Multi-tracked mastery Award-winning composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Ade Vincent draws on classical, pop, and electronic traditions, blending genres with intricate, detailed production. His album A.WAKE, written and recorded over two years for release in 2027, was shaped by an upright piano passed from Vincent’s grandfather to his father, and…

Visions of eternity The acclaimed Darlington Quartet join forces with Festival Co-Director Stefan Cassomenos in a quest to the borderless reaches of time and space. The journey begins with Beethoven’s world-changing Sonata in C-sharp minor, subtitled “Quasi una fantasia” — almost a fantasy — now universally revered as his Moonlight…

A Jukebox Opera The exuberant T-Shirt Opera return with their brand new production Swipe Right: A Jukebox Opera, featuring a stellar line-up of Melbourne’s up-and-coming opera performers. Set against the bustling backdrop of modern-day Melbourne is a funny, heartfelt, and gloriously dramatic new opera about love in the age of…

Stars of the South West “Music will save the world – you are a musician, and you must use your art to bring peace and understanding to the world.” — Pablo Casals Experience the brightest and best young performers of the South West as they break the sound barrier in…

Come along and watch Festival artists present masterclasses throughout the weekend. South West Victorian music students are invited to sign up for this opportunity to work closely with renowned musicians in a relaxed and friendly setting. Festival Friends and visitors welcome. Presented with the generous support of Moyne Shire, and…

Constellation of creativity Still ablaze from its Coriole Music Festival premiere in May, Belinda Gehlert’s shimmering quartet Stellar traces the life-cycle of a star as a mirror for the phases of human existence. To Be Human, a seven-part song-cycle for tenor, electric guitar and strings, asks some essential 21st-century questions…

Visceral virtuosity Opening with William Barton’s compositional Gift and dedication to the memory of one’s breath, this ethereal and panoramic work evokes the dawning of time, the wind gently travelling across the earth and rising to the sky, sharing the journey with the eagle. Samuel Barber’s poignantly anthemic Adagio appears…

The art of fusion The Michelle Nicolle Quartet present “The Bach Project”, embracing the music of JS Bach in their signature chamber jazz style. Reimagining these masterworks, they interrogate the art of interpretation and improvisation, blurring the lines and disregarding the stylistic rulebooks, digging deep into the beauty, richness and…

Starring Deon Cameron Discover an unforgettable world of music and imagination with Carnival of the Animals. Music, mischief, and theatrical sparkle combine in this brand new production of Camille Saint-Saëns’ classic musical masterpiece for children, featuring lions, hens, roosters, wild donkeys, tortoises, elephants, kangaroos, an aquarium, an aviary, a cuckoo,…

McIntyre in recital Amidst the seemingly unending city skyline of music written in the second half of the twentieth century, Ligeti and Glass stand tall as two monoliths, leaving their indelible imprint on the surrounding musical architecture, pointing to a sky of infinite possibilities, forever influencing the sounds of the…

Come along and watch Festival artists present masterclasses throughout the weekend. South West Victorian music students are invited to sign up for this opportunity to work closely with renowned musicians in a relaxed and friendly setting. Festival Friends and visitors welcome. Presented with the generous support of Moyne Shire, and…