Australian Vocal Ensemble: Thought is Surrounded by a Halo

The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
Four of Australia’s finest vocalists bring the words of one of the nation’s most revered poets, Gwen Harwood, to life through new Australian compositions that listen closely to the emotional and philosophical worlds within her texts. This song cycle features new works commissioned and composed for AVÉ by Stephen Leek,…

Australian Baroque: Vivaldi’s Seasons

His Majesty's Theatre, Perth Perth, WA, Australia
Join us at His Majesty's Theatre this August for a celebration of Vivaldi, in collaboration with West Australian Opera. A stunning program of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and sublime arias inspired by nature, performed by two of Australia’s finest vocalists.
Renaissance Requiem

Australian Chamber Choir: Renaissance Requiem

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
For modern concert-goers, the term Requiem conjures up works by Mozart, Berlioz, Verdi and Britten, all of whom used considerable orchestral and choral resources to depict heaven, hell and the last judgement. The Missa pro defunctis, composed by Tomás Luis Victoria is a requiem of a very different kind. This work succeeds…

Whistling Kite New Music: Home

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens The Gardens, NT, Australia
A stunning new program of contemporary chamber music which asks us to find new ways to see and hear the places we call home. Home features music by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw and original work by Whistling Kite New Music members Nick Yates and Netanela Mizrahi. Since its debut…
Darwin Port Bandstand

Darwin Festival: Darwin Port Bandstand

Festival Park, Darwin 13 Harry Chan Ave, Darwin, NT, Australia
Your free live music fix in Festival Park Meet friends and family for a bite to eat and enjoy a nightly musical showcase of the many cultures of this city. Settle in for smooth tunes from musical mover and shaker Erin Conart and her band The Conartists, get down to…
Darwin Port Bandstand

Darwin Festival: Darwin Port Bandstand

Festival Park, Darwin 13 Harry Chan Ave, Darwin, NT, Australia
Your free live music fix in Festival Park Meet friends and family for a bite to eat and enjoy a nightly musical showcase of the many cultures of this city. Settle in for smooth tunes from musical mover and shaker Erin Conart and her band The Conartists, get down to…
Free Community Choir Workshops

Cheep Trill: Free Community Choir Workshops

Zillmere Community Centre 54 Handford Rd,, Zillmere, QLD, Australia
Cheep Trill is a music community creating a safe environment for anyone of any experience and ability to come and explore their creativity and musical expression without feeling judged. You are invited to take part in an inclusive and fun choir, led by the brilliant Cheep Trill team with the…
Free Community Choir Workshops

Cheep Trill: Free Community Choir Workshops

Sherwood Uniting Church 706 Sherwood Rd, Sherwood, QLD, Australia
Cheep Trill is a music community creating a safe environment for anyone of any experience and ability to come and explore their creativity and musical expression without feeling judged. You are invited to take part in an inclusive and fun choir, led by the brilliant Cheep Trill team with the…
Darwin Port Bandstand

Darwin Festival: Darwin Port Bandstand

Festival Park, Darwin 13 Harry Chan Ave, Darwin, NT, Australia
Your free live music fix in Festival Park Meet friends and family for a bite to eat and enjoy a nightly musical showcase of the many cultures of this city. Settle in for smooth tunes from musical mover and shaker Erin Conart and her band The Conartists, get down to…
Darwin Port Bandstand

Darwin Festival: Darwin Port Bandstand

Festival Park, Darwin 13 Harry Chan Ave, Darwin, NT, Australia
Your free live music fix in Festival Park Meet friends and family for a bite to eat and enjoy a nightly musical showcase of the many cultures of this city. Settle in for smooth tunes from musical mover and shaker Erin Conart and her band The Conartists, get down to…

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs: Lost Birds

White Bay Power Station Robert St, Rozelle, NSW, Australia
This spring, the Chamber Singers head to Sydney’s historic White Bay Power Station for a powerful concert inspired by the natural world. Christopher Tin’s Lost Birds is an ‘extinction elegy’. Taking poems by women such as Emily Dickinson and Christina Rossetti, who saw their pastoral society transformed into an industrial one, Tin has…
Renaissance Requiem

Australian Chamber Choir: Renaissance Requiem

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park 210-218 Richardson St, Middle Park, VIC, Australia
For modern concert-goers, the term Requiem conjures up works by Mozart, Berlioz, Verdi and Britten, all of whom used considerable orchestral and choral resources to depict heaven, hell and the last judgement. The Missa pro defunctis, composed by Tomás Luis Victoria is a requiem of a very different kind. This work succeeds…

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