Season Preview: Your guide to the arts in 2024

Maybe it’s something in the country air: Orange Chamber Music Festival (OCMF) always seems to strike a perfect balance in its programming – between much-loved classical works, thrilling contemporary selections and World Premiere works, all played by accomplished performers in unique venues.

From 7–10 March, the 2024 Festival will sprawl across the regional city with seven featured concerts (and two sponsored events) hosted by 13 venues. 

Orange Chamber Music Festival musicians Rachael Kwa, Jay Byrnes and Emily Granger stand on an outdoor staircase with their instruments.

Left to right: Orange Chamber Music Festival musicians Rachael Kwa, Jay Byrnes and Emily Granger. Photo © Aisleen Moxey

Launching the Festival on 7 March, violinist Zoe Freisberg, clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff and pianist Vatche Jambazian band together as a trio in Folk Fables and Pleasures. Celebrating the power of folk music across the world, the program includes works by Stravinksy, Bartök, Schoenfield and more. The voyage is extended further in a late-night Café Concert at...