Music and Mindfulness

Australian Baroque: Music and Mindfulness

School of Practical Philosophy, Burswood 13 Teague St, Burswood, WA, Australia
Immerse yourself in a transformative series of concerts that blend exquisite Baroque music with guided mindfulness exercises. Presented by Australian Baroque in collaboration with the School of Practical Philosophy, each concert features one of three presenters who will guide you through mindful listening, creating a deeper and more enriching connection…
Utzon Music

Sydney Opera House: Timeless – A Journey in Persian Classical Music

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australia is fortunate to have a rich diaspora of remarkable musicians educated in the intricacies of Classical Persian music. Three in our midst — Vahideh Eisaie (qanan), Pegah Kheirdoush (kamancheh and ghaychak) and Sohrab Kolahdooz (percussion) — are joined by distinguished Tehran-based colleagues Saba Pashaee (voice) and Hamid Khansari (oud)…

Art Song Canberra: From Argentina With Love

Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest (Wesley Music Centre) 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia
Andrew Blanch is one of Australia’s top guitarists, famously trained in Canberra. On this occasion Andrew returns to Canberra after successfully touring through the Americas with the Argentinian singer Maria Eugenia Nieva. Born in Mendoza, Maria Eugenia embodies the broad range of Argentina’s singing traditions, as enticing and fiery as…
Moonstruck

Ensemble Offspring: Moonstruck

Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC
Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the border between cabaret and concert, acting and singing. And we’re pitting it against a long form…

Sydney Chamber Choir: Connections

Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1 Conservatorium Rd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Celebrate the rich diversity of human wisdom as we explore the great traditions of sacred music, reflected and refracted through time and place. This concert embraces the passionate solemnity of the Renaissance, the lush harmonies of the Romantics, the transcendent beauty of the Baltic composers, plus three intensely dramatic Australian…

Sydney Opera House: Timeless – A Journey in Persian Classical Music

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Classical Persian music in all its elegance and refinement, played by international and Australian virtuosi: Vahideh Eisaie, Pegah Kheirdoush, Sohrab Kolahdooz, with Saba Pashaee and Hamid Khansari. Australia is fortunate to have a rich diaspora of remarkable musicians educated in the intricacies of Classical Persian music. Three in our midst —…
Melode D’ Amore

Pacific Chamber Players: Trio Sole presents Melode D’ Amore

Caloundra Uniting Church 56c Queen Street, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
Fall in love with opera’s most beloved arias and Neapolitan favourites as Trio Sole makes its debut with Melodie D’Amore — a concert series celebrating the passion, elegance, and emotional power of classical voice and piano. Trio Sole features soprano Vanessa West, Neapolitan tenor Raffaele Pierno, and pianist Janet Brewer.…
Quartz – Schubert’s Death and the Maiden

Melbourne Recital Centre: Quartz – Schubert’s Death and the Maiden

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The fifth movement of Australian composer Richard Meale’s String Quartet No.2 has long had a life of its own. Dedicated to the recent loss of a dear friend, Meale’s Cantilena Pacifica achieved stand-alone fame for its lyrical violin stretching mournfully over a gentle accompaniment. Named after, and taking inspiration from, a song…
Trio Isimsiz

Musica Viva Australia: Trio Isimsiz

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
In its first Australian tour, Trio Isimsiz performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire, Schubert’s colossal Piano Trio No. 1 and Brahms’ passionate Piano Trio, alongside an exciting new voice, the ‘ear-beguiling and strikingly inventive’ Francisco Coll.
Quartz – Schubert’s Death and the Maiden

Melbourne Recital Centre: Quartz – Schubert’s Death and the Maiden

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
The fifth movement of Australian composer Richard Meale’s String Quartet No.2 has long had a life of its own. Dedicated to the recent loss of a dear friend, Meale’s Cantilena Pacifica achieved stand-alone fame for its lyrical violin stretching mournfully over a gentle accompaniment. Named after, and taking inspiration from, a song…

Musica Viva Australia: Alma Moodie Quartet & Daniel de Borah

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
We welcome the Alma Moodie String Quartet in its Sydney Morning Masters debut alongside pianist Daniel de Borah, performing Erich Korngold's luscious Piano Quintet. This rarely-performed work promises to be a real treat

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