The 2022 Adelaide Festival program from Joint Artistic Directors Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy features 71 events including nine world premieres and six Australian premieres.

November is Australian Music Month across the ABC, and ABC Classic’s concert schedule for the month features some stunning works by Australian composers – some old, some new.

Six world premieres and a tour of regional NSW feature in a season that combines brand new programs with shows postponed from 2021.

The new Health and Wellbeing program will share music throughout Queensland communities, including child-care centres, mental health units, residential aged care and detention centres.

A magical VR realisation of the compelling music by William Barton and the Australian String Quartet.

Headlined by William Barton’s powerful world premiere for didgeridoo and orchestra, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra delivered a first-class program of classics and new work.

Adelaide’s new festival, Illuminate Adelaide, celebrates the crossover of music and technology. This year’s line-up includes an immersive virtual reality work involving William Barton and the Australian String Quartet, and a solo improvised concert by Paul Grabowsky.

Didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton discusses his world premiere for Queensland Symphony Orchestra and his performances at Illuminate Adelaide and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Cameron Lam explores the string quartet in this month's playlist of Australian art music.

This monumental, unforgettable, deeply moving experience left the audience silent for a full minute before the roaring applause rang out.

Christopher Latham explains the motivation behind the 200-strong Vietnam Requiem, a project he hopes will enable the healing of those who were harmed during the war.

Curated by Cameron Lam, this month's playlist of Australian art music features new music from 2021 Art Music Fund recipients and the first of the ABC's Fresh Start Commissions.