• Wagga Weekender Music Festival: RCM Free Stage

    Wagga Wagga Civic Precinct 243 Baylis St, 2650, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Between concerts on Saturday, check out the talent of local heroes Riverina Conservatorium of Music with a range of free performances from big bands to flutes to singing to strings. The full schedule will be released in early 2026.

    Ensemble Offspring: To Listen To Sing

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    To Listen To Sing features composers from the Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program. Ngarra-Burria has built bridges for Indigenous musicians to step sideways into instrumental chamber composition over the past 9 years, altering the Australian landscape of art music composers and importantly giving a new voice to First Nations composers.…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Nick Russoniello – Air Mass

    Museum of the Riverina 127 Lord Baden Powell Dr,, Turvey Park, NSW, Australia
    Air Mass, a new concert experience by award-winning saxophonist & composer Nick Russoniello redefines the boundaries of the solo saxophone recital. Touring nationally, this show combines extreme saxophone playing, audience generated sounds, live looping, body percussion and more. Nick Russoniello is a highly accomplished and dynamic saxophonist, composer, ensemble leader…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Luminescence Chamber Singers

    St John's Anglican Church, Wagga Wagga 6-12 Church Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Luminescence Chamber Singers present highlights of their repertoire, including Elena Kats-Chernin's Lichtmärchen, composed in celebration of Luminescence's 10th Birthday in 2025. Lichtmärchen explores light as hope, wisdom, and discovery, lost and then found again. This program celebrates curiosity, and the restless, seeking spirit, as Luminescence leads listeners into the unfamiliar and the unknown. Trust this…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Penny Quartet

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Penny Quartet have gained a reputation as a driven and multifaceted voice in chamber music. Founded in 2014, they have been nominated for the Freedman Fellowship award, received the John and Rosemary Macleod Travelling Fellowship and first prize at the Australian National Academy of Music Chamber Music Competition. Penny Quartet…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: The Three Seas

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    The Three Seas weave together the mysticism of Baul and Himalayan folk traditions with the dynamic freedom of contemporary jazz. An enduring global collaboration that continues to evolve, their releases Haveli (2013), Fathers, Sons & Brothers (2017), and Afterlife (2022) explore the intersection of their cultural influences, showcasing ancient and…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Andrew Blanch & Maria Eugenia Nieva – From Argentina with Love

    Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Civic Centre, Corner of Baylis & Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    From Argentina with Love is a 70-minute journey through Argentina’s rich musical heritage, featuring iconic tangos by Piazzolla and Gardel alongside lesser-known but equally beautiful música folklórica, folkloric music from the countryside of Argentina. Performed by Mendoza-born mezzo-soprano María Eugenia Nieva and leading Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch—partners in music and…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Moirai

    Museum of the Riverina 127 Lord Baden Powell Dr,, Turvey Park, NSW, Australia
    Moirai reimagines ancient music in a contemporary setting. Heralded for their dynamic and innovative performances, this versatile trio combines folk, medieval and improvised music with a curiosity for unusual rhythms and sounds. Moirai debuted in 2023 at 3MBS’ Music, She Wrote Festival celebrating female composers. They were 2024 Bundanon Artists…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: The Three Seas

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    The Three Seas weave together the mysticism of Baul and Himalayan folk traditions with the dynamic freedom of contemporary jazz. An enduring global collaboration that continues to evolve, their releases Haveli (2013), Fathers, Sons & Brothers (2017), and Afterlife (2022) explore the intersection of their cultural influences, showcasing ancient and…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: Daniel Johnson

    Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Tarcutta Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
    Pianist Daniel Johnson presents an all-Australian program featuring a serene journey across the western Australian oceanfront with Nicole Murphy's suite The Seagrass Anthology, followed by an exploration of the Sonatine landscape as envisaged by four of Australia's most beloved women composers.  Daniel Johnson, described as "masterful and insightful" by Yamaha…

    Wagga Weekender Music Festival: ZÖJ: Give Water to Birds

    Ganmain Hall 101-91 Ford St, Ganmain, NSW, Australia
    ZÖJ is an experimental cross-cultural music duo from Australia, consisting of Gelareh Pour on Kamancheh, Voice, and Qeychak, and Brian O’Dwyer on drumkit and percussion. With a commitment to authentic intercultural expression, ZÖJ blends traditional elements from their respective backgrounds with contemporary experimental influences. Gelareh’s virtuosic string and vocal performances…