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March 2020
Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Bel a Cappella [ CANCELLED ]
Cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19/Coronavirus precautions Founded in 1995, Bel a Cappella is a Sydney based chamber choir dedicated to the performance of diverse, sublimely beautiful and powerfully evocative choral music. Anthony Pasquill has been their Musical Director since 2009 and has led Bel a Cappella on two international tours to Europe, with performances at St Peter's Basilica (Rome), St Mark's Basilica (Venice), Melk Abbey (Austria), the Schönbrunn Palace (Vienna) as well as churches in Berlin, Leipzig, Prague, Dresden,…
Find out more »Steel City Strings | The Composer is in the Room [ CANCELLED ]
Cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19/Coronavirus precautions FEATURING the world premiere of a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin. This local ensemble will be taking audiences on a musical journey through the works of celebrated Australian composers. Be one of the first people in the world to hear a new composition ‘Cinque Forme d’Amore’ (‘Five Kinds of Love’) by Elena Kats-Chernin, voted the most popular Australian composer in 2019’s ABC Classic’s Favourite Composer countdown. This piece was commissioned by local philanthropist…
Find out more »The Metropolitan Orchestra | The Cellists of TMO [ CANCELLED ]
Cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19/Coronavirus precautions Part of Independent Theatre A Prelude in Tea Chamber Music Series | Cake from 2:30, Concert at 3:30 The much loved Cellists of TMO return to the stunning Independent Theatre in North Sydney as part of their Prelude and Tea series. TMO’s cellists will dazzle with a beautiful choice of music including classic chamber master works through to popular classics, all re-orchestrated to accentuate the extraordinary sounds of this unique ensemble. Afternoon tea…
Find out more »Annandale Early Music Festival | Versailles
The Annandale Early Music Festival 2020 is on three consecutive Sundays, from 15th to 29th March. Exploring the music from Venice to Versailles; the age of splendour. Performers: Including Camerata Antica, Scholars of St Mary’s Cathedral, The King’s Viols, and Ricercar Recorders, and the Chamber Strings of Abbotsleigh School. Concert 3 is "The radiant sun of Louis XIV" Composers include: Andre Philador Jean Baptiste Lully Eustace du Carroy Michael de Lande Ciprisno de Rore Marin Marais
Find out more »Bowral Autumn Music Festival | Highlands Music Collective and The Roma Strings [ CANCELLED ]
Cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19/Coronavirus precautions After the highly successful concert at BAMF 2019, Myee Clohessy formed the Highlands Music Collective (HMC) to gather local musicians who share her pursuit of excellence and great passion for music. Talented local clarinettist, Alexandra Donaldson will join them to showcase the deep, tender hues and versatility of the clarinet. To salute the end of the 2020 Bowral Autumn Music Festival the HMC will be joined by The Roma Strings (a local ensemble…
Find out more »April 2020
Opera Lecture Series | Puccini and his Contemporaries
Explore the fascinating world of opera with popular opera lecturer Murray Dahm. Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Join him as he explores a variety of areas of operatic history from composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera history, utilising his extensive (and ever-growing!) CD and DVD collection. Puccini and His Contemporaries The final decade of the 19th century saw…
Find out more »Australian Haydn Ensemble | Mozart’s Horn
Virtuoso Australian horn player Carla Blackwood returns to Bathurst to perform with The Australian Haydn Ensemble after ten years performing in Europe. The Ensemble is delighted to welcome her back to perform Mozart’s much-loved Horn Quintet alongside his string quartet The Hunt and Haydn’s Fifths. Mozart completed his delightful Horn Quintet in 1782 for the horn player Ignaz Joseph Leutgeb, an old friend of the family from Salzburg. Throughout, the horn is called upon to match the agility and range…
Find out more »Popup Sing! presented by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
PopUp Sing is back by popular demand! Sydney Philharmonia Choirs bring their popular free singing workshops back to the Lennox Theatre in 2020. This is your chance to sing alongside other music lovers, in a fun and informal setting, led by experienced and enthusiastic choral conductors. Previous workshops have included hits from popular bands such as ABBA, The Beatles and Queen, music from Broadway musicals, jazz, classical and Christmas carols. Participants are provided with a score on the day and…
Find out more »Elder Conservatorium Lunchtime Concert – A Quatre Mains
Konstantin Shamray and Michael Ierace piano four hands Dvořák Slavonic Dances (selections) Stravinsky Petrushka “I had in my mind a distinct picture of a puppet, suddenly endowed with life, exasperating the patience of the orchestra with diabolical cascades of arpeggios. The orchestra in turn retaliates with menacing trumpet blasts.” This was Stravinsky’s initial vision of Petrushka, which was subsequently shaped by Diaghilev and his Ballet Russes into one of the most popular and enduring ballets of the twentieth century. Pianists…
Find out more »Sydney Mozart Society | Australian Haydn Ensemble
Formed in 2011, the Australian Haydn Ensemble is now regarded as one of Australia’s finest orchestras and chamber music groups. The ensemble specialises in music of the Classical era performed on historical instruments under the leadership of Artistic Director, Skye McIntosh. The ensemble has its own highly regarded annual concert season; it tours nationally and has appeared at overseas venues and festivals. Its busy schedule includes recording, regional performances and educational projects. The ensemble’s concert for Sydney Mozart Society showcases…
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