Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Brahms, Sonatas for Piano & Violin

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Brahms’ three sonatas for piano and violin, all composed during his mature years, are among his greatest creations. The first, opus 78 in G major, is a three-movement work written in the summers of 1878 and 1879. The second, opus 100 in A major, was composed in Switzerland during the…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…
From Bach to Glass

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: From Bach to Glass

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Experience the mesmerising sound of eight cellos in perfect harmony at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival. The concert showcases the versatility of the cello ensemble, presenting music in sextet and octet formations. The program includes a diverse range of composers, from Baroque master J.S. Bach to contemporary minimalist Phillip Glass,…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Cinderella

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Step into a magical realm where Prokofiev’s “Cinderella” dances with new life. Let Inventi Ensemble sweep you off your feet with their enchanting performance, weaving together the timeless tale with Sally Whitwell’s captivating composition. Like Cinderella’s transformation at the stroke of midnight, experience a symphonic metamorphosis that transports you through…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Variations on a theme: works by Brahms, Mozart, Chopin & Scriabin

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
A spectacular program of the finest works for solo piano by Mozart, Chopin, Scriabin, and Brahms. The moody chromaticism of Mozart’s A-minor Rondo provides a perfect segue into Chopin’s Ballade no. 4, “the most exalted, intense and sublimely powerful of all Chopin’s compositions” (John Ogden). Scriabin’s post-romantic Sonata no. 4…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Spanish Connections

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
Spanish Connections highlights some of the diverse influences which have defined the Spanish guitar over the past century. In the early 20th century, guitarists Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia gained global fame, expanding the instrument’s repertoire and demonstrating its potential for concert performance. Spanish composers such as Manuel de Falla…

Woodend Winter Arts Festival: Two absurdist plays by Peter Rose

St Ambrose Church 16 Templeton St,, Woodend, VIC
The Innominable | Georgina Banks and Ellie Nielsen The Innominable, which is having its première in Woodend, introduces us to twin sisters in their fifties. The sisters are waiting to collect their mother’s ashes. One of them (Glen-Rae) was named at birth, the other – for some reason – not. She…