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…
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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;…

Musica Viva Australia: Chroma String Quartet

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
The Chroma String Quartet return to the Concourse with a last and a first: Mendelssohn’s heart-breakingly beautiful final string quartet, and the world premiere of brilliant Australian composer Jakub Jankowski’s String Quartet No. 1.
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Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: In Bach’s Orbit

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fifth year, the BCMF has fast become one of this country’s premier events, attracting music buffs to the idyllic Blue Mountains village. The three-day program includes a Baroque recital by American countertenor Reginald Mobley (see page 44) with Bach Akademie Australia; a program of duets pairing musicians…

Brisbane Chamber Choir: Reincarnations

St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City, QLD
This ANZAC Day, experience a powerful and uplifting evening of choral music with the Brisbane Chamber Choir, joined by special guest Umberto Clerici. Featuring Samuel Barber’s Reincarnations and Howard Goodall’s In Memoriam Anne Frank, this moving program marks the 80th anniversary of the close of WWII. The singing cello of…
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Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Morning Duets

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fifth year, the BCMF has fast become one of this country’s premier events, attracting music buffs to the idyllic Blue Mountains village. The three-day program includes a Baroque recital by American countertenor Reginald Mobley (see page 44) with Bach Akademie Australia; a program of duets pairing musicians…
Editor's Choice

Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Afternoon Duets

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fifth year, the BCMF has fast become one of this country’s premier events, attracting music buffs to the idyllic Blue Mountains village. The three-day program includes a Baroque recital by American countertenor Reginald Mobley (see page 44) with Bach Akademie Australia; a program of duets pairing musicians…

Vocalective: Music She Wrote

Darwin Memorial Uniting Church 78 Smith Street, Darwin, NT, Australia
A choral concert by Vocalective conducted by Michael Loughlin celebrating Music written by women composers including a new work written for Vocalective by Darwin composer, Cathy Applegate.

Shaumet Music: Art Songs

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
This concert invites the audience on a journey through the world of art songs, featuring works from Italian, German, English, and Chinese traditions. Italian art songs showcase flowing melodies and stunning vocal lines, embodying bel canto elegance. German Lieder blend poetry with expressive melodies and dramatic piano to evoke deep…
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Blackheath Chamber Music Festival: Take Twelve

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fifth year, the BCMF has fast become one of this country’s premier events, attracting music buffs to the idyllic Blue Mountains village. The three-day program includes a Baroque recital by American countertenor Reginald Mobley (see page 44) with Bach Akademie Australia; a program of duets pairing musicians…

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