Louise Welsh

Consort 8’s sweetly jubilant program brought centuries-old music to life in the modern-day

As a sizeable audience took their places in the pews of Edmund Blackett’s Gothic Revival church of St. Paul’s Anglican in Burwood, a sole rousing drum marked the opening of this final concert for Consort 8 in 2019. Appropriately, the program featured music for Advent and Christmas from the haunting 15th-century song of the nuns of Chester to French carols

Jeremy Boulton December 3, 2019

Ambassador thoughts

Consort 8 have tremendous flexibility to programme unusual and rarely heard works

A veritable feast of delicious 16th and 17th Century works, most of them from Spain and Italy, were served up to a full hall.

Marguerite Foxon September 19, 2017

Calendar of Events

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			0 events 1 0 events, 1	0 events 2 0 events, 2	1 event 3 1 event, 3 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 3 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy. Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score […] $79	0 events 4 0 events, 4
0 events 5 0 events, 5	1 event 6 1 event, 6 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 6 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy. Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score […] $79	0 events 7 0 events, 7	1 event 8 1 event, 8 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 8 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy. Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score […] $79	0 events 9 0 events, 9	2 events 10 2 events, 10 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Hayes Street Studio 10 January 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Hayes Street Studio American violinist Patrick Galvin and Australian pianist Jennifer Hou honour the profound influence of Galvin’s former teacher, the legendary violinist Camilla Wicks, with the heartfelt program, ‘Dear Camilla’. The performance features a spoken epistolary narrative woven amongst the music, and includes works by Sibelius, Chopin, Chausson, Pärt, Greenhill, Higdon, and Beach. This project first emerged […] $41.28, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 10 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy. Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score […] $79	0 events 11 0 events, 11
0 events 12 0 events, 12	1 event 13 1 event, 13 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 13 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a butterfly, something he can capture and keep. His callous pursuit ripples into sweeping tragedy. Puccini’s eternally popular Madama Butterfly is a profoundly moving experience. The yearning score […] $79	0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Opera Australia \| Turandot 15 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Turandot What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire? Turandot never asked them to come, yet they came. She gave them every reason to turn back, even the threat of death. Shrouded in mystery, riddles were her last […] $79	5 events 16 5 events, 16 Featured 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Friday Folk & Originals Featured 16 January 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Friday Folk & Originals Eudlo Hall, 16-18 January 2026, Cello Dreaming presents its fourth Summer Concerts series, featuring three small hall concerts celebrating the expressive power, versatility, and beauty of the cello. Guest artists from across Australia and abroad perform alongside emerging musicians in a weekend of curated programming by a cellist for cello lovers, from folk and contemporary […] $10 – $45, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass 16 January 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass Get ready to experience Grammy nominated violinist Ned Kellenberger in Sydney - he will perform "Han" Sonatine (2022) and other works of Chen! Program Antonín Dvořák Sonatina in G major Op. 100 (1893) Le Chen Selections from twelve violin caprices (2020) I: nye 2018 II: logic of accent III: prayer for mama VII: the sentimental […] $30, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass 16 January 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEDT Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass Get ready to experience Grammy nominated violinist Ned Kellenberger in Sydney - he will perform "Han" Sonatine (2022) and other works of Chen! Program Antonín Dvořák Sonatina in G major Op. 100 (1893) Le Chen Selections from twelve violin caprices (2020) I: nye 2018 II: logic of accent III: prayer for mama VII: the sentimental […] $30 + 2 More	3 events 17 3 events, 17 2026-01-17 Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass 17 January 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 18 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm AEDT Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass Get ready to experience Grammy nominated violinist Ned Kellenberger in Sydney - he will perform "Han" Sonatine (2022) and other works of Chen! Program Antonín Dvořák Sonatina in G major […] $30 Featured 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Tango & Baroque Featured 17 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Tango & Baroque Eudlo Hall, 16-18 January 2026 Cello Dreaming presents its fourth Summer Concerts series, featuring three small hall concerts celebrating the expressive power, versatility, and beauty of the cello. Guest artists from across Australia and abroad perform alongside emerging musicians in a weekend of curated programming by a cellist for cello lovers, from folk and contemporary […] $10 – $45, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Opera Australia \| Turandot 17 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Turandot What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire? Turandot never asked them to come, yet they came. She gave them every reason to turn back, even the threat of death. Shrouded in mystery, riddles were her last […] $79	3 events 18 3 events, 18 2026-01-17 Ned Kellenberger \| Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass Featured 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Classical Cellissimo! Featured 18 January 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT Cello Dreaming \| Summer Concerts – Classical Cellissimo! Eudlo Hall, 16-18 January 2026 Cello Dreaming presents its fourth Summer Concerts series, featuring three small hall concerts celebrating the expressive power, versatility, and beauty of the cello. Guest artists […] $10 – $45, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Church Street Studios 18 January 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Church Street Studios Violinist Patrick Galvin and pianist Jennifer Hou honour the profound influence of Galvin’s former teacher, the legendary violinist Camilla Wicks, with the heartfelt program, ‘Dear Camilla’. The performance features a […] $41.28
