ACT
Canberra Symphony Orchestra | Government House Fundraiser
Government House Dunrossil Drive, Yarralumla, ACT, AustraliaAn intimate musical performance at Government House – the perfect Christmas gift for someone special Join us at Government House on Saturday 9 December to experience two exquisite works for violin, cello and piano. Hosted by Their Excellencies, General the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia and Patron of the Canberra Symphony […]
Peter Hagen | At the pleasure of the player
Greenaway Studio 164 Namatjia Drive, Chapman, ACT, AustraliaGreenaway Studio welcomes back Dutch harpsichordist Peter Hagen for an afternoon of 17th and 18th Century baroque harpsichord music. This retrospective look at the pieces that have inspired Peter with love and delight includes the wildly chromatic 7th toccata by Michelangelo Rossi as well as music by Sweelinck, J.S. Bach Georg Böhm and Louis Couperin. In the […]
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 offer the composer a gig for life. In 1761, thus did Prince Paul-Anton of Esterházy to the 29-year-old Joseph Haydn. Having scooped up the cream […]
The Llewellyn Choir | Celebrate Christmas
The Llewellyn Choir's end of year celebration, featuring Australian and traditional Christmas carols, and Christmas works by Vaughan Williams, Holst, Bach, and more. With baritone soloist Rohan Thatcher, accompanist Anthony Smith, and conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin. Featuring Morten Lauridsen’s beautiful setting of "Sure on This Shining Night", Gustav Holst’s "Christmas Day" (incorporating many themes from […]
Salut! Baroque | The Genius
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaCPE Bach described his father’s house as “like a pigeonry, and just as full of life”, with Johann Sebastian keeping an open house where “no master of music was likely to travel through without making my father’s acquaintance and letting himself be heard by him”. Bach was a genial host, in contrast to his combative […]
The Song Company | Superbloom – Canberra
Experience a musical Superbloom in a captivating journey inspired by nature's miracles "Superbloom" is the phenomenon in which the desert landscape receives an unusual season of rain such that the next spring brings forth carpets of rare displays of flowers. Immerse yourself in this magical and musical "Superbloom" - a program of rare works for […]
Selby & Friends | Golden Blues – Canberra
The 2024 Season opens with a brilliant program of variety, virtuosity and soaring melody. Bringing together again the dynamic duo of Alexandra Osborne and Clancy Newman, who together stunned audiences in 2023, we present a combination of trios and duos – a global favourite by Arvo Pärt, an Australian Premiere by our guest cellist, the […]
Salut! Baroque | The Influencers
Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, ACT 22 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, AustraliaExpectations were high for salaried composers during the Baroque period. Constant demands for new repertoire required inspiration and creativity as well as talent. Influence ebbed and flowed between composers, nations, styles and beliefs. Bach was inspired by his devoutness and his vast collection of other composers’ works; Handel reinvented himself between German, Italian and English […]
Salut! Baroque | The Historian
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaTravelling widely throughout Europe and befriending musicians from Handel to Haydn, it is hard to believe that Charles Burney began his career as an indentured servant musician. With his intellect and extensive networking, Burney embarked on cultural pilgrimages, leaving a legacy of strongly opinionated letters, three books and four volumes of the History of Music. […]
Salut! Baroque | The Networker
James Fairfax Theatre - National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaWith his exceptional networking skills and his 43-year association with the Dresden Court Orchestra, including 27 years as concert master, Johann Georg Pisendel was the beating heart of the most famous orchestra in 18th century Europe. Pisendel gathered and inspired a remarkable group of musicians and composers, including Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach, Albinoni, Quantz and Zelenka, […]