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October 2018
UNSW Wind Symphony
The UNSW Wind Symphony was founded in 1991 to perform works specially composed for wind ensembles with or without percussion.
Find out more »Kattering Concerts: Oboe and Piano Duo
Tickets available at door $15 The performers, David Nuttall (oboe) and Lynette Smith (piano) will be known to Kettering audiences, as both have performed here before. David was also a local resident for many years, and is principal oboist with the TSO. Their programme will include favourite works like Albinoni's Adagio, and "Gabriel's Oboe" by Morricone - the theme from The Mission, and works by Mozart, Fauré, Ravel and others. Afternoon tea with the musicians included. Art by members of…
Find out more »November 2018
BAROQUE TRIPTYCH
Tripartite instrumental compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach: Transcriptions of his celebrated organ trios featuring mellow-toned members of the baroque oboe family, and a sublimely expressive Cantabile for violin and obbligato harpsichord form the centrepiece. Flanked by inventive Fantasias and small-scale Trios which complete the symmetry of our one-hour musical triptych. Co-hosted by EMSQ Austral Harmony on historical instruments. Margaret Caley - baroque violin Jane Downer - baroque oboe, oboe d’amore & oboe da caccia Phillip Gearing - harpsichord Meet the…
Find out more »eclectix – REUNION
After nearly 20 years the Flute Quartet eclectix is back together and will give a 'reunion' concert on November 4 2018. Flute quartets are rare beasts so come along and hear sounds and textures you may never have heard before. We use alto and bass flutes in addition to concert flutes, enlarging the sound world and giving a rich variety of timbres. There will be some standard flute quartet repertoire, plus arrangements of jazz standards, a crazy transcription of the…
Find out more »Miniatures with the Eucalypt Trio
TICKETS: Entry by donation. This goes towards running costs and supporting new music in Australia. Doors open 6:45pm. Join us for an intimate evening of chamber music to celebrate the end of our 2018 concert series. Featuring a world premiere of nine preludes by Gabriella Vici, the program explores a selection of works made up of short movements. These “Miniatures” have contrasting characters. Eucalypt Trio formed in 2018 after meeting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where they studied Music Performance.…
Find out more »REMEMBER BACH FESTIVAL III
A Festival Day in celebration of J S Bach with a focus on historical instruments and Historically Inspired Performance. PROGRAM: 10am - 12 noon String/Wind MASTERCLASS 12.15 - 1pm Organ Recital ‘Bach & Friends’. Music by J S & C P E Bach, Buxtehude, Böhm & Pachelbel 2 - 2.30pm Masterclass participants performance 3 - 4pm BAROQUE TRIPTYCH - Tripartite instrumental compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach: Transcriptions of his celebrated organ trios featuring mellow-toned members of the baroque oboe family,…
Find out more »1918-2018 Centenary of Armistice
The Royal Australian Navy Band will commemorate the Centenary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War One in a special concert that pays tribute to those who fought, the families and communities left behind, and their legacies. On the beaches of Gallipoli, the waters of the Indian Ocean or the bloody fields of France, Australian soldiers and sailors served with pride and courage during World War One. Their battles and stamina forged our notion of a modern Australian…
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…
Find out more »1918-2018 Centenary of Armistice
The Royal Australian Navy Band will commemorate the Centenary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War One in a special concert that pays tribute to those who fought, the families and communities left behind, and their legacies. On the beaches of Gallipoli, the waters of the Indian Ocean or the bloody fields of France, Australian soldiers and sailors served with pride and courage during World War One. Their battles and stamina forged our notion of a modern Australian…
Find out more »Live at Lunch: I Love Paris
Virtuoso Accordionist/Jazz Pianist, Marcello Maio, accompanies Australian-French Flutist Jane Rutter on a journey to Paris
Find out more »Janitsch & the Musical Academy II
FREE The Freitags-Akademien (Friday Academies) were private musical entertainments established by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, one of the eminent musicians working at the court of Frederick the Great. Program C H or J G Graun Flute Sonata C L Matthes Oboe Sonata C H or J G Graun Trio in A major for flute & oboe d’amore J G Janitsch Quadro Sonata in C major Artists Austral Harmony on historical instruments Jessica Lee - transverse flute Jane Downer - baroque oboe…
Find out more »Janitsch & the Musical Academy at the Glebe Music Festival
The Freitags-Akademien (Friday Academies) were private musical entertainments established by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, who belonged to the eminent artistic milieu of the court of Frederick the Great. Our concerts replicate this facet of 18th-century concert life which took place in Berlin and Potsdam, offering music for a variety of instrumental combinations by Janitsch and esteemed contemporaries such as Franz Benda, Christoph Schaffrath, and the Graun brothers. In particular we reawaken the lost art of the Quadro Sonata for three concertante…
Find out more »The Muffat Collective: Cafes & Cathedrals, Part 2
In November The Muffat Collective present the second instalment of a unique musical journey through the coffee houses and cathedrals of 17th century Germany.
Find out more »Ensemble Offspring: Sizzle Goulburn
FREE EVENT In an Ensemble Offspring first, Sizzle goes regional! To mark the beginning of Summer 2018, we take our beloved Sizzle to the Goulburn Club where we collaborate with local talent and bring our unique brand of music making to the country. From art music to pop music and everything in between Sizzle is our free family friendly event. Come and join in our Petersham-Sizzle 2018 favourite, Alice Chance’s The Audience Choir and be wooed by the combined finale…
Find out more »Austral Harmony Early Music HIP Workshop & Concert
Austral Harmony on historical instruments host an Early Music HIP Workshop: Please join us for a day of Historically Informed Early Music. Run by baroque wind players Jessica Lee, Jane Downer & Peter Maddigan. Concluding with a performance by members of Austral Harmony on historical instruments and workshop participants. Music by J S Bach, Janitsch, Graun others. Observers welcome. Event for Newcastle Early Music Enthusiasts
Find out more »December 2018
Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir: Breath, Music for Choir, Brass & Winds
The works in this concert revisit the ancient tradition of combining voices with brass and wind instruments. Anton Bruckner’s great Mass in e minor (1866, revised later), composed for 8-part choir, winds and brass, references Gregorian chant and Palestrina. Also included are Bach’s short funeral motet BWV 118, and Stravinsky’s Mass, scored for chorus and double wind quintet. Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir and Ensemble conducted by Rick Prakhoff
Find out more »Live at Lunch: Canticles of Ecstasy: Ave Maria & Sacred Songs
Stunning Soprano/Cellist Taryn Fiebig with Artistic Director/Flutist Jane Rutter, accompanied by pianist Vincent Colagiuri
Find out more »Australian Haydn Ensemble: Haydn’s Farewell- with Erin Helyard
AHE conclude the year with our dear friend and regular collaborator Dr Erin Helyard, director of Pinchgut Opera, performing a wonderful orchestral program inspired by the Enlightenment.
Find out more »Australian Haydn Ensemble: Haydn’s Farewell- with Erin Helyard
AHE conclude the year with our dear friend and regular collaborator Dr Erin Helyard, director of Pinchgut Opera, performing a wonderful orchestral program inspired by the Enlightenment.
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