The Song Company: Hark!

St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Wollongong 36 Harbour St, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Start the festive season with well-loved carols and heart-melting harmonies. A Christmas concert for the whole family to enjoy together in Sydney and Wollongong. The Song Company Christmas Carol program Hark! will be presented three times in Sydney and for the first in Wollongong.

The Parish Church of St James’ King Street: AYO Momentum Ensemble with The Choir of St James’ Church

St James Church, Sydney 173 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
AYO’s Momentum Ensemble will join forces with Choir of St James’ for a unique program of choral, wind and brass repertoire at St James’ Church on Saturday 2 December. Conductor Warren Trevelyan-Jones will lead this exciting concert of rarely performed repertoire including Ottorino Respighi’s Lauda Per La Nativita del Signore…

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Baroque Banquet: Vivaldi, Handel, Praetorius, Susato

St Alban's Anglican Church, Epping 3 Pembroke St, Epping, NSW, Australia
Experience the virtuosity and spicy flair of Vivaldi’s La Cetra and intricate duets from Handel’s Concerti Grossi Op. 6, in Camerata Academica of the Antipodes’ new concert Baroque Banquet. Musical masterpieces from the Baroque combine with Renaissance dance music from Susato and Praetorius, and the serenity of Dowland and Campion,…

The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir: The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir present ‘Gloria!’

St Stephen's Uniting Church, Sydney 197 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Glory be to Gloria! Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir is presents Gloria! in a spectacular end-of-year concert. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir (SGLC) are celebrating all things Gloria – not just in excelsis Deo, but also in pop songs titled Gloria, artists named Gloria – well, you get the idea.…
Event Series A Christmas Fanfare

Melbourne Bach Choir: A Christmas Fanfare

St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton 228 New St, Brighton, VIC, Australia
Melbourne Bach Choir welcomes the Christmas season with A Christmas Fanfare – a concert of choral pieces by composers from Sweelink to Pinkham via Palestrina, Poulenc, Britten and more, of course including Bach. Well-known carols are programmed for audience participation. Brass and organ accompaniments.

Music on the Terrace: Music on the Lawn – St. George’s College Consort

Government House Western Australia 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
This concert features a popular and light-hearted program of a cappella singing by the brilliant young voices of the St George’s College Consort. From folk tunes to jazz classics with a bit of barbershop and a dash of light-hearted humour thrown in, this relaxed, family-friendly concert will be presented in an informal picnic format.

Heidelberg Choral Society: Handel’s Messiah

Performing Arts Center, Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Cnr Noel St and Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe, VIC, Australia
Composed in 1741, and premiered in Dublin in 1742, Handel’s Messiah remains a much-loved oratorio and the single most-performed piece of classical music worldwide. Part German passion, English church anthem and Italian opera, Messiah traces the life of Jesus Christ in music that is dramatic, effective, profoundly touching and deeply…

Australian Chamber Choir: Baroque Christmas

Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
In this fabulously entertaining hour of music for the Christmas season, the ACC8 treats you to a historical ‘pick of the pops’, from the late 1400s to the end of the Baroque period and beyond, including works from their Baroque Christmas CD. The possibilities are endless, so the program will be strikingly…

City of Darwin: Carols by Candlelight

George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens The Gardens, NT, Australia
Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas at the City of Darwin Carols by Candlelight on 3 December Pack a rug, round up the troops and enjoy a night of music under the stars. Darwin's Amphitheatre will glow with candlelight as it fills with the festive sounds of the Woolworths…

Brisbane Music Festival: Festival Gala #3

FourthWall Arts Suite 4, 540 Queen St, Brisbane City, QLD, Australia
In a BMF first, this intoxicating triple-bill features three operatic, theatrical works: Gian Carlo Menotti's The Telephone, Francis Poulenc's Le bal masqué and the world premiere of Alex Raineri and Finnian Idriss's Staged.
Event Series Christmas Actually

The Little Red Company: Christmas Actually

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Now in its sixth sparkling year, Green Room Award winner Naomi Price and friends return to stuff your stockings with the music of Love Actually live on stage, wrapped up with a sprig of holly and bucketloads of comedy and charm. Relive the magic musical moments from your favourite festive…
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Maria Callas: A Concert in Hologram

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
See Maria Callas live! Well, almost. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of her birth (as well as EU-Australian cultural relations), the European Union presents the world’s greatest diva in Melbourne for one night only. Combining historical recordings, live music and the holographic wizardry of BASE Xperiential, Callas joins the MSO and maestro Daniel Schlosberg on stage to…

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