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October 2018
Arts Centre Melbourne presents Normie Rowe and The Playboys
Relive Normie Rowe’s extraordinary performing career this October. During the explosion of pop music in the mid-60s, Normie Rowe and The Playboys were Australia’s most successful pop stars, with a string of record breaking hits including ‘Que Sera Sera’, ‘Shakin’ All Over’, ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘It’s Not Easy’ and ‘Ooh La La’. In the midst of Beatlemania, a teenage Normie became the first Melbournian to achieve a national No.1 hit, creating a fan and media hysteria never before seen…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert Series – The Adelaide Connection
Join the Adelaide Connection, Australia’s first jazz choir, and their new director Anita Wardell, for an afternoon of jazz standards, contemporary jazz, and a touch of bebop. Anita Wardell, a member of one of the first incarnations of the Adelaide Connection, has recently returned from London to teach in the Elder Conservatorium’s jazz program following her celebrated career as one of the UK’s premier jazz vocalists. PERFORMERS: THE ADELAIDE CONNECTION Anita Wardell Vocals/Director Entry to this lunchtime concert is available…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert Series – Traveller’s Tales
TRAVELLER’S TALES… Baroque duo Dual Aura, comprising violinist Ben Dollman and Danish recorder player Monica Schmidt Andersen, invite the audience on an exciting journey exploring Celtic and Danish traditional folk music, as well as works by Telemann and Ross Edwards. PERFORMERS: Dual Aura Ben Dollman Baroque Violin Monica Schmidt Andersen Recorder Entry to this lunchtime concert is available at the door from 12:30pm. If you plan on attending most of the concerts, you could save up to 30% by purchasing…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert Series – Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra
PERFORMERS: ELDER CONSERVATORIUM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Luke Dollman Conductor Elizabeth Layton Violin PROGRAM: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde The lyrical melodies of Mendelssohn’s masterful violin concerto will ring through Elder Hall, as the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Luke Dollman, perform with Head of Strings Elizabeth Layton. Then, let the dramatic sounds of Wagner’s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde enchant you. Entry to this lunchtime concert is available at…
Find out more »Lunchtime Concert Series – Top Class
TOP CLASS Experience the youthful energy and abundant talent of the next generation of Australian classical music as the top performing students of the Elder Conservatorium showcase the highlights of their year. Entry to this lunchtime concert is available at the door from 12:30pm. If you plan on attending most of the concerts, you could save up to 30% by purchasing a Gold Pass subscription!
Find out more »November 2018
Sensory Concerts – Kensington, Sydney
Tickets: $15 child, $25 adult, $65 family (2 adults and up to 3 children) High-quality classical concerts designed for those with sensory/special needs. Performed by world class musicians in a relaxed setting, with various seating options, retreat space, and on-site therapist support when you need it. Sydney concert will feature Lerida Delbridge (violin, Sydney Symphony Orchestra), Teije Hylkema (cello, Opera Australia Orchestra), Grace Kim, piano. Collaborating professionals - Jane Wearn (Solutions in Mind Psychology) Josey Sharpe (Occupational Therapy) Two sessions:…
Find out more »Sensory Concerts – Drummoyne, Sydney
Tickets: $15 child, $25 adult, $65 family (2 adults and up to 3 children) High-quality classical concerts designed for those with sensory/special needs. Performed by world class musicians in a relaxed setting, with various seating options, retreat space, and on-site therapist support when you need it. Sydney concert will feature Lerida Delbridge (violin, Sydney Symphony Orchestra), Teije Hylkema (cello, Opera Australia Orchestra), Grace Kim, piano. Collaborating professionals - Jane Wearn (Solutions in Mind Psychology) Josey Sharpe (Occupational Therapy) Two sessions:…
Find out more »A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong with The Syncopators and Yvette Johansson
A rapturous homage to the king and queen of jazz. Beginning with jazz’s most powerful figure, Louis Armstrong, The Syncopators will take you back to the 1920s to explore his pioneering influence on the artform. Then moving forward to the big band era of the 1930s, with a joyous celebration of Satchmo’s famous vocal duets with America’s First Lady of Song: the unparalleled Ella Fitzgerald. Hardly strangers to Arts Centre Melbourne, The Syncopators have raised the roof of Hamer Hall with sell-out…
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