for real concern.”
“The ACT and Commonwealth governments should get together with the major players and work out how to strengthen both the orchestra and school.”
“It is not good enough to simply say the numbers don’t add up for the ANU” Dr Foskey said.
