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The Music Alumni Chapter has been established to ensure that graduates can retain their links to the University of Western Sydney.

The UWS Bachelor of Music takes an eclectic, modern and inclusive approach to music repertoire, performance and sound design. It gives you an opportunity to develop your professional and creative potential in making and appreciating a range of different types of music.

UWS Music Alumni Chapter Latest News and Events

Coming Soon: UWS Music Alumni Event

The UWS Alumni Relations team and the School of Humanities and Communication Arts are pleased to announce that the UWS Music Alumni Chapter will be hosting an inaugural event in late 2012.

Save the Date: Friday, 30 November 2012

Location: Playhouse Theatre, UWS Kingswood campus map

More information will be available over the coming months so stay tuned here at the Music Alumni website.

To ensure that you receive your invitation, update your details and join the Music Alumni Chapter online.

UWS Music Alumni Profiles

2011 Screen Music Awards - Winners Announced!

The winner in the category of "Best Music for a Documentary" is Sydney composer Matteo Zingales, for his work on the feature length documentary Lachlan Macquarie: Father of Australia. He is currently the composer for the Seven Network's Winners and Losers and also works with Sonar Music team.

Derek Blundell, Bachelor of Music, University of Western Sydney

Derek Blundell, 29, says the UWS Bachelor of Music degree is quite different to what he was expecting.

“It is more self-led than I thought it would be. We are given guidelines, but the focus of your studies and where you take it is really up to the individual,” says Derek.

Succeeding as a creative Business*

Jaime Gibson, 33, a UWS Graduate, is also the saxophonist and music director of the Sydney band, The Smooth Groove, which ranges between five to eight performers. He attributes much of the band's success to Google AdWords. When he started the band seven years ago, Gibson said he marketed it the old-fashioned way.

Music Graduate wins 2010 Churchill Fellowship

UWS Music Graduate Sarah-Grace Williams will have the opportunity to learn from some of the world's most renowed conductors after becoming one of the 2010 recipients of the prestigious Stuart and Norma Leslie Churchill Fellowship.

The Churchill Fellowships are awarded annually to Australians seeking to conduct research overseas to enhance their knowledge in their chosen area, and will allow Sarah-Grace to travel to the UK, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Norway and USA to undertake lessons and assist conductors of leading European and American orchestras.

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Breakthrough for UWS Musician

Jonathan Boulet is a name you can expect to be hearing more often. A 21-year-old singer/songwriter, and UWS Bachelor of Music graduate, he released his self-titled debut album last year to wide acclaim.

While still living at home with his parents, Jonathan not only recorded and produced most of the tracks in his grarage studio, but he also played almost all the instruments himself, and released the songs online. The buzz built and soon record label Modular, home to other indie acts such as the Presets, Cut Copy and Wolfmother, were knocking at his door.

Read more on Jonathan's story in Gradlife e-Magazine now. (opens in a new window)

Tubular Bells for Two

Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth Daniel Holdsworth, a UWS Music Alumnus, along with Aidan Roberts have arranged the entire score of Tubular Bells to be played live by just two blokes. These two musicians take up more than 20 instruments to present Mike Oldfield's cult classic Tubular Bells in a unique musical-and sometimes acrobatic-performance.