Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra | Beethoven Septet & Louise Farrenc Nonet
Albert Hall, Canberra Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaNew Perspectives In the first half of the 19th century, music moved out of the palaces of Europe and into its living rooms, with an explosion in publishing houses making […]
Apeiron Baroque | Too Many Strings
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, ACT 22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaApeiron Baroque, invites you to a concert featuring the sonorous alto and tenor registers of the unusual Viola d'amore and the black sheep of the string family, the Viola. Highlights […]
The Song Company | Songs of Rosa Mystica – Canberra
Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT, AustraliaBritten, Saariaho and Gyger Guest Director: Jack Symonds Songs of Rosa Mystica, led by Guest Music Director Jack Symonds, is a program of contemporary masterworks for unaccompanied voices. From Elliott Gyger's […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Die Stille Nacht – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaBEAUTIFUL BAROQUE WORKS BY VIVALDI, TELEMANN & BIBER FEATURING DAVID GRECO & MELISSA FARROW A dark night of the soul is not usually somewhere you’d venture voluntarily, but this beautiful […]
The Llewellyn Choir | A Winter Concert: Durufle and Boulanger
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaThe Llewellyn Choir will perform Maurice Durufle's Requiem, and three works by Lili Boulanger (both 2oth century French composers). Durufle’s Requiem was commissioned by in 1941, but not completed until 1947. […]
Australian Youth Orchestra | Ngapa William Cooper
Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra William Herbert Place, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaComposed and written by Nigel Westlake, Lior and Lou Bennett, with additional creative lyric content by Sarah Gory. Join the Australian Youth Orchestra in Sydney and Canberra as they perform […]
Selby & Friends | Iconic ‘Fathers’- Canberra
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaSelby & Friends is delighted to welcome back Natalie Chee and Julian Smiles after a Covid- interrupted tour in 2022. In this special program, Kathy and her friends present three […]
Phoenix Collective Quartet | The Art Music of Joe Hisaishi
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, ACT 22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaPCQ feature the music of anime legend, Joe Hisaishi, award-winning composer of soundtracks to some of the best-loved Studio Ghibli films. Films such as Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Beethoven’s Seventh – Canberra
Wesley Music Centre, Forrest 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaMASTERWORKS IN CHAMBER FORM INCLUDING THE OVERTURE TO FIDELIO & BOCCHERINI AHE continues its exploration of historical arrangements of Beethoven’s works with the Seventh Symphony and the overture to Fidelio. […]
Salut! Baroque | Corelli’s Magic
Albert Hall, Canberra Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaThe 1710 publication of Arcangelo Corelli’s Opus 5 Violin sonatas by the publisher Estienne Roger included the adagio movements in both the original and a version with ornaments “as plays […]
Salut! Baroque | The Cosmopolitans
Albert Hall, Canberra Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaBehind seemingly effortless ornamentation, strict rules had to be observed to establish the character, emotion and aesthetics of the music. Johann Sebastian Bach commented that, “It is… somewhat strange that […]
Australian Haydn Ensemble | Haydn’s Times of Day – Canberra
Albert Hall, Canberra Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaAHE PERFORMS THE MORNING, NOON & NIGHT SYMPHONIES Once upon a time, if you were sufficiently wealthy, you could stand and halt a performance that impressed you in order to […]