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    • Editor's Choice ACO Families – Carols on the Pier

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Families – Carols on the Pier

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Celebrate the season with Carols On The Pier, a joyful new concert at ACO’s harbourside home. Joined by the luminous voices of Luminescence Chamber Singers, ACO Families musicians perform favourites including Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. At just 50 minutes in…
    Editor's Choice Hark! 2025

    The Song Company: Hark! 2025

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    The Song Company’s annual festive celebration reflects on family, journeys home and the uplifting memories that bring us together at this time of year. Traditional Christmas favourites rub shoulders with contemporary works by the likes of Poulenc, Arvo Pärt, Judith Weir, Gabriel Jackson and Bob Chilcott. Australian composers, including Alice…

    • Rare Sugar

    Omega Ensemble: Rare Sugar

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Drawing inspiration from a childhood obsession listening to the improvisations of legendary clarinettist Benny Goodman, Nigel Westlake’s Rare Sugar unleashes the clarinet’s joyful quality, with whimsical character, surprising virtuosity and a delightful blend of classical and jazz influences. This foot-tapping season finale also includes Béla Bartók’s Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano…
    Rare Sugar

    Omega Ensemble: Rare Sugar

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Drawing inspiration from a childhood obsession listening to the improvisations of legendary clarinettist Benny Goodman, Nigel Westlake’s Rare Sugar unleashes the clarinet’s joyful quality, with whimsical character, surprising virtuosity and a delightful blend of classical and jazz influences. This foot-tapping season finale also includes Béla Bartók’s Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano…

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: ACO Up Close: Timo-Veikko Valve & AYO Momentum Ensemble

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    ACO Principal cellist Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve directs AYO Momentum Ensemble in a program that masterfully intertwines his Finnish heritage and Australian experience. Jaakko Kuusisto’s Wiima evokes the nostalgic charm of Sysmä, a Finnish town dear to Tipi’s childhood, while Crystalline, by the Australian composer Olivia Bettina Davies, shimmers with delicate textures. The centrepiece of the…

    Australian Chamber Orchestra: Gateau Chocolat in Raw Cacao

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    Le Gateau Chocolat makes their ACO On The Pier debut in Raw Cacao, an exploration of intimacy and an invitation into the most hallowed of spaces; the chamber where one transitions from performer to person. Who are we when no one is watching? Joined on piano by Australian musical theatre…