0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 Featured 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Gondwana National Choirs \| Gondwana Novus and Gondwana Singers Featured 20 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT Gondwana National Choirs \| Gondwana Novus and Gondwana Singers Join us for a lunchtime recital of choral music from around the world. Our first concert for 2026 features Gondwana Singers, a mixed choir of young people under the direction […] $25 – $35	1 event 21 1 event, 21 Featured 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Gondwana National Choirs \| Gondwana Voices and Gondwana Chorale Featured 21 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT Gondwana National Choirs \| Gondwana Voices and Gondwana Chorale In the second concert of National Choral School 2026, you’ll hear the sounds of Gondwana Voices and Gondwana Chorale. We welcome esteemed Spanish conductor Basilio Astulez to direct Gondwana Voices […] $25 – $35	2 events 22 2 events, 22 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 22 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a […] $79, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Danaë Killian \| My Heart 22 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Danaë Killian \| My Heart An expressionist solo piano adventure. 'Nights I wander the world's city streets, looking for you and talking to you, my heart.' - Danaë Killian Forest Collective's star pianist Danaë Killian (The […] $45 – $55	2 events 23 2 events, 23 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Opera Australia \| Turandot 23 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Turandot What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire? Turandot never asked them […] $79, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Patrick Galvin + Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Wesley Music Centre 23 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Patrick Galvin + Jennifer Hou \| Dear Camilla, at Wesley Music Centre Violinist Patrick Galvin and pianist Jennifer Hou honour the profound influence of Galvin’s former teacher, the legendary violinist Camilla Wicks, with the heartfelt program, ‘Dear Camilla,’. The performance features a […] $35	2 events 24 2 events, 24 Featured 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm David Blunden \| Organ Recital Featured 24 January 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEDT David Blunden \| Organ Recital St James welcomes back one of our former organists, David Blunden, who is giving a concert on our Bicentennial Pipe Organ on Saturday 24th January at 3pm. David leads the […] $30, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 24 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a […] $79	1 event 25 1 event, 25 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Opera Australia \| Turandot 25 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Turandot What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire? Turandot never asked them […] $79
0 events 26 0 events, 26	1 event 27 1 event, 27 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Opera Australia \| Hansel & Gretel 27 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Hansel & Gretel Nibble, nibble, little mouse, who’s that nibbling at my house? I’ll lure them in with sweets to eat, a child is a witch’s favourite treat! Deep in the dark woods, […]	1 event 28 1 event, 28 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Opera Australia \| Turandot 28 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Turandot What is born at night and dies by dawn? What is hot as flame, yet gives no light? What is the ice that gives off fire? Turandot never asked them […] $79	1 event 29 1 event, 29 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly 29 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Madama Butterfly Fire. Water. Beauty. Darkness. When love is lost, what is left behind? Cio-Cio-San is a woman who dreams of a bigger life. Pinkerton is a man who sees only a […] $79	2 events 30 2 events, 30 Featured 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Salut! Baroque \| Concord of Sweet Sounds – Canberra Featured 30 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Salut! Baroque \| Concord of Sweet Sounds – Canberra The man that hath no music in himself, / Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, / Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; / The motions of […] $35 – $48, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Opera Australia \| Hansel & Gretel 30 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Opera Australia \| Hansel & Gretel Nibble, nibble, little mouse, who’s that nibbling at my house? I’ll lure them in with sweets to eat, a child is a witch’s favourite treat! Deep in the dark woods, […]	5 events 31 5 events, 31 Featured 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Tudor Choristers \| 2026 New Year Workshop Day 1 Featured 31 January 2026 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm AEDT Tudor Choristers \| 2026 New Year Workshop Day 1 Do you love to sing? Have you always wanted to join an a cappella choir? Are you moved by the choral works of William Byrd and Tomás Luis de Victoria? […] $45 – $80, Featured 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Camerata Quintet \| Musical Meditations Featured 31 January 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm AEDT Camerata Quintet \| Musical Meditations Breathe. Relax. Listen Experience the ultimate time out in this unique concert where relaxation meets live classical music. Bring your own mat and settle in for an hour of serene […] $60, Featured 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Camerata Quintet \| Musical Meditations Featured 31 January 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT Camerata Quintet \| Musical Meditations Breathe. Relax. Listen Experience the ultimate time out in this unique concert where relaxation meets live classical music. Bring your own mat and settle in for an hour of serene […] $60 + 2 More

