Cyrus Meurant: Songs Without Words

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
An intimate program of music inspired by poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and Countee Cullen. Written during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, All through an empty place I go takes cues from Cullen’s The Loss of Love, whilst the seven-part song cycle Stray Birds (after Tagore) contrasts with themes of healing…
Megalong Music Festival

Megalong Music Festival: Friday Frolic

Megalong Community Hall Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, NSW, Australia
The Megalong Music Festival (MMF) is thrilled to announce its inaugural chamber music concerts, taking place from April 18th to 20th, 2025, in the heart of the Blue Mountains' stunning Gundungurra country. Over the Easter weekend, attendees are invited to escape the hustle and bustle, and immerse themselves in these…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Friday Evening: Gathering

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Saturday Morning: Love

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…
Vigil

Opera Salon Production: Vigil

Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
Pergolesi was 26 years of age and dying when he wrote Stabat Mater, a setting of the 13th century poem about the Virgin Mary as she watched her son on the cross. In our time, when most people have suffered bereavement in their family and friendship group, VIGIL provides an opportunity to…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Saturday Afternoon: Winterreise

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…

Peter Roennfeldt & Friends: In their own words – Easter Vigil Concert

Nazareth Church 12 Hawthorne Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
In their own words is an Easter Vigil Concert directed by Peter Roennfeldt (harpsichord) – with vocalists Rachael Griffin (soprano), Anne Levitsky (soprano), Eleanor Adeney (alto), Tomasz Holownia (tenor), Mattias Lower (tenor) & Matthew Broadbent (bass baritone) and instrumentalists Wayne Brennan (violin), Margaret Connolly (violin), Raquel Bastos (viola), Nicholas Tomkin…

Megalong Music Festival: Saturday Sunset

Megalong Community Hall Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, NSW, Australia
Sumptuous chamber music to soak in the sunset glow as it lights up the Megalong escarpment. In today’s and tomorrow’s programs, music weaves connection across time between the works of the Mendelssohn siblings (Sunday’s program) and those of our contemporary composers, US-based Reena Esmail and Australia’s own Anne Cawrse. Program:
Vigil

Opera Salon Production: Vigil

Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
Pergolesi was 26 years of age and dying when he wrote Stabat Mater, a setting of the 13th century poem about the Virgin Mary as she watched her son on the cross. In our time, when most people have suffered bereavement in their family and friendship group, VIGIL provides an opportunity to…
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Sunday Morning: Transcendence

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…

Megalong Music Festival: Sunday Farewell

Megalong Community Hall Megalong Road, Megalong Valley, NSW, Australia
A bubbly midmorning concert to farewell everyone until next festival.
Editor's Choice Easter Festival

Four Winds: Easter Sunday Afternoon: Song + Dance

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Held over the Easter weekend and curated by pianist Andrea Lam, this concert series brings together violinists Andrew Haveron and Alexandra Osborne, violist Tobias Breider, cellist Mihai Marica, clarinettist Dean Newcomb and tenor Andrew Goodwin. Opening with Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet and Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, the program also includes Schubert’s Winterreise;…

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