Wesley Music Centre: Harp and Flute

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Hear new sounds and exciting world premiere performances! Laura Chislett, flute, joins Alice Giles in first performances of duo works by Edward Cowie and Gerard Brophy; the premiere of Harlequin Dances for solo harp by Edward Cowie; other contemporary works for solo harp including Harp Body Her Body by Mary Doumany…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: De Fez a Jerez

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
Born in the enchanting ancient city of Fez, Morocco, vocalist Lamiae Naki and her ensemble Seffarine bring to life the vibrant musical heritage of the Straits of Gibraltar. This historical crossroads, where African, Arabic, and European cultures converge, saw a golden age from the 9th to the 15th centuries when…
Handel Concertos

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Handel Concertos

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
This program opens with the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, in essence a one-movement concerto for two oboes, and includes a concerto for harp, another for organ, and two of the great Concerti Grossi, Opus 6. All of these works achieved immediate popularity in their time and have continued to hold their…

Chimera Ensemble: Clarinet Quintets

St Mary's Anglican Church 9 Ridge St, South Perth, WA, Australia
Lush chamber music for clarinet and string quartet by Brahms and others with Geoff Bourgault (clarinet), Rebecca Glorie (violin), Andrea Mendham (violin), Sally Boud (viola) & Melinda Forsythe (cello). Tickets available at trybooking or at the door - tap to pay available Light refreshments provided. St MARY's is an accessible…

Mosman Art Gallery: Pastoral Fantasies – A Baroque Journey through Italy and Germany

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Join us at the Mosman Art Gallery on June 8th at 3pm for "Pastoral Fantasies: A Baroque Journey through Italy and Germany", where we'll take you on a musical exploration of pastoral Italy and Germany in the Baroque era. This intimate concert will feature some of the finest works by…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Variations on a theme: works by Brahms, Mozart, Chopin & Scriabin

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
A spectacular program of the finest works for solo piano by Mozart, Chopin, Scriabin, and Brahms. The moody chromaticism of Mozart’s A-minor Rondo provides a perfect segue into Chopin’s Ballade no. 4, “the most exalted, intense and sublimely powerful of all Chopin’s compositions” (John Ogden). Scriabin’s post-romantic Sonata no. 4…

Hayes Street Studio: Rosie Gallagher and Lee Dionne in recital

Hayes Street Studio 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Hayes Street Studio presents a dynamic recital featuring flautist Rosie Gallagher and pianist Lee Dionne. The duo explores a diverse program of music spanning from Bach’s church’s in Leipzig to tall ships on the Atlantic, traveling around the world and through time, exploring the flute as an instrument with the…
Ode on St Cecilia’s Day

Ensemble Gombert: Ode on St Cecilia’s Day

St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
In Purcell’s day, St Cecilia, patron saint of music, was celebrated in London with a new work commissioned annually. Perhaps the greatest of all these works is Purcell’s 1692 setting of poetry by Nicholas Brady commencing Hail! Bright Cecilia, and featuring the superb alto solo ’Tis Nature’s Voice, sung in the original performance…

Adelaide Horn Jam: Encore, My Good Sir

Scots Church Adelaide 237 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Hear the Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Lin Jiang, in recital with Adelaide's Stringybark Quartet (Emma Perkins, Belinda Gehlert, Linda Garrett, and Gemma Phillips), Emma Gregan (horn), and Jamie Cock (piano) - performing works by Bach, Cherubini, Beethoven, and Melbourne-based composer Thaddeus Huang.

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Cinderella

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Step into a magical realm where Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” dances with new life. Let Inventi Ensemble sweep you off your feet with their enchanting performance, weaving together the timeless tale with Sally Whitwell’s captivating composition. Like Cinderella’s transformation at the stroke of midnight, experience a symphonic metamorphosis that transports you through…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…

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