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    • Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: In Colour

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Trio Henri Celia Craig - oboe Mark Gaydon - bassoon Michael Ierace - piano While this unusual combination of instruments has little historical repertoire, this concert features three fantastic modern works that illuminate the unique sound world of double reeds and piano. Anne Cawrse’s Chroma Fantasies, premiered in this concert,…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Across the Centuries

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Fresh from winning two Championship Trophies at the World Choir Games in Auckland, a sold-out Adelaide Cabaret Festival performance at the Dunstan Playhouse, and headline appearances at South Korea's Youngnak International Sacred Choral Festival and Gyeongnam International Choral Festival, Festival Statesmen present a diverse program showcasing male voice a cappella…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Serenade

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The charismatic and energic ensemble Arcadia Winds presents a delightful afternoon of chamber music for woodwind instruments. Much loved by players and listeners alike, Dvořák’s Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44 (which frames the program) evokes an old-world atmosphere of castles and court musicians. Brahms held the work in particularly…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Spring Spectacular

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Experience an exhilarating concert featuring the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, performing music full of exuberance, virtuosic brilliance, and wonder. Alfred Reed’s The Hounds of Spring, inspired by an ancient Greek tragedy celebrating young love, bursts to life with high-spirited energy and lyrical tenderness. Paul Creston’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone follows,…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Tales of Two Cities

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Elder Conservatorium Chorale Carl Crossin OAM - conductor Karl Geiger - piano With special guests Sydney Conservatorium Chamber Choir Paul Stanhope - conductor Two of Australia’s finest collegiate choirs share the stage for a choral collaboration that offers a veritable smorgasbord of vibrant, varied and inspired choral music from across…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Rhapsody

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra take to the stage under the baton of Lien Boon Hua from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, National University of Singapore. Be immersed in a bustling nocturnal marketplace with Jonathan Shin’s The Night Bazaar, between commotion and reflection, and fleeting moments in a city after…
    Editor's Choice Voyager

    Australian String Quartet: Voyager

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Garth Knox’s Satellites opens Voyager with a kaleidoscopic exploration of sound and texture that expands the sonic possibilities of the string quartet. Bartók’s arresting String Quartet No.4, a tour de force of rhythmic energy, then takes you to a playground of Hungarian folk influences and raw emotion. Beethoven’s monumental String Quartet in B-flat Major,…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Trumpet Portraits

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Trumpet Portraits traces the expressive range of the trumpet across styles, eras, and national traditions. Arthur Honegger’s Intrada opens the concert with bold, declamatory gestures and a striking sense of ceremonial grandeur. Eugène Bozza’s Rustiques offers a contrasting sound world, blending pastoral lyricism with moments of brilliance and lightness. At…
    Elder After Hours

    Elder Conservatorium: The Trumpet Calls

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Brass instruments have long captivated audiences, conveying both grandeur and intimacy, from triumphant fanfares to reflective lyricism. Joined by guest trumpeter Selina Ott and acclaimed baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Elder Brass presents a program of remarkable emotional range. Edward Gregson's Fanfare for a New Era opens with radiant optimism, while…
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    Elder Conservatorium: Bohemian Wanderlust

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Join mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble and pianist Anna Goldsworthy for a journey through the passionate songs of Europe and Latin America. From Brahms's fiery Zigeunerlieder and Bizet's seductive Habanera, to the folk-inspired artistry of Manuel de Falla and the melancholic beauty of Carlos Guastavino's Argentine songs, this recital celebrates wandering spirits…

    • Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Miracle

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin opens with the gentle, pastoral sound of the oboe, a beautiful and impressionistic throwback to the Baroque composer of its namesake. Australian pianist Andrea Lam takes the spotlight in a colourful and cinematic piece from French composer Cécile Chaminade. The concert concludes with Haydn’s charming…
    Elder Con Lunchtime Concerts

    Elder Conservatorium: Serenity with Strings

    Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    The two works in today’s concert were both composed under remarkable circumstances, and in close connection with other celebrated pieces. Paul Hindemith travelled to London to premiere his Viola Concerto, only for his plans to be interrupted by the death of King George V. In response, Hindemith spent the following…