Pepe Newton

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Pepe Newton

Pepe is classikON's Managing Director. She is an avid concert-goer and self confessed choir nerd, regularly performing and touring with no less than 5 different choirs to countries ranging from Poland to Cuba over the last few years. Through her board positions in choirs and her role with classikON she is actively involved in the exciting Australian art music scene, including the promotion and commissioning of new Australian music. Running classikON presents a perfect opportunity for Pepe to pair her love of classical music with her ‘real life’ qualifications in business management and administration.
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From resonance to rhythm – Claire Edwardes releases new solo percussion album

Claire Edwardes | Dual Attractor CD Review: released 6 March, 2026, ABC Classic Listening to a solo percussion album is a curious experience. Unlike piano or violin, the listener often […]

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Sydney Philharmonia’s season opening – Splendid indeed!

Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Gloria! March 7, 2026, Wharf 2/3, Walsh Bay, NSW Conducted by Brett Weymark Soloists Lauren Lodge-Campbell – soprano  Angela Brun – soprano  Hannah […]

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Ensemble Offspring’s 2026 opener – Epic, Up Close

Ensemble Offspring | Avant Gardens Summer March 1, 2026, Glebe, NSW Ensemble Offspring opens its 2026 season not in a concert hall but in a generous supporter’s living room. The […]

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New cantata from Melissa Dunphy places young voices at its heart

Melissa Dunphy | On The Horizon CD Release Date: February 6, 2026 Mendelessohn Chorus of Philadelphia Commonwealth Youth Choir Dominick DiOrio conductor The Timberdale Brass Ting Ting Wong piano Chris […]

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With SSO’s Season Opening, it promises to be an extraordinary year!

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Season Opening – Simone Young conducts Mahler’s Song of the Earth 26 February, 2026, Sydney Opera House Adam Manning’s Rhythmic Acknowledgement of Country opened the Sydney […]

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Sydney Mozart Society’s 2026 Season – individual concerts on sale now

Sydney Mozart Society | 2026 Season SMS’ 76th season opens with Affinity Quartet and Friends – making their first appearance for the Society, this Melbourne-based Quartet earns its place as […]

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Classic Jazz in Four Hands sets St James’ swinging

Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi | Classic Jazz in Four Hands February 11 2026, St James’ Church, Phillip St, Sydney, NSW It’s not every day you walk into one of […]

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BackStage’s experimental music mini-fest showcases the future

BackStage Music | Children of the Resistors February 1, 2026, Oxford Arts Factory, Darlinghurst, NSW Children of the Resistors was less a concert than a sort of temporary ecosystem. Over […]

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Recorders the star in Salut! Baroque’s opening concert

Salut! Baroque | Concord of Sweet Sounds February 1, 2026, Customs House, Sydney, NSW Musicians: Anna Stegmann, Sally Melhuish, Alana Blackburn, Alicia Crossley – Recorders John Ma, Sarah Papadopoulos, Jared Adams – […]

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This March discover the Orange Chamber Music Festival: A Weekend of Music, Place and Experience

Set against the rolling vineyards and heritage streets of regional NSW, the Orange Chamber Music Festival is far more than a series of concerts, it’s an invitation to slow down, […]

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Nexas @ WollCon – feel-good music, played with polish + humour

Nexas Quartet | Wollongong Conservatorium Concert 16 January, 2026, Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, NSW Pulling into the green sweep of the Wollongong Botanic Gardens late on a Friday afternoon, the […]

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Opera Australia’s fresh new Turandot a must see!

Turandot | Opera Australia 15 January 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW There’s been quite a bit of buzz around this new production of Turandot, and that’s not surprising as it […]

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A Luminous Butterfly Opens Opera Australia’s 70th Year

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly 3 January 2026, Sydney Opera House, NSW Opera Australia opened its 70th anniversary year with a confident, crowd-pleasing return to Madama Butterfly, presenting a production […]

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Viva La Cello! Summer concerts return to Eudlo

Summer Concerts 2026 | Viva La Cello! 16–18 January 2026 • Eudlo Hall, Sunshine Coast Hinterland The Sunshine Coast’s favourite summer classical music event is back. Summer Concerts 2026 – […]

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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio a truly festive, world-class afternoon of music making

Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers | Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 13 December 2025, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, NSW Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ presentation of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (Parts IV–VI) – a six-part […]

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Australian Haydn Ensemble | 2026 Season Launch

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” William […]

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Welcome to Salut! Baroque’s 2026 Season

Power, Passion & Politics “Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life […]

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SSO’s Siegfried in Concert: Six Fearless Hours in the Ring – WOW!

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Simone Young conducts Wagner’s Siegfried Sydney Opera House, November 2025 SIMONE YOUNG conductor SIMON O’NEILL Siegfried MIINA-LIISA VÄRELÄ Brünnhilde GERHARD SIEGEL Mime WOLFGANG KOCH Wanderer WARWICK […]

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