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Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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John Hopkins
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Assistant conductor, British Broadcasting Corporation Scottish Orchestra, 1949-1952
Conductor, British Broadcasting Corporation Northern Orchestra, 1952-1957
Conductor, New Zealand National Orchestra (now New Zealand Symphony Orchestra), 1957-1963
Federal Director of Music, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1963-1973
Dean of School of Music, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, 1973-1986
Director, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1986-1991
Hopkins was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen"s Birthday of 1970.
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Hopkins was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen"s Birthday of 1970. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (Department of Administration and Management) in the Queen"s Birthday of 2013 "for significant service to the performing arts, particularly as a conductor, to music education, and to the community".
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Australia