A worthy recipient … Albury Hume member Stephen was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in this year’s Australia Day honours for services to the performing arts. Stephen is the Chief Executive Officer of the Murray Conservatorium of Music, a major provider of Music education and performance for the region. Stephen has been  regional conservatorium CEO for over 16 years. Some of his achievements over this period have included securing an additional $2.41 million in recurrent funding for a state wide program and the formation of the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums, representing over 30,000 students and 600 staff. As CEO, Stephen has reinvigorated the Murray Conservatorium from being technically insolvent to now having investment accounts totalling in excess of $400,000. Stephen has also implemented the Music in the Gardens series with Albury City which attracts 12,000 audience members to six separate concerts each year … a venture in which Albury Hume is also involved with catering