Bach Akademie Australia: Collegium Musicum

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman
An atmosphere of musical and scientific enlightenment. In 1702 in Leipzig, Bach’s great friend and colleague Telemann recognised the need for an environment in which his students could perform in public and where musical and academic pursuits could be fostered. The Collegium Musicum was born. When Bach arrived in 1723,…

Bohemian Rhapsody

Salut! Baroque: Bohemian Rhapsody

Wesley Uniting Church Forrest 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, Canberra
“If the Bohemians had the advantages enjoyed by the Italians they would surpass them. They are perhaps the most musical race in all Europe”. Charles Burney (1773) The celebrations for the crowning of Charles VI as King of Bohemia in Prague in 1723 included an opera performance by 200 musicians…
Queer Nights at Nightingale

Nightingale Gallery: Temporality – Queer Nights at Nightingale #2

Nightingale Gallery 909A High St, Armadale
Curated by composer Meta Cohen, Temporality is an evening of music exploring queer historical imagination, ecstatic memory and temporal dislocation. Featuring internationally celebrated artists Jessica Aszodi (mezzo-soprano), Rachael Joyce (soprano) and Coady Green (piano), this program slips between centuries, moving through fractured timelines and imagined encounters with the past. At…