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    • Australian National Academy of Music: Steve Reich Sextet

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    American composer Steve Reich is celebrated in this specially curated performance at the Abbotsford Convent. The ANAM Percussion cohort are joined by their colleagues in the ANAM Piano department to present a trio of works, highlighting and sharing the versatility of their craft. Aiming to breach the limitations of the…

    • Australian National Academy of Music: 30th Gala with Simone Young

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Needing no introduction, Simone Young AM returns to conduct the full forces of the ANAM Orchestra in the Australian National Academy of Music's 30th birthday celebration. This one-night-only gala concert features some of the most distinct music of our time, culminating in the glistening sounds of Richard Strauss at the…

    Australian National Academy of Music: The Alchemy of Alban Berg

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Please note that in a change to the previously advertised program, Roger Benedict will be conducting the Kammerkonzert, rather than Jeffrey Means. We thank you for your understanding. Please note that the repertoire remains the same.  ANAM musicians embark on a performance tracing and uncovering the musical world of Alban…

    Australian National Academy of Music: ANAM Percussion: Silence and Sound

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Please note that in a change to the previously advertised program, Eugene Ughetti will be performing with ANAM Percussion rather than Jeffrey Means. We thank you for your understanding. Please note that the repertoire remains the same.  Founding artist director of Speak Percussion and conductor, Eugene Ughetti joins ANAM Percussion…

    • Australian National Academy of Music: Sacred – Mystery of Chorales

    The Good Shepherd Chapel 1 St Heliers St,, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Let ANAM’s musicians guide you as you wind your way through this mystical tour of sacred music that spans brass, strings and even the mighty organ housed within the Good Shepherd Chapel. Whether through Messiaen or Mahler; Beethoven, Bach, Brahms or Bruckner, devote this time to contemplate the divine, and…

    Australian National Academy of Music: ELISION: Sorcerer

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    The culimination of a three-year residency at ANAM, ELISION Ensemble returns with a program that captures the precision, intensity and imagination that define their work. Recognised as Australia’s leading new music ensemble, ELISION unites musicians based across Europe, the United States and Australia, known for their technical mastery and commitment…

    Australian National Academy of Music: ELISION & ANAM

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    This program begins with Milica Djordjević's Nalet, introducing a gripping and persevering energy as the ensemble pushes determinedly against an unseen resistance, delineative of Djordjević's struggle when composing this piece. Xenakis puts a spin on the sound an orchestra can create in Jalons, each movement developing upon rhythmic construction and…

    Australian National Academy of Music: The Spanish Piano

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    ANAM Pianos bring the colours of Spain to the Abbotsford Convent in a wonderfully intimate performance of Romantic Spanish repertoire. Tonight’s program is an ode to the Spanish greats, offering a vivid snapshot of their works. Journey across the Iberian Peninsula with Enrique Granados and see through the eyes of…

    • Australian National Academy of Music: In Conversation with Claire Edwardes

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Claire Edwardes OAM — described as Australia’s “sorceress of percussion” (City News, Canberra) — is the only artist to have received the APRA Art Music Luminary Award four times. A charismatic percussion virtuoso, Claire moves fluidly between her roles as Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring (Australia’s leading new music ensemble),…

    Australian National Academy of Music: A Journey Through Our Time with Ensemble Offspring

    Abbotsford Convent 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Ensemble Offspring joins ANAM musicians for a program curated by Artistic Director, Claire Edwardes OAM. A Journey Through Our Time brings together music written by composers from different corners of the world, many of whom have worked closely with the ensemble. From Nardi Simpson’s Wilga’s Last Dance, based on the…
    Clara & Robert

    Australian National Academy of Music: Clara & Robert

    The Good Shepherd Chapel 1 St Heliers St,, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Perhaps one of the most iconic couples in the realm of classical music, Robert and Clara Schumann were both celebrated musicians in their own right – admired in their lifetime and revered in the present. Clara’s public career was more as a pianist and Robert’s a composer but within the…
    Clara & Robert

    Australian National Academy of Music: Clara & Robert

    The Good Shepherd Chapel 1 St Heliers St,, Abbotsford, VIC, Australia
    Perhaps one of the most iconic couples in the realm of classical music, Robert and Clara Schumann were both celebrated musicians in their own right – admired in their lifetime and revered in the present. Clara’s public career was more as a pianist and Robert’s a composer but within the…