Hopkins moved to Australia in 1963. As the Federal Director of Music for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), Hopkins began a number of innovations within the ABC's Concert Music Division, such as starting an Australian Promenade (Proms) series in Sydney in 1965[3]: 230 and broadcasting international avant-garde classical music.[3]: 230 As a part of the Proms concerts, Hopkins programmed a variety of music, from the Renaissance, performed by the Sydney group the Renaissance Players,[4]: 27 the then rarely performed music of Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler and Sir Edward Elgar,[4]: 30 avant-garde music from overseas[3]: 258 and Australia.[5] The Australian composers who wrote music for the concerts included Peter Sculthorpe, Nigel Butterley and Richard Meale.[4]: 32 Hopkins resigned from the Director's post in 1973[3]: 262 due to a number of factors, including tensions with staff within the ABC Concert Music Division.[4]: 40 [3]: 283 In 1974 he became the inaugural dean of the School of Music at the newly formed Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) (now the University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM).
In 1974, Hopkins led the world premiere of Peter Sculthorpe's opera/music theatre work Rites of Passage. He was director of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from 1986 to 1991. He conducted the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in 1987 in one of New Zealand's first Orchestral Composers' Reading Workshops. He was a professor of conducting at the University of Melbourne, Faculty of VCA and MCM, along with guest conducting with community and youth orchestras until the time of his death.
Hopkins died on 30 September 2013, aged 86.[6][7][8]
Hopkins was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1970.[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2013 "for significant service to the performing arts, particularly as a conductor, to music education, and to the community".[9]
john, hopkins, conductor, other, people, named, john, hopkins, john, hopkins, disambiguation, john, raymond, hopkins, july, 1927, september, 2013, british, born, australian, conductor, administrator, contents, career, career, honours, awards, bernard, heinze, . For other people named John Hopkins see John Hopkins disambiguation John Raymond Hopkins AM OBE 19 July 1927 30 September 2013 was a British born Australian conductor and administrator Contents 1 Career 2 Career 3 Honours and awards 3 1 Bernard Heinze Memorial Award 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditJohn Hopkins 1 was born in Yorkshire in 1927 He was the assistant conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra from 1949 to 1952 and then conductor of the BBC Northern Orchestra until 1957 He relocated to New Zealand in 1957 to succeed James Robertson as conductor of the then National Orchestra now the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra In 1959 he founded the New Zealand National Youth Orchestra He was present for the orchestra s 50th anniversary season in 2009 2 As part of his contribution to youth music he also conducted the South African National Youth Orchestra Hopkins moved to Australia in 1963 As the Federal Director of Music for the Australian Broadcasting Commission ABC Hopkins began a number of innovations within the ABC s Concert Music Division such as starting an Australian Promenade Proms series in Sydney in 1965 3 230 and broadcasting international avant garde classical music 3 230 As a part of the Proms concerts Hopkins programmed a variety of music from the Renaissance performed by the Sydney group the Renaissance Players 4 27 the then rarely performed music of Hector Berlioz Gustav Mahler and Sir Edward Elgar 4 30 avant garde music from overseas 3 258 and Australia 5 The Australian composers who wrote music for the concerts included Peter Sculthorpe Nigel Butterley and Richard Meale 4 32 Hopkins resigned from the Director s post in 1973 3 262 due to a number of factors including tensions with staff within the ABC Concert Music Division 4 40 3 283 In 1974 he became the inaugural dean of the School of Music at the newly formed Victorian College of the Arts VCA now the University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM In 1974 Hopkins led the world premiere of Peter Sculthorpe s opera music theatre work Rites of Passage He was director of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from 1986 to 1991 He conducted the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in 1987 in one of New Zealand s first Orchestral Composers Reading Workshops He was a professor of conducting at the University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM along with guest conducting with community and youth orchestras until the time of his death Hopkins died on 30 September 2013 aged 86 6 7 8 Career EditAssistant conductor BBC Scottish Orchestra 1949 52 Conductor BBC Northern Orchestra 1952 57 Conductor New Zealand National Orchestra now New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 1957 63 Federal Director of Music Australian Broadcasting Commission 1963 73 Dean of School of Music Victorian College of the Arts Melbourne 1973 86 Director Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1986 91Honours and awards EditHopkins was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the Queen s Birthday Honours of 1970 1 He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia AM in the Queen s Birthday Honours of 2013 for significant service to the performing arts particularly as a conductor to music education and to the community 9 Bernard Heinze Memorial Award Edit The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia Year Nominee work Award Result1991 John Hopkins Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award awardedReferences Edit a b It s an Honour OBE Retrieved 11 June 2013 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra National Youth Orchestra official Homepage Archived 2009 08 21 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e Sametz Phillip Play On 60 Years of Music Making with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra ABC Books Sydney 1992 a b c d O Sullivan Mark The Biggest Mind Bending Event So Far Music Performance in Sydney 1932 1994 Sydney University Honours Thesis 1994 Sculthorpe Peter Sun Music ABC Books Sydney 1999 p 81 Australian Music Centre Retrieved 3 October 2013 Tributes Herald Sun 3 October 2013 Retrieved 3 October 2013 The Age 3 October 2013 Retrieved 3 October 2013 It s an Honour AM Retrieved 2 October 2013External links EditHistory of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hopkins conductor amp oldid 1128697758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
