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August 2019
Simone Slattery & Anthony Albrecht | Where Song Began
Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $30 | Under 18 $5 Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began in Canberra and Yass. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". Where Song…
Find out more »Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra: New Constellations
Tickets: Premium $95 | A Reserve $75 | A Reserve Concession $65 | Student $30 Berlin-based violinist Jakob Lehmann leads an ensemble of specialist local and international chamber musicians through the expansive sounds and pioneering ideas of New Constellations. The Octet for Strings was written when Mendelssohn was just 16, and illustrates the transformation of performance techniques in the chamber music of the early-Romantic period. Brahms destroyed the nonet version of his Serenade, but based on archives and written accounts…
Find out more »Fire and Grace – Folk and Baroque
Tickets $35 Adults, $30 Concession, $5 Under 18 Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between Grammy Award-winning guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert – Summer Holiday
TICKETS: Lunchtime concert admission is $14 and single concert tickets are exclusively available at the door from 12:30pm. PERFORMERS: Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra Luke Dollman conductor Samson Peng horn* PROGRAM: Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447* Brahms Symphony No. 2 Shake off the winter blues with this delightful package from a Northern Hemisphere summer. Brahms wrote his pastoral Second Symphony during a summer holiday in Austria, where pretty tunes were thick on the ground. Mozart’s Third Horn…
Find out more »CANCELLED | Ensemble Trivium: Enchanted Dawn
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. Our apologies for any disappointment and/or inconvenience caused. However, the Montville performance on Sunday 1st September at 4pm is still going ahead. Click here for more information.
Find out more »The Song Company | Mind Over Matter
Tickets: Adult $65 | Concession $60 | Under 30 $30 Student Rush tickets $20 *Available from 5pm on the night of the performance* A cartoonesque prequel to Anna’s Rapid Eye Movement (premiered by The Song Company in Sydney Opera House), Mind Over Matter is a family-friendly musical / chamber comic opera for 5 singers, speaking piano duet and computer operator, by the Company’s Artistic Director, Antony Pitts, with theatrical direction by Leonie Cambage. The story is set (not far) in the…
Find out more »Simone Slattery & Anthony Albrecht | Where Song Began
Tickets: Adult $35 | Concession $30 | Under 18 $5 Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began in Canberra and Yass. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". Where Song…
Find out more »Opera High Tea at The Castlereagh – “Opera Goes to the Movies”
Experience the sublime in one of Sydney CBD’s most beautiful heritage listed dining rooms whilst indulging in some of the opera world's most beautiful music. Back by popular demand! Opera Bites, Sydney’s favourite boutique opera company has once again partnered with The Castlereagh Boutique Hotel to bring you an unforgettable afternoon of celebrated popular opera complete with a decadent sparkling high tea. As you step through the doors of this breath-taking heritage listed ballroom you’ll find yourself immersed in the world of operatic…
Find out more »Fire and Grace – Folk and Baroque
Tickets $35 Adults, $30 Concession, $5 Under 18 Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between Grammy Award-winning guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion…
Find out more »The Song Company | Mind Over Matter
Tickets for this event are not currently available for purchase. A cartoonesque prequel to Anna’s Rapid Eye Movement (premiered by The Song Company in Sydney Opera House), Mind Over Matter is a family-friendly musical / chamber comic opera for 5 singers, speaking piano duet and computer operator, by the Company’s Artistic Director, Antony Pitts, with theatrical direction by Leonie Cambage. The story is set (not far) in the future: the world has been taken over by a giant computer corporation…
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