• Windfire Music Festival

    Music at the Basilica: Laughter and Tears

    St Pauls Anglican Church La Trobe Terrace, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    ”I can’t say whether one should laugh or cry. Perhaps both at the same time”, Debussy wrote in a letter about his Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp. This major work was written in the later stages of his life, while he was struggling with terminal cancer during World War…
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    Music at the Basilica: Legends, Lovers and Lieder

    Keith Humble Auditorium, The Geelong College 85 Aphrasia St, Newtown, VIC, Australia
    A luminous afternoon of song tracing the passion, poetry and power of the late romantic masters, Puccini, Strauss, Grainger and Wagner. Geelong soprano Lee Abrahmsen and pianist Kevin Tamanini bring these masterpieces to life at the Keith Humble Centre Auditorium, Geelong College.
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    Music at the Basilica: AXES Saxophone Quartet

    Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    A program built around Maurice Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin, this program explores how music has so often been composed as a direct reflection of the state of the world the composers found themselves in. From tragedy to reflection, music was often centered around a strong need to comment on society.
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    Music at the Basilica: Sweet And Low – The Vocal Consort of the Australian Boys Choral Institute

    Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    Vibrant voices come together in this spellbinding performance as part of this year's Geelong Windfire Music Festival. In this stunning a cappella outing, The Vocal Consort returns to St Mary's Basilica as they perform a dazzling array of classical and contemporary repertoire. Originally formed in 1984 to complement the work…
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    Music at the Basilica: Water of Life – A Musical Voyage from Skye to Venice

    Basilica of St Mary of the Angels Yarra Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia
    Journey through the rich musical traditions of Scotland and Italy in a vibrant program that celebrates folk melody, Baroque brilliance and youthful artistry. Scottish tunes are transformed into elegant chamber works in music by James Oswald, while the splendour of Venice shines through masterpieces by Gabrieli and Vivaldi. A particular…