Jane Downer

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Jane Downer

Jane plays principal oboe with the Oxford Bach Soloists, Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, and Instruments of Time & Truth, and has performed with groups such as the Oslo Barokkorkester, Concerto Köln, Academy of Ancient Music, English Baroque Soloists, Canberra Bach Ensemble and Pinchgut Opera. She has appeared at international music festivals in Innsbruck, Malta, Armidale, Canberra and Ballarat. Jane is official programme-note writer for the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, and contributes articles and reviews to music magazines. Jane’s main musical focus is as Artistic Director of Austral Harmony who tour Australia promoting chamber music of the baroque era using historical instruments, and hosting REMEMBER BACH FESTIVALS and BACH-AKADEMIE educational projects.
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CD Review: Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Heavenly Mozart

Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Heavenly Mozart CD Released November 10, 2023 The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s Heavenly Mozart recording features two of Mozart’s supremely popular orchestral pieces […]

The virtuosic fervour of Van Diemen’s Band

Van Diemen’s Band – Bach Concertos Thursday 30th June 2022, ADCH livestream – Palais Theatre Franklin, Tasmania A newly purchased harpsichord, hand-crafted from the Spanish workshop of Titus Crijnen was the […]

‘Borderlands’ manifestly defined the mood of current times

Van Diemen’s Band – Borderlands Monday 9th May, 2022 Musica Viva National Livestream – City Recital Hall, Sydney For Julia Fredersdorff (Van Diemen’s Band’s Artistic Director) living in Tasmania, the […]

Easter Oratorio: Bach’s imagination magnificently vitalised

Bach Akademie Australia – Bach’s Easter Oratorio Friday 8th April 2022 – Australian Digital Concert Hall As we approach the Crucifixion of Passion season, the Bach Akademie Australia gave us […]

Christ Church St Laurence’s Passion shows superlative artistry

The Muffat Collective & Choir of Christ Church St Laurence | St John Passion Wednesday 6th April 2022 – Australian Digital Concert Hall Conductor – Sam Allchurch It is a […]

Review: Mozart’s Prague, luxuriant sounds loaded with dramatic verve

Australian Haydn Ensemble – Mozart’s Prague Saturday 18th December 2021 Sydney Recital Hall – Australian Digital Concert Hall Skye McIntosh, Artistic Director and Concert-master of the Australian Haydn Ensemble compiled […]

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Review: Concertos for Two Harpsichords, testament to a happy alliance

Concertos for Two Harpsichords Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Monday 15th November 2021 Accademia Arcadia musicians Jacqueline Ogeil and John O’Donnell performed 18th-century concertos and vignettes for harpischord duo in a […]

Livestream Review | Baroque Duo, a portent of brighter things to come

Baroque Duo Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Wednesday 15th September 2021 At a time when a whole raft of period-instrument and other performances have been erased from the Australian scene, it […]

Musica Viva’s exquisitely fragile and brutally beautiful program a resounding success

Konstantin Shamray & ANAM Orchestra, Sophie Rowell and Harry Ward Musica Viva National Livestream Saturday 15th May 2021 Musica Viva’s second national concert tour for 2021 involved a programme of […]

Bach Akademie Australia superbly captures Bach’s imaginative brilliance

Bach Akademie Australia – Alleluja Friday 26th March 2021 – Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Bach Akademie Australia’s celebratory programme for Easter was held in St Francis of Assisi’s Church in […]

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Review: Latitude 37 | Syncopation, exoticism & ingenious violin techniques

Latitude 37 – Passions of the Soul Part 1 Thursday 11th February 2021 on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall Held at the Melbourne Athenaeum to audiences both live and via computer […]

Review: Powerfully moving concert from Bendigo Chamber Music Festival

Bendigo Chamber Music Festival Mayor’s Gala – Summer Nights Series 4 Saturday 6th February 2021 Co-Director of the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival Chris Howlett introduced the Mayor’s Gala evening concert […]

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Review: Bendigo Chamber Music Festival’s Thrilling Gala Opening

Bendigo Chamber Music Festival Opening Gala – Summer Nights Series 1 Wednesday 3rd February 2021 The Bendigo Chamber Music Festival’s Opening Gala for their Summer Nights Series 1 featured a […]

Review: Bach Akademie Australia’s Luminous Christmas Joy

Weihnachtsfreude Wednesday 16th December 2020 Introduced by Chris Howlett from the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall, the Bach Akademie Australia offered a wonderfully spirited performance of Christmas Joy in celebration of […]

Review | Sophie Rowell + Kristian Chong light up Hamer Hall

Melbourne Digital Concert Hall – Hamer Hall Series 3 X 3: MOZART, MYTHS AND MANTRAS Thursday 26th November Introduced by Chris Howlett and broadcast live through the Melbourne Digital Concert […]

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Happy 25th Anniversary Balmain Baroque!

BALMAIN BAROQUE – 25th Anniversary Virtual Concert Saturday 31st October In these unwelcome times, it has been a heartening circumstance that Sydney-based ensemble Balmain Baroque were able to celebrate 25 […]

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