One Equal Music: Woman Divine

St Brigid's Church, Red Hill 78 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill, QLD, Australia
Discover the extraordinary legacy of women in choral music with Woman Divine, a concert celebrating the brilliance of female composers across the centuries. From the ethereal chant of Hildegard von Bingen to the Romantic ideals of Clara Schumann, to the contemporary vibrancy of Caroline Shaw, Cecilia McDowall, and Joanna Marsh,…

Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Festival Statesmen Chorus

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide, SA, Australia
After 16 years of a cappella magic, the Festival Statesmen Chorus returns home to Adelaide for a one-night-only celebration of their musical journey. These local legends have toured the world, bringing together a blend of a cappella covers and high-energy entertainment to audiences everywhere. With a setlist packed with 80s, 90s,…
Nobuntu

Melbourne Recital Centre: Nobuntu

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Hailing from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu is an internationally acclaimed all-female a cappella quartet lauded for their ‘rich voices and exhilarating rhythms’ (Sarasota Herald-Tribune). Making their Australian debut at Melbourne Recital Centre, their inventive performances range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz and Gospel music. Representing a new generation of young African…
Nobuntu

Melbourne Recital Centre: Nobuntu

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Hailing from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu is an internationally acclaimed all-female a cappella quartet lauded for their ‘rich voices and exhilarating rhythms’ (Sarasota Herald-Tribune). Making their Australian debut at Melbourne Recital Centre, their inventive performances range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz and Gospel music. Representing a new generation of young African…
Garden of Earthly Delights

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Garden of Earthly Delights

Wollongong Art Gallery 46 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
A garden teeming with temptation and desire, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych “De tuin der lusten”. Baffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure (not to mention generations of art critics) Bosch’s Garden of…
Garden of Earthly Delights

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Garden of Earthly Delights

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A garden teeming with temptation and desire, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych “De tuin der lusten”. Baffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure (not to mention generations of art critics) Bosch’s Garden of…

Melbourne Recital Centre: Nobuntu

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Hailing from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu is an internationally acclaimed all-female a cappella quartet lauded for their ‘rich voices and exhilarating rhythms’ (Sarasota Herald-Tribune). Making their Australian debut at Melbourne Recital Centre, their inventive performances range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz and Gospel music. Representing a new generation of young African…

Sydney Eisteddfod: Choral Championships Final

The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
Showcasing heavenly voices of choirs of all ages, the Sydney Eisteddfod Choral Championships delight audiences with the power of singing. Don’t miss your chance to hear some of the best choirs in Australia performing in front of leading Australian choral experts, with participants chosen from the choral events throughout the…
Editor's Choice

Festival of Voices: The Big Sing

PW1 Castray Esplanade, TAS, Australia
This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…
Editor's Choice Aphrodite

Sydney Chamber Opera: Aphrodite

Carriageworks Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sydney’s contemporary opera powerhouse teams up with Omega Ensemble to present the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Aphrodite. The American composer and Australian playwright Laura Lethlean take a look at the beauty industry and how it has been influenced by the Greek goddess of love and fertility. If to be…
Editor's Choice

Festival of Voices: The Power of Harmony: Opening Celebration

Hobart City Hall 57-63 Macquarie Street,, Hobart, TAS, Australia
This year, the Festival of Voices celebrates its 20th anniversary with what it calls its "biggest program yet": as its centrepiece, Verdi's Requiem will see its first Tasmanian performance in 40 years under the baton of UK  conductor David Lawrence. Other festival highlights include ensembles The Australian Voices, Germany's Sjaella,…
The Parts We Give

Blush Opera: The Parts We Give

ESCAC 34 Burton St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Step into the sonic future with the world premiere of The Parts We Give, a bold new hyperpop song-cycle by Australian-Chinese composer Christine Pan. This genre-blending, high-voltage performance rips apart the seams of classical tradition and stitches them back together with glitchy synths, distorted vocals, and raw emotional power. Didi…

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