• Woodend Winter Arts Festival: The Art of Close Harmony

    St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
    The Melbourne Octet brings together eight outstanding musicians known for their sophisticated sound. The Octet toured Japan in 2025 with a program of stunning jazz arrangements, acclaimed for precise ensemble work and a disciplined blend. The Octet is delighted to present an afternoon of close-harmony jazz of the highest calibre,…
  • Woodend Winter Arts Festival: An Evening with the Chris Johnstone / Mat Jodrell Quartet

    St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
    Join us for an unforgettable evening of jazz as Chris Johnstone and Mat Jodrell unite for a concert of rare chemistry and musical depth. Two leading voices in Melbourne’s vibrant jazz scene, they will present a compelling program of timeless standards alongside original compositions from Mat’s acclaimed albums Grateful and Insurgent. With the…

    Woodend Winter Arts Festival: The Marriage Game

    St Ambrose Catholic Church, Woodend 47 Urquhart St, Woodend, VIC, Australia
    The Highly Strung Players, an absurdist troupe founded by author Peter Rose, returns to the Woodend Winter Arts Festival with three short plays from Rose’s six-part series The Ones. In these rehearsed readings we meet two married publishers at different stages in their long, brittle relationship. An evening of witty, irreverent…