• Melodies of the Vast Minority

    Tarab Ensemble: Melodies of the Vast Minority

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    In time of division and fear, we are the vast minority that do not make it to everyday news. Unveiling the treasures of the music of the Arab world, 'Melodies of The Vast Minority' is a 70-minute concert of a variety of Arabic music styles as an artistic response to…

    The Marais Project: Baroque & Beyond

    The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre 30 Eton St, Sutherland, NSW, Australia
    Take a fascinating musical trip across the globe – without leaving home – as The Marais Project presents songs and instrumental music from England, France, Italy, Germany, and Sweden. The programme features music by well know giants of the baroque era such as Bach, Monteverdi, and Purcell, alongside works by…

    Muses Trio: 10 Years

    Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Muses Trio presents an exquisite selection of music from their latest album 10 Years, celebrating their first decade together. Since their debut in 2013, the Muses have committed to bringing women composers, their works and personal stories into the spotlight. 10 Years celebrates over a decade of the trio’s advocacy…

    Australia Ensemble: Concert 4

    Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW 9 High St, Kensington, NSW, Australia
    Blown away by a performance of Mozart’s Gran partita, the 36-year old Dvořák was inspired to write one his own most joyful and extrovert works, the Serenade, Op.44, performed in this concert by the Ensemble with guest artists from Melbourne. It is pure Dvořák, with reference to Czech dances and…
    Melodies of the Vast Minority

    Tarab Ensemble: Melodies of the Vast Minority

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    In time of division and fear, we are the vast minority that do not make it to everyday news. Unveiling the treasures of the music of the Arab world, 'Melodies of The Vast Minority' is a 70-minute concert of a variety of Arabic music styles as an artistic response to…

    Canberra Symphony Orchestra: Rhythm and Rites

    Albert Hall, Yarralumla 100 Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT, Australia
    A ceremony of sound worlds sacred and surprising, celebrating the breadth and richness of percussion. The drum is among the oldest instruments on earth, used in sacred rites and celebrations, for war and for dancing. The percussion family has grown to encompass a countless array of instruments, a handful of which are on show in this glittering program…

    Festival of Chamber Music: The Language of Trees

    Christchurch, South Yarra Cnr Punt and Toorak Roads, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
    Mozart wrote only one piece of chamber music for the oboe and no player would miss an opportunity to perform it! Join Stephanie Dixon and The Fidelio Quartet on a journey through a garden of delights, with Lee Bradshaw’s wistful oboe quartet The Language of Trees and Mozart’s exquisite Oboe…
    Australia Fair?

    Flinders Quartet: Australia Fair?

    Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC, Australia
    “As we celebrate our 25th anniversary we are reflecting on our identity as an Australian chamber ensemble. In this program we have chosen three works in which the composers were likely pondering similar questions. It is a joy to return to the powerful and evocative work, Bungaree, which the quartet…
    Sundays by the Lake

    Ensemble Q: Piano Quintets

    University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD, Australia
    The series finishes with the universally loved Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major Op 44 and the exquisitely lyrical Piano Quintet No 1 in A minor Op 30 by French composer Louise Farrenc, which adds a new soundworld by replacing the 2nd violin with double bass
    Conversations in Counterpoint

    Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Conversations in Counterpoint

    St Pauls' Anglican Church, East Brisbane 554 Vulture Street East, East Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    This concert showcases a rich tapestry of music for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord by Telemann, JS Bach and Buxtehude, where the viola da gamba takes an equal and expressive role in the musical dialogue. The concert also features Purcell’s sublime aria Music for a While, alongside Vivaldi’s radiant…
    Voice, Rejoice!

    Salut! Baroque: Voice, Rejoice!

    Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    The versatility of the voice has fascinated composers through the ages, from its purest form to its most virtuosic. This concert presents music of extraordinary variety and exquisite beauty – from the rhythms and colours of Spanish song, the majesty of the German choral tradition, the refinement of French opera,…