Red Dirt Hymns

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Red Dirt Hymns

Bowral Memorial Hall 16-24 Bendooley St,, Bowral, NSW
A living songbook more than four years in the making, Red Dirt Hymns brings together the words of sixteen contemporary Australian writers, poets, essayists, and folksingers. Born in a time of fire, darkness, grief and loss, and then fragile, tender hope, these hymns are songs of awe and praise, not…
Sing the World

Canticum Chamber Choir: Sing the World

Sandgate Town Hall Cliff and Seymour St, Sandgate, QLD, Australia
Enjoy a feast of uplifting, dramatic, and inspiring choral music from around the globe and through the ages. Canticum Chamber Choir, with conductor Emily Cox AM, performs works by Lauridsen, Poulenc, Gibbons, Elgar and others, and features works by Brisbane-based composers Phillip Gearing, and Joseph Twist, whose recently-commissioned "Let me…

Co-ordinating Italian Committee: Opera Primavera

Norwood Concert Hall 175 The Parade, Norwood, SA, Australia
Opera is magic! Come and enjoy one of the highlights of the Adelaide Italian Festival – Opera Primavera – with a quartet of magnificent singers presenting an entertaining program of Italian arias, duets and ensembles by great composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo, Donizetti, Rossini and more. Sydney soprano Imogen-Faith…
Red Dirt Hymns

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Red Dirt Hymns

The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
A living songbook more than four years in the making, Red Dirt Hymns brings together the words of sixteen contemporary Australian writers, poets, essayists, and folksingers. Born in a time of fire, darkness, grief and loss, and then fragile, tender hope, these hymns are songs of awe and praise, not…

Daniel Njegich: West to West

Hayside Gallery 484 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Captured by Australian photographer Daniel Njegich, West to West is a photographic journey through the dust, sweat, and solitude of two wild frontiers, the rugged cattle country of Western Australia and the high plains of Colorado. This collection captures the spirit of the cowboy and cattlemen, men and women shaped…
Celestial Choral Baroque

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra: Celestial Choral Baroque

QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
Strings and choir unite! In an otherworldly collaboration with one of Australia’s newest choirs, expect to be uplifted with this achingly beautiful music, both old and new. This otherworldly collaboration sees strings and choir unite with one of Australia’s newest choirs, based right here in Brisbane! One Equal Music joins…

Daniel Njegich: West to West

Hayside Gallery 484 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Captured by Australian photographer Daniel Njegich, West to West is a photographic journey through the dust, sweat, and solitude of two wild frontiers, the rugged cattle country of Western Australia and the high plains of Colorado. This collection captures the spirit of the cowboy and cattlemen, men and women shaped…
A Certain Slant of Light

Operantics: A Certain Slant of Light

Mosman Art Gallery 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman, NSW, Australia
"There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons – That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes –" Emily Dickinson spent most of her life in a single room, but her imagination has reached far beyond 19th century Amherst. In her solitude, she penned nearly 1,800 poems—fleeting, enigmatic, and profound—capturing…

Daniel Njegich: West to West

Hayside Gallery 484 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA, Australia
Captured by Australian photographer Daniel Njegich, West to West is a photographic journey through the dust, sweat, and solitude of two wild frontiers, the rugged cattle country of Western Australia and the high plains of Colorado. This collection captures the spirit of the cowboy and cattlemen, men and women shaped…
Women’s Voices Unite in Song

Hummingsong Choirs: Hummingsong Choirs

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Experience the power and beauty of women’s choirs as 1300 voices unite across two unforgettable concerts. Featuring breathtaking choral arrangements from around the world accompanied by chamber strings and jazz trio. The inspiring voices of Hummingsong Choirs will soar under the sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House in this…

Coolamon Singers: Ceremony of Carols

St Augustine's Catholic Church cnr McLean & Tweed St, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
The Coolamon Singers, known for their thoughtful repertoire and expressive artistry, offers a captivating Christmas season, which spotlights the music of Benjamin Britten. At the heart of the program is A Ceremony of Carols, together with A Hymn to the Virgin and The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard.…

MacquarieSingers: Pulse

Turramurra Uniting Church 10 Turramurra Ave, Turramurra, NSW, Australia
Macquarie Singers presents Pulse, a dynamic choral performance that brings together vibrant, rhythm-driven music with a strong pulse. This concert will feature dance-inspired compositions and diverse sounds from across the globe. Interwoven with some more reflective work, the concert will ring with lively energy. Conducted by Dr Philip Eames with…

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