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3 January 2026

3 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

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6 January 2026

6 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

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8 January 2026

8 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

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10 January 2026

10 January 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT

Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou | Dear Camilla, at Hayes Street Studio

10 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

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13 January 2026

13 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

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15 January 2026

15 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Turandot

16 January 2026

16 January 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT

Cello Dreaming | Summer Concerts – Friday Folk & Originals

$10 – $45

16 January 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT

Ned Kellenberger | Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass

16 January 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm AEDT

Ned Kellenberger | Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass

17 January 2026

17 January 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 18 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm AEDT

Ned Kellenberger | Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass

summer concerts

17 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

Cello Dreaming | Summer Concerts – Tango & Baroque

$10 – $45

17 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Turandot

17 January 2026

17 January 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 18 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm AEDT

Ned Kellenberger | Le Chen’s violin originals and masterclass

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18 January 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm AEDT

Cello Dreaming | Summer Concerts – Classical Cellissimo!

$10 – $45

18 January 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT

Patrick Galvin & Jennifer Hou | Dear Camilla, at Church Street Studios

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20 January 2026

20 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT

Gondwana National Choirs | Gondwana Novus and Gondwana Singers

$25 – $35

21 January 2026

21 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT

Gondwana National Choirs | Gondwana Voices and Gondwana Chorale

$25 – $35

22 January 2026

22 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

22 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

Danaë Killian | My Heart

23 January 2026

23 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Turandot

23 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

Patrick Galvin + Jennifer Hou | Dear Camilla, at Wesley Music Centre

24 January 2026

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24 January 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm AEDT

David Blunden | Organ Recital

$30

24 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

25 January 2026

25 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Turandot

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27 January 2026

27 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Hansel & Gretel

28 January 2026

28 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Turandot

29 January 2026

29 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Madama Butterfly

30 January 2026

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30 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT

Salut! Baroque | Concord of Sweet Sounds – Canberra

$35 – $48

30 January 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

Opera Australia | Hansel & Gretel

31 January 2026

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31 January 2026 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm AEDT

Tudor Choristers | 2026 New Year Workshop Day 1

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31 January 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm AEDT

Camerata Quintet | Musical Meditations

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