Name: Con Ball 2025: Velvet Moon
Start: 2025-11-13T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-13T13:00:00+11:00
Location: The Refectory: University Of Sydney

The Sydney Conservatorium Students’ Association is keen to present its annual gala, celebrating 110 years of the Sydney Conservatorium:
🌙 𝐂𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 🌙
Ever since it birthed the Australian Jazz Renaissance over 50 years ago with the introduction of the country's first tertiary degree in jazz studies, Sydney Con has been the hub of all kinds of jazz music in the Harbour City.
It was under the Director, Rex Hobcroft, and the Foundation Head of Jazz Studies, Howie Smith, that the Con expanded its professional offerings far beyond the initial classical instruction of its founding — something to which the founding Director himself, Henri Verbrugghen, didn't even stick for very long at all.
It's with this legacy in mind that we take inspiration from the classic by Edgar de Lange and Josef Myrow (and popularised by trumpeter Harry James), Velvet Moon, and welcome you to join us in celebrating over a century and a decade of virtuosity in diversity.
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Thursday, 13th of November
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 19:00-23:00
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The Refectory, Holme Building, University of Sydney Union
𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬: https://events.humanitix.com/con-ball-2025-velvet-moon
Please note that this event will be strictly 18+.
If you have any general questions, feel free to contact Major Social Director, Lilly Tidswell at [email protected].
⚜️ 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚜️
🎶 Live jazz bands and DJs throughout the night
🍴 6 cold/warm canapés and 2 substantive canapés
🍸 Cocktail upon arrival
🍾 Bottomless wine, beer, and soft drinks
📸 Photobooth and professional photographer
🏆 Annual Association awards
🎟️ 𝑻𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🎟️
Tickets are open to the public, so even if one doesn't study at the Conservatorium of Music or the University of Sydney, they are able to attend the Ball.
𝙏𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨
𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 — $140 — 23 September
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 — $150 — 30 September
𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 — $160 — 21 October
All ticket sales end on the 3rd of November.
𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙏𝙞𝙭
𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲 — $70 by application — applications close on 26 October
There will be a large number of equity tickets available for those students who would find it difficult to afford a full-price ticket. These are open to all students, regardless of their socio-economic background. Applications can be made at the link below:
https://forms.gle/3jHMZbnQUxi64dub7
If you have any questions, please contact the Equity Director, Cara Eccleston at [email protected] (all correspondence is confidential).
𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐓𝐢𝐱 — $70
Mobtix are automatically available for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia; as well as Māori and Pasifika people from other countries.
If you have any questions, please contact the First Nations Director, Katelyn Hussin at [email protected], or Pasifka Officer Hugo Ceran-Jerusalemy at [email protected].