Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert – French Guise

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Works by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Henri Desmarets, André Campra, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Barbara Strozzi capture a musical expression of the life and times of Julie d’Aubigny, the 17th-century French sword-fighting opera singer. Today’s concert also includes the premiere of She Who Sings Strange Songs – a new song cycle by…
Beethoven’s Eighth

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven’s Eighth

Berry Uniting Church Hall 71-77 Albert St, Berry, NSW, Australia
Ah, those summer nights in Eastern Europe, 1812. A week after Napoleon invades Russia, Ludwig van Beethoven almost certainly says “Yes, tonight Josephine” to the love of his life, the unhappily married and recently jilted but socially impossible match, Countess Jozefina Brunszvik. Three days later he pours forth - with…
Convergence Concert Series by Hamed Sadeghi

Hamed Sadeghi: Convergence Concert Series by Hamed Sadeghi

Paddington Uniting Church 395 Oxford Street, Paddington, NSW, Australia
Multi-award-winning tar player and composer, Hamed Sadeghi, presents the Convergence concert series. The series of three acts featuring renowned and emerging musicians will take place at the stage of the Paddington Uniting Church on 24, 30, and 31 October. Standing individually, all three acts make up a clearer image of…
The Infinite Quality of Nature

Ronan Apcar: The Infinite Quality of Nature

Tempo Rubato 34 Breese St, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
Long before and long after our time on Earth, nature follows its never-ending course. The plants never stop growing, the seasons never stop changing, and the universe and its planets are forever in motion. Nature operates on a scale of time so large and simultaneously so small, we can't fathom…

Arioso Chamber Ensemble: Conversations in Counterpoint

Cooroy Memorial Hall 23 Maple Street, Cooroy, 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…
The Infinite Quality of Nature

Ronan Apcar: The Infinite Quality of Nature

Hayes Street Studio 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Long before and long after our time on Earth, nature follows its never-ending course. The plants never stop growing, the seasons never stop changing, and the universe and its planets are forever in motion. Nature operates on a scale of time so large and simultaneously so small, we can't fathom…

Four Winds: Affinity Quartet

Four Winds Barragga Bay, NSW, Australia
Known for their commitment to new music, Affinity Quartet will perform Incantation in Four Parts by French composer Heloise Werner and Movement for String Quartet by Australian violist and composer Justin Williams, a rising voice in Australian composition in the acoustically pristine Windsong Pavillion. The program concludes with Debussy’s String…
Editor's Choice UKARIA Chamberfest

UKARIA: Concert Five | Ever Yours

Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
Celebrating 20 years together, the four members of Brooklyn Rider are back at UKARIA with this survey of the string quartet tradition. Built around core works by Haydn, Beethoven, JS Bach and Schoenberg, their thematic programming promises to examine democracy and citizenship, including a visit to the pre-WWI world of Der…

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